Person

Hollyock, Vernon Ernest (1916 - 2000)

OBE

Born
13 May 1916
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
16 June 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Summary

Vernon Hollyock held a range of positions at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, over a thirty-five year period.

Details

Chronology

1941 - 1945
Military service - Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps, Australian Imperial Force
1951
Career position - First Assistant to Professorial in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne
1951 - 1966
Career position - Honorary Gynaecologist to out-patients at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1952 - 1962
Career position - Senior Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Western General Hospital, Melbourne
1966 - 1976
Career position - Senior Honorary Gynaecologist in charge of the dysplasia clinic at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1966 - 1976
Career position - Honorary Gynaecologist to in-patients at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1970 - 1976
Career position - Supervisor of surgeons training for the Royal Australian College of Surgeons
1970 - 1976
Career position - Chairman, Gynaecological staff at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1976 - 1980
Career position - Colposcopist to the Gynaecology Unit at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
1976 - 2000
Career position - Honorary Consulting Surgeon at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1978
Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - For services to health re obstetrics and gynaecology.

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

  • Chanen, William, 'Obituary: Vernon Ernest Hollyock, Obstetrician and gynaecologist', The Age (2000). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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