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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Peter Beahan was born in London in August 1939, the son of Francis Beahan an automotive electrician and Grace nee Hemmings. His early education was at Salesian College, Battersea UK, until he was 15 when the family came to live in Perth, and continued at Christian Brothers High School, Highgate. Peter studied medicine at the University of Western Australia graduating MBBS in 1964. He worked briefly with the Department of Territories in Papua and New Guinea, spent time serving as a junior medical officer at the Royal Perth Hospital and then as an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Western Australia. After a term of obstetrics at Southend-on-sea UK, he started his anaesthesia career at Southend before returning to RPH as an anaesthetics registrar, gaining his Australian Fellowship in 1968. Peter was appointed a full time Consultant Anaesthetist in 1968. He was recognised as a highly competent anaesthetist, sub specializing in anaethesia for cardiac surgery and extracorporeal perfusion. He was Chairman of the Department of Anaesthesia from 1982 to 1985 and acted as supervisor of anaesthetic training at the PRH from 1974 to 1981. He was secretary to the cardiac anaesthetic group, Bypass Discussion Group and Anaesthetist in charge of perfusion from 1989 to 1996. In addition to these responsibilities he was a member of the Division of Surgery and Secretary of the Clinical Association for two years. Peter was the regional Faculty Education Officer for nine years, and chaired the committee coordinating undergraduate teaching and represented the regional committee of the Faculty on the WA Resuscitation Council. During his career he worked as an Associate Professor at the Montreal General Hospital and McGill University, also briefly as a Senior Registrar at RAAF Butterworth, Visiting Fellow at Halifax Infirmary, Canada and Consultant Anaesthetist at Beaumont Hospital Dublin. He also worked for several periods as a cardiac anaesthetist in the Middle East, including a year as cardiac anaesthetist at Doha, Qatar. Peter retired as a full time consultant in 1994, becoming a visiting consultant anaesthetist, retiring from this position in 1996. Peter has five children, Catherine, Lara and Felicity from his first wife Hilary (nee) Kiddle. Ciaran and Timothy from his second wife Lynette (nee) Schofield. He is now married to Billie (nee) Meeham. |
