Person

Kilvington, Basil (1877 - 1947)

Born
6 August 1877
Hartlepool, Durham, England
Died
28 June 1947
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Medical Research, Surgeon and Anatomist

Summary

Basil Kilvington was a surgeon and medical researcher who made pioneering investigations on the regeneration and grafting of nerves. He earned a considerable reputation in peripheral nerve surgery. Although initially in private practice, for much of his career he served in an honorary capacity at the (Royal) Melbourne Hospital. For 35 years he taught anatomy and surgery at the University of Melbourne.

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Chronology

1898
Education - MB, University of Melbourne
1899
Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital
1900
Education - BS, University of Melbourne
1901
Education - MD, University of Melbourne
1902
Education - MS, University of Melbourne
1908
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
1918 - 1934
Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital
1920
Career position - President, Melbourne Hospital Clinical Society
1921
Career position - President, Victorian Branch, British Medical Association
1922 - 1935
Career position - Stewart Lecturer in surgery, Trinity College, University of Melbourne
1926
Career position - President, Surgical Association of Melbourne
1927
Career position - President, Surgical Section, Australasian Medical Congress, Dunedin, New Zealand
1935 - ?
Career position - Honorary Consulting Surgeon, Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Basil Kilvington - Records, 1877 - 1928; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

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Journal Articles

  • Anon, 'Obituary, Basil Kilvington', Medical Journal of Australia, 6 (1947), 317-9. Details
  • Glasby, M. A.; and Hems, T. E. J., 'Basil Kilvington: unknown pioneer of peripheral nerve repair', Journal of hand surgery, 18 (4) (1993), 461-4. Details
  • Smith, Colin, 'Basil Kilvington', Australasian Science, 20 (4) (1999), 46. Details

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See also

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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