Person
Wood, Edwin Carlyle (1929 - )
AC CBE FRCOG FRACOG FRCS
- Born
- 28 May 1929
- Occupation
- Medical scientist, Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
- Alternative Names
- Wood, Carl
Summary
Carl Wood has been dubbed the father of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) having pioneered the use of frozen embryos. He was a member of the team that produced the first test tube baby in Australia (1980) and was instrumental in the development of laparoscopic surgical techniques for many gynaecological problems and diseases. Wood has had a remarkable career which has seen him lecture and present all over the world and was Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University from 1965 to 1994 (Emeritus Professor after that). He was a Director of many organisations including the Endometriosis Care Centre of Australia and the Melbourne Fibroid Clinic (D) and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Queen Victoria Hospital and the Monash Medical Centre from1965 to1990. Woods was also appointed an Honorary Life Member of the Australian Fertility Society, American Association of Gynaecological Laporoscopists, and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Endocrinology.
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Chronology
- 1952
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
- 1952 - 1955
- Career position - Graduate training at the Alfred and Royal Women's Hospitals
- 1956
- Career position - Second Assistant to the Professorial Unit at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne
- 1957 - 1958
- Career position - General surgery, urology and plastic surgery training in the United Kingdom
- 1958 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- 1959
- Career position - Lecturer at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital for Women and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - Research Assistant (part-time) at the Royal Veterinary College in London
- 1960 - 1964
- Career position - Senior Lecturer at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital for Women and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- 1961
- Career position - Research Associate at the Rockefeller Institute in New York
- 1965 - 1994
- Career position - Foundation Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University's Queen Victoria Medical Centre
- 1967 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
- 1980 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRACOG)
- 1982
- Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- 1988
- Award - Axel Munthe Award
- 1994 - c. 2002
- Career position - Medical Director of Monash IVF
- 1994 - c. 2002
- Career position - Private practice in Melbourne
- 1995
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Leeton, John, 'Historical Review: the early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970–1990)*', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 44 (2004), 495. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q692611. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/20286511. Details
- 'Wood, Carl (1929-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-461107. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 11 December 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022