Person
Noad, Kenneth Beeson (Bob) (1900 - 1987)
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- Born
- 25 March 1900
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 24 May 1987
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Neurologist and Physician
Summary
Bob Noad was a physician and one of the first neurologists in Sydney, who was for many years Honorary Physician at the Sydney Hospital and Consultant Neurologist at the Repatriation General Hospital at Concord. He frequently travelled throughout New South Wales for medical consultations and was a popular and effective teacher at the Sydney Hospital. In his research he made significant contributions to the study of scrub fever and hyperparathyroidism. Noad was active in the affairs of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, serving on council for 14 years and as President from 1962 to 1964. He played a leading role in the College's efforts to extend facilities for medical training in South-East Asia. Noad was also an original member and some-time Vice-President of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Education - MB ChM, University of Sydney
- 1924 - 1928
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Sydney Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women and Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
- 1929
- Education - Member, Royal College of Physicians, London
- 1935
- Career position - Assistant Physician, Sydney Hospital
- 1938 - 1987
- Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1940 - 1946
- Career position - Served with the Australian Imperial Forces
- 1948
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
- 1948 - 1960
- Career position - Honorary Physician, Sydney Hospital
- 1951
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1953
- Education - MD, University of Sydney
- 1953 - 1966
- Career position - Member of Council, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1960
- Life event - Retired
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - President, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- 1963 - 1987
- Award - Honorary Fellow, America College of Physicians
- 1964 - 1968
- Career position - President, Medico-Legal Society
- 1970
- Award - Honorary Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- 1970
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
- 1973
- Award - Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt), University of Singapore
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Miller, Douglas, 'The late Sir Kenneth Noad: eulogy', Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 20 (1) (1987), 199. Details
Resources
- 'Noad, Kenneth B. (19000325-19870524)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1444938. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 26 June 2018, Last modified: 3 July 2018