Person

Lewis, Nancy (1913 - 2002)

Born
28 August 1913
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Died
27 March 2002
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Ophthalmologist

Summary

Nancy Lewis practiced as an ophthalmologist in Melbourne for almost sixty years. After qualifying in medicine in 1935, she held positions at the Royal Melbourne, Women's, and Children's Hospitals. She became the first woman Medical Superintendent at the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in 1940. In 1942 she established a eye clinic at the Children's Hospital, remaining in charge until 1963.

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Chronology

1935
Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
1936
Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1937
Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1939
Career position - Resident House Surgeon, Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1940 - 1941
Career position - Medical Superintendent, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1942 - ?
Career position - Assistant Oculist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1942 - 1953
Career position - Ophthalmologist in charge of eye clinic, Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1953 - 1963
Career position - Ophthalmologist in charge of eye clinic, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1963 - 1986
Career position - Consultant Ophthalmologist, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

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Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regularly edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Brooks, Anne, 'Obituary: Nancy Lewis, Ophthalmologist', The Age (2002). Details

Resources

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