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Hamilton Smith, William (Bill) (1916 - 2000)

Endocrinologist

Born: 2 July 1916 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died: 13 July 2000 Melbourne.

William (Bill) Hamilton Smith was a consulting physician and diabetes specialist at several Victorian hospitals. He worked at Victoria’s St Vincent’s Hospital for more than 30 years retiring in 1982. Hamilton Smith was one of the first physicians at the hospital to specialize, when he went to the United Kingdom to study endocrinology. He established the first endocrine clinic at St Vincent’s and trained students and other doctors in the field.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1939 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
c. 1939 - 1940 Medical Registrar at St Vincent's Hospital
1940 - 1946 Medical Officer and Squadron Leader with the Royal Australian Air Force
1945 - c. 1947 Assistant Physician at the Repatriation Hospital
1946 - 1947 Assistant Physician at St Vincent's Hospital
1947 Doctor of Medicine (MD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1947 - 1951 Postgraduate studies at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in Hammersmith and King's College Hospital in London, UK
1952 - 1982 Visiting Senior Physician to the Diabetes and Endocrinology clinics at St Vincent's Hospital
1955 - 1967 Staff Specialist at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1955 - 1982 Visiting Specialist Physician with the Repatriation Department
1958 - 1960 Member of the Victorian State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1959 - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
1987 - Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)

Online Sources

Chisholm, D. J., Hamilton Smith, William, http://www.racp.edu.au/public/library/collegeroll/rolldetail.cfm?id=199. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 9 October 2006
Modified: 13 December 2006

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