Person
Lance, James Waldo (Jim) (1926 - 2019)
CBE AO FAA
- Born
- 29 October 1926
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 20 February 2019
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Neurologist
Summary
Jim Lance was the first Professor of Neurology in Australia, holding a Personal Chair at the University of New South Wales from 1975 to 1992. Earlier he had been Senior Lecturer in Medicine (1961 - 1963) and Associate Professor of Medicine (1964 - 1974). He was founder of the neurology departments at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals in Sydney. His research was into disorders of the motor system and headache mechanisms, leading to work on serotonin and the discovery of triptans, used to treat migraines and cluster headaches. This research earned him an international reputation, reflected in the annual award of the James Lance Award by the Brian Foundation. Lance was also the foundation President of the Sydney (later Australian) Movement Disorder Society.
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Chronology
- 1950
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in New South Wales
- 1952 - 1953
- Career position - Tutor in Physiology and Medicine at St. Paul's College, University of Sydney
- 1952 - 1953
- Career position - NHMRC Research Fellow, University of Sydney
- 1954
- Career position - House Physician at Hammersmith Hospital in London
- 1955
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney
- 1955
- Career position - Assistant House Physician at the National Hospital in Queen Square, London
- 1956 - 1957
- Career position - Superintendent of the Northcote Neurological Centre in New South Wales
- 1956 - 1960
- Career position - Tutor in Physiology and Medicine at St. Paul's College
- 1956 - 1961
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at the Sydney Hospital
- 1956 - 1962
- Career position - Visiting Lecturer in Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1957 - 1961
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician at St. Luke's Hospital
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - Lilly Foreign Education Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
- 1961 - 1963
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of New South Wales
- 1961 - 1992
- Career position - Chairman, Department of Neurology at the Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals
- 1964 - 1974
- Career position - Associate Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales
- 1967
- Career position - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award, American Association for the Study of Headache
- 1975
- Award - Gold Medal, British Migraine Association
- 1975 - 1992
- Career position - Professor of Neurology (Personal Chair), University of New South Wales
- 1977
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1978 - 1981
- Career position - President, Australian Association of Neurologists
- 1980 - 2019
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1983
- Award - Harold G. Wolff Memorial Award, American Association for the Study of Headache
- 1984 - 1985
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Academy of Science
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - President, International Headache Society
- 1988
- Career position - Inaugural President, Sydney Movement Disorder Society
- 1989
- Career position - President, Fourth International Headache Congress
- 1989
- Award - Arnold Friedman Distinguished Clinician/Researcher Award, American Association for the Study of Headache
- 1990 - 1991
- Career position - Director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences at The Prince of Wales Hospital
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - Vice-President, World Federation of Neurology
- 1991
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1991
- Career position - John Graham Senior Clinician Award, American Association for the Study of Headache
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in neurology and neurosciences
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Professor James Waldo Lance AO CBE FAA FRACP FRCP 29 October 1926 to 20 February 2019', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 125 (2019), 17. Details
- Burke, David, 'James Waldo Lance 1926 - 2019', Historical Records of Australian Science, 32 (2) (2021), 190-8. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR21001. Details
- Edvinsson, L.; Evers, S.; and Goadsby, P. J., 'Obituary: Dr James Lance, Professor of Neurology in Sydney, Australia, died on 20 February 2019, age 92', Cephalalgia, 39 (2019), 681-2. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102419840639. Details
- Kiernan, Matthew; Goadsby, Peter J.; and Burke, David, 'Marco Polo of Australian neurology [James Waldo Lance]', Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2019 (2019), 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-320989. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Kiernan, Matthew, Burke, David, Gilliatt, Sophie and Waller, Fiona, 'The neurologist who put migraine on the map: Professor James Waldo Lance, October 29 1926 - February 20, 2019', Sydney Morning Herald (2019), https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-neurologist-who-put-migraine-on-the-map-20190227-p510mv.html. Details
Resources
- 'Lance, James W (1926-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-619483. Details
Resource Sections
- Burke, David, 'Interview with Professor James Lance', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2010, http://science.org.au/scientists/interviews/l/lance.html. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022