Hughes, Edward Stuart Reginald

Positions summary

Professor of Surgery in Faculty of Medicine at Alfred Hospital, 1973-1984. President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (2 terms).

Biography

Edward Stuart Reginald Hughes, was born at Bruthen, Victoria on 4 July 1919. He was educated at St Paul's Preparatory School (Malvern), Melbourne Grammar School and University of Melbourne, where he received a MB and BS (1943), MD (1945) and MS (1946). He received a CBE in 1971 and was knighted in 1977. In 1984 he was awarded an honorary LLD from Monash. Sir Edward had a long and remarkable career in surgery with a world-wide reputation. He was President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for two terms and was instrumental in creating the Road Trauma Committee of the College and in developing its strategy on seat belts and alcohol legislation. He was Professor of Surgery, Alfred Hospital, Faculty of Medicine from 1973 to 1984, then Emeritus Professor of Surgery.

Professor Hughes died on 16 October 1998.

Papers

Addresses and publications 1944-1982
Unbound collection of 'Publications 1944-1979' self-published in four volumes; together with papers related to addresses and publications produced 1970-1982.

Photographs 1941-1975
Chiefly of Sir Edward and professional colleagues at conferences, presentations etc.

Correspondence 1967-1983

Subject files 1952-1985
Files related to publications, medical issues, research grants, the army, events, speeches and reunions.

Records related to requests for expert opinion 1950-1984