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Duhig, James Vincent (1889 - 1963)

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Physician and Pathologist
Born: 22 November 1889  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Died: 14 April 1963  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
James Vincent Duhig was an eminent pathologist who was heavily involved in the development of the profession in Australia, especially in Queensland. He established the first pathology laboratories at the Master Misericordiae and Brisbane General Hospitals, was founder of the Red Cross Blood Bank in Queensland and became president of the Association of Clinical Pathologists. Duhig was also a key instigator in the establishment of the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland and the formation of the College of Pathologists of Australia. He was made an honorary member of the later and was the first professor of pathology at former.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1914Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1917 - 1919Medical Officer with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in Europe
1919Postgraduate work (four months) at King's College Hospital, London
1920Pathology laboratories established at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital
1920 - c. 1937Pathologist at Wickham Terrace
1924Pathology laboratories established in the Brisbane Genral Hospital
1938 - 1947Inaugural Professor of Pathology at the University of Queensland

 

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