Brian Aidan Robertson

Background

Robertson, Brian Aidan was born on March 31, 1939 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of John Benjamin and Anna (Van Wyk) Robertson.

Education

Matriculation, St. Aidan's College, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1955; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Cape Town U., 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Cape Town U., 1981; Diploma in Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1972.

Career

Intern, Victoria Hospital, Cape Town, 1966; senior intern, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1967; medical officer, St. Elizabeth's Mission Hospital, Transkei, South Africa, 1967-1968; registrar, resident, McGill University, 1968-1972; psychiatrist, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, 1973-1989; professor, chairman, U. Cape Town, since 1989.

Membership

Member subcommittee mental health, Chairman of Commission Department National Health, since 1989. Treasurer Western Cape branch Institute for Leadership and Authority, Cape Town, since 1990. Member American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Association Child Psychiatry, Psychology and Allied Disciplines United Kingdom, College Medicine South Africa, Society Psychiatrists South Africa, South Africa Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (chairperson 1981-1983, 85-87, general secretary since 1987, rep.Free the Children Alliance 1987-1989).

Connections

Married Francoise Claude Hochstrasser, August 5, 1967. Children: Elizabeth, Gillian, Monica.

Father:

John Benjamin Robertson

Mother:

Anna (Van Wyk) Robertson

Spouse:

Francoise Claude Hochstrasser

child:

Gillian Robertson

child:

Elizabeth Robertson

child:

Monica Robertson