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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Arthur Ross Robinson was born in Sydney in January 1915 the son of Arthur Robinson an accountant and Ethel (nee) Burls. He was dux of Sydney High School and began studying medicine at the University of Sydney at the age of 16 after first completing a BSc for which he was awarded the University medal for Physics in 1934. Ross graduated MB BS in 1938 with first class Honours. He obtained his MD from Sydney University in 1942. He was appointed resident medical officer at Newcastle General Hospital followed by a period at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He then served in the RAAF as a medical officer from 1941 to 1946 reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. While stationed at Heidelburg in the RAAF he studied for and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 1944. From 1946-49 he was Principal Medical Officer RAAF Western Australia on a part time basis. Ross Robinson was appointed Clinical Assistant in Neurosurgery at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1946 and Honorary Assistant Surgeon in 1949. In 1959 he was appointed Senior Neurosurgeon. He also held appointments at Fremantle Hospital, King Edward Memorial Hospital and the Princess Margaret Hospital. Ross married Phyllis Truslove in 1942, they met in Perth when he was stationed here with the RAAF they were introduced in mid July 1942 and married at St Michael's Church in Sydney in September 1942. They have four children two sons and two daughters. Outside of medicine he was interested in golf, tennis and sailing. From 1957 he was increasingly involved with and interested in, primary production activities initially at Ongerup and from 1969 at Gidgegannup. He served a term on the Swan Guildford Shire Council. Ross was an astute share market investor and this led him to take an MBA. Ross Robinson retired in October 1979. and was appointed Emeritus Consultant Neurosurgeon, he died in June 2002. |
