Person
Hamilton Smith, William (Bill) (1916 - 2000)
- Born
- 2 July 1916
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 13 July 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Endocrinologist
Summary
William (Bill) Hamilton Smith was a consulting physician and diabetes specialist at several Victorian hospitals. He worked at Victoria's St Vincent's Hospital for more than 30 years retiring in 1982. Hamilton Smith was one of the first physicians at the hospital to specialize, when he went to the United Kingdom to study endocrinology. He established the first endocrine clinic at St Vincent's and trained students and other doctors in the field.
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Chronology
- 1939
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne
- c. 1939 - 1940
- Career position - Medical Registrar at St Vincent's Hospital
- 1940 - 1946
- Career position - Medical Officer and Squadron Leader with the Royal Australian Air Force
- 1945 - c. 1947
- Career position - Assistant Physician at the Repatriation Hospital
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Assistant Physician at St Vincent's Hospital
- 1947
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Melbourne
- 1947 - 1951
- Education - Postgraduate studies at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in Hammersmith and King's College Hospital in London, UK
- 1952 - 1982
- Career position - Visiting Senior Physician to the Diabetes and Endocrinology clinics at St Vincent's Hospital
- 1955 - 1967
- Career position - Staff Specialist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1955 - 1982
- Career position - Visiting Specialist Physician with the Repatriation Department
- 1958 - 1960
- Career position - Member of the Victorian State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1959 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- 1987 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
Published resources
Resources
- 'Hamilton Smith, William (19160702-20000713)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476376. Details
Resource Sections
- Chisholm, D. J., 'Hamilton Smith, William', in College Roll of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2009, http://www.racp.edu.au/page/library/college-roll/college-roll-detail&id=199. Details
See also
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 'Hamilton Smith, William (Bill) (1916 - 2000)', College roll, Royal Australian College of Physicians, Sydney, 2020, https://www.racp.edu.au/about/our-heritage/college-roll/college-roll-bio/hamilton-smith-william. https://www.racp.edu.au/about/our-heritage/college-roll. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 9 October 2006, Last modified: 3 October 2023