Person

Wood, Barbara Grendon (1897 - 1980)

Born
1897
Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Died
February 1980
Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Radiologist

Summary

Barbara Wood was one of Australia's first female radiologists. After completing her medical studies at the University of Melbourne, she gained a Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology from the University of Cambridge in 1924. In 1925 she became the first full-time qualified radiologist appointed to an Australian hospital when she joined the Melbourne Hospital. She remained at the Hospital (later the Royal Melbourne Hospital) until retiring in 1958. Wood was noted for the meticulous manner in which she approached her work and the standards she expected of others. The excellence of her teaching was seen in the later careers of many of her students and the respect in which she was held by those students and her colleagues. Wood's published output was small and focused of Paget's disease. She was elected Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Radiology.

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Chronology

1924
Education - Diploma in Medical Radiology and Electrology, University of Cambridge
1925 - 1935
Career position - Resident Radiologist, Melbourne Hospital
1935 - 1958
Career position - Resident Radiologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
1965 - ?
Career position - Associate in Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne at Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Journal Articles

  • Hare, W. S. C., 'Barbara Grendon Wood', Australasian radiology, 25th anniversary issue (1982), 54-6. Details

See also

  • Ryan, James, Sutton, Keith and Baigent, Malcolm eds, Australasian Radiology: a History (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1996), 542 pp. Details

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