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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Dr Robert Leedman was born in Kellerberrin in 1920, the son of Charles Leedman, surgeon, and Juliet Hannah nee Morris. Soon after graduating from Melbourne University he joined the RAMC AIF with the rank of Captain and saw active service in Borneo. After demobilisation, he obtained Membership of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and was appointed to the staff of Royal Perth Hospital in 1950. From that date he served the hospital as a physician until his retirement in 1985. He developed a special interest in gastroenterology and was also gastroenterologist to the Repatriation General Hospital from 1951 - 1985. During his career he made major contributions to professional bodies being President of the AMA (WA Branch) in 1972, President of the Medical Board of WA from 1976 to 1981 and a member of the Board and Medical Advisory Committees of Royal Perth Hospital from 1976 to 1981 and he was also Chairman of the Division of Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital at its inception. Undoubtedly his ability to hold together a meeting by persuasion and a saucy sense of humour will be long remembered. In his private life he and his wife, Joan, have two sons, one of whom is now a physician. He is an active member of a bowling club and a keen operator on amateur radio. |
