Giesen, J Edmett

Born Dannevirke 12 May 1910 Died Taupo 14 Mar 1980
Ed Giesen
Educated at Wanganui Collegiate, Guy’s Hospital Medical School
Distinguished in rugby and tennis
Resident posts at Guy’s, Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, the Samaritan Hospital for Women, London, and in Birmingham
Returned to NZ in 1940, setting up a general and obstetric practice in Lower Hutt
Honorary Anaesthetist, St Helens Hospital
WW2 service 1942 – 1944 with the NZMC in the Pacific
Visiting Anaesthetist, Wellington Hospital 1944 – 1945
Visiting Obstetrician, Hutt Hospital 1945 – 1951 (the first appointee, and solo during that time)
Visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Wellington Hospital 1951 – 1975
– Head of Department, 1964 – 1970
Visiting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Taupo Hospital 1979 – 1980

photograph courtesy NZMJ
Obituary: NZMJ 1980 91:357