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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
George Pestell was born in Perth in 1921, the son of a bank manager. He attended Perth Modern School and then went to Melbourne University to study medicine. After resident appointments in Melbourne and some time in the United Kingdom, he returned to Perth and in 1953 was appointed Assistant Medical Superintendant of Royal Perth Hospital. George served a seven year surgical apprenticeship with Mr B.W. Nairn at the Royal Perth Hospital, to whom he modestly attributes much of his own surgical skills. From 1954 to 1975 George gave freely of his time as a surgeon at Royal Perth Hospital. He was well known for this thorough and conscientious work and many generations of medical students have cause to be grateful to him as a teacher of surgery. In 1975 he resigned to become the first Director of Surgical Studies at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco. In 1977 he was appointed Honorary Surgeon to the Queen on her visit to Perth. George sacrificed much to his professional career and work associated with it. He was sometime chairman of the State Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, a member of the Medical Board of Western Australia, a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of Telethon and Chairman of the Clinical Staff, Royal Perth Hospital. He encountered Berry nee Marum, who was a theatre sister at Royal Perth Hospital, in 1954 and married her. They have two sons and a daughter. Mark is a social worker at Royal Perth Hospital, Richard is a physician now in Melbourne and Jane is an internal decorator involved in hospital interiors. His hobbies include astronomy, electronics and photography. |
