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Murray, Ian Provan Cathart (Provan) (1929 - 2000)

AM, FRCPE, FRACP, FRCP Glasg, Hon FACR

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Medical researcher

Born: 4 July 1929 Glasgow, Scotland. Died: 6 December 2000.

Ian Provan C. (Provan) Murray is known as the grandfather of Australian nuclear medicine. He arrived in Australia (1963) after studying and working in his hometown of Glasgow then in the United States of America. A qualified endocrinologist, Murray established at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney Australia’s first department of nuclear medicine. He remained at the hospital until June 1994 and during this time was also Director and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and ran his own private practice. Murray was world recognized leader in nuclear medicine, was Australia’s representative at many international congresses and committees and was an active founding member of many Australian societies. He has received many honours including being appointed a Fellow of many societies and a Member in the Order of Australia (AM).

Career Highlights

Chronology
1952 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) completed at the University of Glasgow, Scotland
c. 1952 - c. 1953 Endocrinology training at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary
c. 1953 - c. 1963 Clinical and Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Research Fellow in Medicine at Harvard University, USA
1962 Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Glasgow
1963 - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
1963 - 1994 Joined the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney
c. 1963 - 1999 Private practice in New South Wales
1964 - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCPE)
1970 - 1972 Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine (ANZAPNM)
1973 - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
1975 - ? Australian delegate for the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
1976 - 1978 President of the Asia and Oceania Federation of Nuclear Medicine
1981 - Honorary Fellow of the American College of Radiology (Hon FACR)
1993 - Honorary life member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM)
1994 Honorary life membership of the ANZAPNM
1994 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1995 - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow (FRCP Glasg)

Online Sources

Broderick, Frank ; Walker, Brenda ; Rossleigh, Monica, Murray, Ian Provan Cathcart, 2000, http://www.racp.edu.au/public/library/collegeroll/rolldetail.cfm?id=104. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 4 October 2006

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