Person

Stephens, Henry Douglas (1877 - 1952)

Born
26 June 1877
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Died
17 June 1952
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Paediatrician

Summary

Henry Stephens was a paediatric surgeon who served the Children's Hospital, Melbourne from 1901-1946, becoming a member of the committee of management from 1946 to 1952. He was one of Australia's leading paediatric surgeons and was particularly interested in surgery of the cleft lip and palate. Stephens was also heavily involved in many external associations including the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children where he was a Councillor. The Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre at the Children's Hospital was named in his honour.

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Chronology

1899
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Melbourne
1900
Education - Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
1901 -
Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the (Royal) Children's Hospital in Melbourne
1903
Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne
1903 - 1909
Career position - Clinical Assistant to the Out-patients' Department at the Children's Hospital
1904 - 1914
Career position - Honorary Pathologist at the Children's Hospital
1905
Education - Master of Surgery (MS), University of Melbourne
1909 -
Career position - Honorary Medical Officer attending Out-patients at the Children's Hospital
1920
Career position - President, Melbourne Medical Association
1920 - 1945
Career position - Honorary Surgeon to In-patients at the Children's Hospital
1926
Career position - President, British Medical Association, Victorian branch
1928
Career position - Co-founder of the Melbourne Paediatric Society
1931 - 1945
Career position - Consultant Paediatrician at the Women's Hospital
1935 - 1940
Career position - Dean of the clinical school at the Royal Children's Hospital
1937
Career position - President, Paediatric Section of the Australasian Medical Congress in Adelaide
1945 - 1951
Career position - President, Australian Physiotherapists' Association
1946 - 1952
Career position - Member of the Committee of Management of the Royal Children's Hospital
1950
Career position - Foundation President of the Australian Paediatrics Association (later the Australian College of Paediatrics)

Published resources

Book Sections

Journal Articles

  • Macdonald, Colin, 'Harry Douglas Stephens, Herbert Hewlett and some of their colleagues', Victorian historical magazine, 33 (1) (1962), 263-84. Details

Resources

Rosanne Walker

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