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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Max Connor was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1932 the son of Daniel Ignatius Connor, a State Civil Servant and Blanche (nee White). He undertook his medical studies at the University of Melbourne graduating MB BS in 1956. He was appointed a medical registrar at the Royal Perth Hospital and spent some time working in Haematology as registrar in charge following the departure of the then Head of the department, Dr W.R.Pitney. After obtaining his FRACP in 1963 he was appointed Consultant Physician in 1964. Max was Clinical Sub Dean at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1975, and at various times he was:- Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine; Secretary, and then Chairman of the Royal Perth Hospital Clinical Association; Member of the Medical Advisory Committee; Member of the Laboratory Advisory Committee; Member of the Building Advisory Committee and a Member of the Medical Division Executive. Max had a major role in setting up the Inter Hospital Liaison Committee and the Specialist Accounting Service. He was also responsible for changing the title of General Physician to Internal Medicine Physician. In 1958 Max married Margaret Joan Burgess and they have ten children: six sons and four daughters. Two sons and one daughter are doctors and two daughters are nurses. Outside of medicine he is interested in music, horse racing, Bridge and cooking. Max retired in 1999 and was appointed Emeritus Consultant Physician. |
