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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Graham Raad was born in West Perth on Christmas Day in 1929, the son of Albert Raad, a Pharmacist and Evelyn nee Shehadi. They lived in a stately mansion in Emerald Terrace, which has survived in the professional district of West Perth. He matriculated at Perth Modern School and then enrolled at the University of Melbourne in 1947. He was a foundation student at the Mildura branch of the University, before taking up residency in 1948 at Ormond College, Melbourne. Graham qualified MB BS in 1952 and returned to Western Australia for his residency at the Royal Perth Hospital. He progressed to become a Neuro-surgery registrar where he met Dame Ida Mann who encouraged him to train in Ophthalmology. He passed his primary FRACS that year. During his three years Ophthalmology training in the United Kingdom, he studied at various hospitals and institutions including Registrar to John Foster and George Black at Leeds General Infirmary. On returning to Perth he had a busy Ophthalmology practice with Honorary appointments at the Royal Perth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children. He relinquished the latter after two years because of the pressure of work. He was Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Royal Perth Hospital from 1965-1972 and Honorary Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of Western Australia from 1969. Despite his busy schedule he developed business interests in Real Estate and was invited to be Chairman of the Superannuation Fund of the AMA from 1975 - 1994 and still remains a Director. Graham married Rosemary Allen, they had three children: David, Jonathan and Nickila. He played tennis and developed a strong interest and dedication to golf at Cottesloe Golf Club from 1970, where he is respected as a companion and competitor. He has also developed an active interest as a grape farmer in the Pemberton district. Graham Raad retired in 1994 and in recognition of his service to the hospital was appointed an Emeritus Consultant Ophthalmologist. |
