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Clerehan, Brian (1918 - 2001)FRACP |
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| Physician and Military doctor | ||
| Born: 10 December 1918. Died: 20 January 2001. | ||
| Brian Clerehan was instrumental in combating tuberculosis in Australia. He concurrently served as a civilian and military physician for well over thirty years. In 1943 he joined the Medical Corps of the Australian Army and continued with the Citizens Military Force after the war. During this time he was promoted from Captain to Colonel and served as staff officer and military history instructor with the Command and Staff Training Unit. After the war Clerehan held successive posts at the Royal Children’s Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, the Greenvale Sanatorium and the Heatherton Sanatorium. He also concurrently worked with the Victorian Tuberculosis Department, Department of Health. In 1952 Clerehan received a World Health Organisation scholarship to study tuberculosis management overseas. While at Heatherton he introduced new anti- tuberculosis drugs and better surgical procedures and chest X-rays, becoming an expert in interpreting these X-rays. All this helped to see a steady reduction in the new tuberculosis cases and better outcomes for sufferers. In 1976 he joined St Vincent’s once again treating patients and training medical students and nurses. He eventually retired from St Vincent’s, the Department of Health and the Command and Staff Training Unit in 1987. |
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