Additional Information
Special Achievements
- 1947 - First woman in Victoria to be admitted to Fellowship of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), and the second person in Australia to gain that recognition).
- 1949 - “Sisely was the first female to win the A. Gordon Craig Travelling Scholarship which she used to study female urology and surgery overseas.”
- First woman admitted to the Urological Society of Australia. 1963 - First woman to attend the All Male function - the Annual Dinner of the Urological Society of Australia.
- 1979 - Founder and Consultant Surgeon of the Breast Clinic Monash Monash Medical Centre.
- On 14 June 1980 Lorna Sisely was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her service to medicine.
Resources
Link - Sisely, Lorna Verdun (1916 - 2004)
The Australian Women's Register
Link - Sisely, Lorna Verdun, (OBE, MB, BS, MS (Melb), FRACS, FACS, CM) (1916-2004)
National Library of Australia
Link - Sisely, Lorna Verdun (1916 - 2004)
Encyclopedia of Australian Science
References
- Callander, John; Hart, Stewart; Collins, Peter. Dr Lorna Verdun Sisely, oBE MB BS MS FRACS FACS CM - Surgeon championed women in medicine. newspaper unknown. date unknown:page unknown.
- Hudson, Susan. Pioneering woman surgeon who always shone. The Age. March 6, 2004:page unknown.
Image - Lorna Sisely OBE
Photo used with permission of Royal Australasian College .