Emeritus Consultants Biographies


Edmond Arthur ADLER

University of Western Australia
BDSc 1950
MDSc 1953
FRACDS 1965.

Consultant Oral Surgeon

Edmond Arthur Adler was born in 1928 in Perth, the son of Sam Adler, a pastry-cook, and Vilmer nee Neiger.  He attended Hale School and the University of Western Australia.  He obtained his Masters degree in dental science in 1953 and in that year was appointed Consultant Oral Surgeon to the Royal Perth Hospital.  He also held similar appointments at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children from 1956 and the Repatriation General Hospital from 1960.  Edmond Adler was a member of the RAAF Reserve with the rank of Wing Commander.

In 1964 Edmond Adler was sent to India by the Australian Government with a Plastic and Maxillofacial surgical team.  In 1981 he introduced into Australia the titanium implant which is used as an anchor for teeth, noses, eyes and faces.

Edmond Adler married Cynthia Cohen in 1954.  They have three sons; two are radiologists and the third is a physiotherapist.

Other interests include sculpture in metal and plastic.

Edmond Adler retired in 1976.



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