Menelaus, Malcolm Benbow (1930 - 2000)

From the Spina Bifida website: "Menelaus was involved with orthopaedic management of children with Spina Bifida for over thirty years. He knew that to ensure proper management and co-ordinated support for the child and their family, the orthopaedic surgeon should be aware of the services and expertise offered by a wide range of medical and paramedical specialities. He was also convinced that by pooling the experiences of the Spina Bifida clinic at Royal Children’s Hospital and other international centres, a clearer picture of the best treatment of this complex problem would emerge; hence the association between Royal Children’s Hospital and the International Myelodysplasia Study Group.

Chronology

1954	Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
c. 1955 - c. 1957	Resident at Prince Henry's Hospital
1957	Studies in the United Kingdom including a Diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons
1958 - 1960	Registrar at Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Hospital in Pyrford, UK
1960	Chief Assistant to the Director of the Birmingham Accident Hospital, UK
1960 - 1963	Assistant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Prince Henry's Hospital in Melbourne
c. 1962 - c. 1982	Honorary Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne
1970	Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1981 - 1982	President of the Australian Orthopaedic Association
1982 - 1996	Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon and Director of Orthopaedics at the Royal Children's Hospital
1991 - 1993	President of the Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society