Person
Macdonald, Colin Ferguson (1895 - 1969)
- Born
- 20 May 1895
Armadale, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 10 January 1969
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Radiologist
Summary
Colin Macdonald, having completed his medical training in 1918, was resident medical officer at several Melbourne hospitals and in private practice in Warracknabeal (Victoria) before studying for the Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology at the University of Cambridge. On returning to Melbourne, he entered partnership with leading radiologists Stanley Argyle and Herbert Hewlett, and joined the Melbourne Radiology Clinic. Macdonald was appointed Radiologist at the Women's (later Royal Women's) Hospital in 1927 and was subsequently Director of Radiology. He was also Honorary Radiologist at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne from 1933 to 1949. In 1949 he became a Foundation Fellow of the College of Radiologists of Australasia. Macdonald was a keen historian, publishing a number of papers on medical history. He served as President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and in retirement was Honorary Historian of the Royal Women's Hospital.
Details
Chronology
- 1918
- Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
- 1919 - ?
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital
- 1925
- Education - Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology, University of Cambridge
- 1927 - 1954
- Career position - Radiologist, Women's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1932 - 1961
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- 1933 - 1949
- Career position - Honorary Radiologist, Children's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1949 - 1963
- Career position - Foundation Fellow, College of Radiologists (Australia and New Zealand) (later Australasia)
- 1955 - 1963
- Career position - Director of Radiology, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
- 1959 - 1961
- Career position - President, Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- 1963
- Life event - Retired
- 1964 - ?
- Career position - Honorary Historian, Royal Women's Hospital
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Colin Ferguson Macdonald', Medical journal of Australia, 1 (16) (1969), 823-6. Details
- Laing, C., 'Obituary: Colin Ferguson Macdonald', Australasian radiology, 13 (3) (1969), 255-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1969.tb01599.x. Details
- Macdonald, Colin, 'Harry Douglas Stephens, Herbert Hewlett and some of their colleagues', Victorian historical magazine, 33 (1) (1962), 263-84. Details
- Macdonald, Colin F., 'Roentgen's discovery of the X-rays and the pioneer Melbourne radiologists', Victorian historical magazine, 36 (4) (1965), 136-53. Details
Resources
- 'Macdonald, Colin Ferguson (1895-1971)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475558. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 17 August 2023