Cairney, John

Born Greymouth 8 Oct 1898 Died Wellington 5 Aug 1966
John Cairney
Junior Demonstrator in Anatomy, Otago University 1919; Senior Demonstrator 1920
Rockefeller Foundation Fellow 1925-26, working with Professor C J Herrick in Chicago.
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Otago University 1926 – July 1927
Medical Superintendent, Hawera Hospital 1927 – January 1936
Consulting surgical practice in Lower Hutt January – May 1936
Honorary Assistant Surgeon (Children), Wellington Hospital May – October 1936
Assistant Superintendent (Medical), Wellington Hospital October 1936 – December 1940. This post was soon renamed Director of Clinical Services.
Medical Superintendent, Wellington Hospital December 1940 – May 1944
Superintendent-in-Chief, Wellington Hospital Board 1944 – 1949
Sub-Dean, Wellington Branch Faculty, University of Otago Medical School 1937 – 1944
Director General of Health 1949 – September 1959
photograph courtesy J O Mercer collection
Obituary: NZMJ 1966 65:623