Bob Elliott (medical researcher)

Elliott in 2016

Sir Robert Bartlett Elliott KNZM (3 January 1934 – 21 August 2020) was a New Zealand medical researcher.

Born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 3 January 1934, Elliott was educated at Adelaide High School, and studied medicine at the University of Adelaide from 1951 to 1956.[1] After working as a house surgeon in Blenheim, New Zealand, he trained in paediatric medicine in Adelaide and Denver, Colorado.[2] He was appointed as a senior lecturer at Adelaide in 1963, and in 1970 he moved to the University of Auckland School of Medicine as the foundation professor of paediatrics.[2]

In the 1999 New Year Honours, Elliott was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical research.[3] He was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to medical research, in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]

Elliott died at his home in Auckland on 21 August 2020 at the age of 86.[5][6]

Scholia has a profile for Bob Elliott (Q95975615).

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 315. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. ^ a b "Foundation staff". Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "New Year honours list 1999". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2020". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ Anderson, Ryan (21 August 2020). "Cure Kids founder and health researcher Sir Robert Elliott dies, aged 86". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Robert Elliott death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.


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