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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Rowan Davidson was born in Subiaco Perth on 16th May 1950 the son of John Alexander Davidson a Photographer and Alison nee Tuckett. He received his medical education at the University of Western Australia qualifying MB BS in 1975. Following RMO and Registrar appointments he moved to London where he was appointed Clinical Research Assistant at St Bartholomew's Hospital from 1981 to 1983. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 1983. Rowan returned to the Royal Perth Hospital in 1983 and was appointed Consultant Psychiatrist and was Head of Department from 1990 to 1995. He was a member of the Change Management Group and chair of the organizational structures committee. Rowan has also been Treasurer of the Clinical Staff Association, Chair of Inner City District Mental Health Operations Group and Coordinator Central Incident Workshops for staff training. Rowan is a Member of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Australian Society of Hypnosis. In 1986 he married Jane Newstead and they have two children, a son and a daughter. Outside of medicine Rowan is interested in martial arts, ju jitsu, pentjak (Indonesian karate) and Tai Chi. Rowan Davidson retired in June 2002 and was appointed Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist. |
