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Windeyer, John Cadell (1875 - 1951)FRACS, FRCOG |
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| Obstetrician | |
| Born: 27 November 1875 Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 15 August 1951 Wahroonga, New South Wales. | |
| John Cadell Windeyer was honorary assistant surgeon to the Royal Hospital for Women in Paddington, NSW from1904 and Senior Surgeon from 1919. He began an ante-natal clinic there in 1912, the longest surviving continuous clinic in Australia. He was foundation professor of obstetrics at the University of Sydney 1925-41. Windeyer was also a Foundation Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London (FRCOG) and chairman of its dominion reference committee (established in Australia 1932). He presided over the obstetrics and gynaecology section at several national meetings of the British Medical Association and was chairman of the medical appointments advisory committee of the Hospitals Commission of New South Wales. After completing his studies in Sydney, Windeyer worked as a medical officer at the Sydney Hospital where he trained in obstetrics and gynaecology. He then trained at the University College Hospital in London, at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and in hospitals in Vienna. |
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