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Kincaid-Smith, Priscilla Sheath (1926 - )

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Medical scientist
Born: 30 October 1926  Johannesburg, South Africa
Priscilla Sheath Kincaid-Smith was Director of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital 1967-91, Professor of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1975-91 and Physician in Nephrology, Royal Women's Hospital 1976-91. Around the early 1960s she demonstrated overwhelming evidence of the link between headache powders and kidney damage and campaigned strongly against their use. She also made substantial contributions to research on the link between the kidneys and high blood pressure. Kincaid-Smith is currently in the Department of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1946Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at Witwatersrand University
1950Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Bachelor of Surgery (BCh) completed at the Witwatersrand University
1951 - 1953Resident positions in Medicine and Surgery, and Registrar in Medicine at Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
1953 - 1955Training for Diploma in Clinical Pathology and Registrar in Morbid Anatomy at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London
1954Diploma of Clinical Pathology (DCP) completed at the London University
1956 - 1958Registrar and Senior Registrar appointments in Medicine at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital in London and Obstetric Liaison Officer reviewing all medical complications of pregnancy
1959 - 1960Research Fellow in the Clinical Research Unit at the Baker Institute and Alfred Hospital
1959 - 1965Honorary Physician at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne
1961 - 1965Senior Associate in Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne
1961 - 1966Senior Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council and Senior Research Fellow at the Wellcome Fellowship
1964 - 1965Clinical Instructor and part-time Lecturer at Monash University
1966Associate in Medicine at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and Senior Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council
1966Honorary Physician at The Royal Melbourne Hospital
1967 - 1968First Assistant in Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne
1968Doctor of Medicine (MD) received from the University of Melbourne
1969Director of Nephrology at the Epworth Hospital. Eric Sussman Prize received from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1969 - 1975Reader in Medicine at the University of Melbourne
1970 - 1972President of the Australasian Society of Nephrology
1972 - 1975President of the International Society of Nephrology
1975Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1975 - 1991Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne
1979Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Witwatersrand University
1980 - 1984Chairman of the Macfarlane Burnet Scholarship Selection Committee
1986 - 1988President of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1986 - 1990President of the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology
1986 - 1997Chairman of the National Specialist Qualification Advisory Committee
1988 - 1991Chairman of the Specialist Appeal Committee 1988 and Chairman of the Victorian AIDs Advisory Committee
1988 - 1997Chairman of the Working Party, Specialist Advisory Committee
1989David Hume Award received from the National Kidney Foundation (USA) Inc. New York
1989Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
1989 - 1996Chairman of the Board of Directors at Australian Medical Publishing Company
1990Leon Chesley Award received from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
1990 - 1995Chairman at the Australian Medical Association Federal Council
1991 - Chairman of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on AIDS
1991 - Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne
1991 - 1993President of the Australasian Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
1992Sir William Upjohn Medal received (for distinguished service to Medicine to any Graduate of any University) from the University of Melbourne
1992 - 1994President of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
1993John F. Peters Award received from the American Society of Nephrology
1994 - 1995President of the World Medical Association
1996Life Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1997 - Chairman of the Human Services Task Force for Women's Health
1997Jean Hamburger Award (nephrology) received
1997Australian Achiever Award received from the National Australia Day Council
199775th Jubilee Medal (Health Sciences) received from the University of Witwatersrand
1998 - Chairman of the Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs - Korean Veteran's Mortality Study - Study Advisory committee

 
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