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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Dr Edward George Strahan was born in Hawthorn Victoria in 1915, the son of Archibald Strahan a Civil Servant and Hilda Nellie nee Briggs. He served with the Royal Australian Air Force and transferred to the Reserve in 1945 with the rank of Squadron Leader. He retired from the RAAF Reserve in 1970 with the rank of Wing Commander. He was Foundation Chairman of the Board of The Asthma Foundation of Western Australia 1965-1967 and Senior Vice President 1968-1978. He is a member of the Aviation Medical Society of Australia and New Zealand and a Member of the Aero Space Medical Association. Dr Strahan has written many papers on Allergy and has also written a "History of Allergy in Australia" which appeared in the College Journal. He also contributed to Alex Roth's book "Allergy in the World". Edward Strahan was appointed Consultant Allergist at the Royal Perth Hospital in 1950. He married Maxine nee Clark in 1967 and they have five children: three sons and two daughters. One daughter is a graduate nurse. Outside of medicine he is interested in classical music, general history particularly Maritime and Aeronautical History. He has also been active in the development of the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Dr Strahan retired in 1968. |
