Talk Category: Medical Biography

Wednesday 5th November, 2025

Thomas Hodgkin

Presented by Archie Kerr

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 1st October, 2025

An Early Medical Woman of NZ – the extraordinary life and times of Dr Bettina Collier

Presented by Emeritus Professor Sue Pullon

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 3rd September, 2025

Doktor Bilong Kuru – Dr Richard W Hornabrook – his part in finding its cause.

Presented by David Abernethy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-Ifl9IxnA

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 2nd October, 2024

Eponymity | presented by Michael Harrison MD FRCA FANZCA

Presented by Dr Michael Harrison

Presentation Topic: Eponymity: The state of being identified and recognised by name. Some in this group of physicians were good, but some were not so good. Was the…

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 4th September, 2024

Medicine & Music: Die Young, Stay Pretty | presented by David Baker

Presented by David Barker

David Barker has been a Wellington resident since 2016 and NZ citizen since 2022, having moved from Australia “for the weather”. He is not a medical doctor but…

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 1st May, 2024

William Borrowdale Tripe: An early Wellington Doctor

Presented by Associate Professor Dr Jayne Krisjanous

Jayne joined the WMHS in 2012 and was appointed Chairperson in 2019.   Jayne is on the academic staff of the School of Marketing and International Business at Victoria…

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Wednesday 3rd April, 2024

Herbert Barker – Manipulative Surgeon

Presented by Dr Michael Harrison

Reginald Pound was an English journalist and biographer. His book ‘Harley Street’ is a chronological tale of people and events. For this presentation I’m going to present the…

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Wednesday 7th February, 2024

Plastic Surgery – a personal account

Presented by David Glasson

Training – Hutt Hospital, then Melbourne in ’86 and Oxford ’87. Consultant at Hutt 1988-2005. Private practice part time 1988-2005, then full time until retirement in December 2020.

Newtown Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre

Wednesday 5th October, 2022

Ettie Rout

Presented by Jane Tolerton

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Wednesday 7th September, 2022

“I have met an angel!”: The life and work of Kathleen Hall

Presented by Noel Sulzberger

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Wednesday 6th April, 2022

The Challenges of Historical Biography: Anna Longshore Potts

Presented by Barbara Brookes

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Wednesday 3rd November, 2021

Keeping the Wolff from the door: The history and legacy of Wolff, Parkinson and White

Presented by Lucy Sulzberger

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Wednesday 7th April, 2021

Victor Horsley – pioneer of epilepsy surgery and man of many parts

Presented by David Abernethy

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Wednesday 3rd March, 2021

Abu Ali ibn Sina’s (Avicenna) contribution to medical science

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