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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Edward (Ted) Hudson was born in England. He spent his student days at St Bartholomews Hospital, London and qualified in Medicine in 1938. He then went to the Far East almost immediately as a ships doctor. Whilst the ship was in Batavia, war was declared, a gun was placed on the ship and Ted appointed as gunner! From 1940 to 1946 he served in the Middle East and India with the RAMC. Returning to England he studied anaesthetics and shortly after married Lyn, a graduate of St Bartholomews. After a few years in practice in the London area they migrated to Malaya where Ted became anaesthetist and lectured on this subject in Singapore. In 1957 he came to Perth as Head of the Department of Anaesthetics and Lecturer in Anasthesia at the University of Western Australia. With his colleague Ross Milne, he carried the banner of anaesthetic practice and development for the next twenty years. He was a first class administrator who was universally respected and liked. Some of his sayings have become local folklore: referring to dosage of drugs as a "dollop of this" or "a smidgen of that". A needle prick was a "jab in the paw, old chap!". Ted was a caring person for his patients and his colleagues. His skill as an anaesthetist was recognised by all and in his special achievements he pioneered anaesthesia for open heart surgery and did most of the research for this and into hypothermia for neurosurgery. Nevertheless his forté was as a "hands on" anaesthetist who believed in hard practical work and despised fine print. In his private life, he and his wife were passionate supporters of peace movements. They have three sons and a daughter. In recognition of his contribution to Australia, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988. He died in 1989. |
