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WELLINGTON HOSPITAL HISTORY

Davidson, George

George DAVIDSON

MB ChB (Edin) 1943, DO RCS (Eng) 1954

Born Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland 1916 Died Wellington 3 Jan 1987
Educated Stirling High and Herriods; Edinburgh University
HS, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 1944
Medical missionary work Zululand (Natal) 1944-1948
Visiting Medical Officer, King Edward VII Hospital for Africans, Durban 1948-1952
Postgraduate study in ophthalmology at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary 1952-54
Full-time ophthalmologist, King Edward VII Hospital, Durban 1955-1957
Visiting Ophthalmologist, King Edward VII Hospital 1957-1960
Visiting Ophthalmologist, Wellington Hospital 1960 – 1974,
where he ran the children’s eye clinic.

Obituary: NZMJ 1987 100:156