Background
Rossiter, Edward Janes Ross was born on March 30, 1931 in New York City. Son of Edward Janes and Mary Knox (Haselton) Rossiter. arrived in Australia, 1964.
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Edward Janes Ross Rossiter
Edit ProfileConsulting pediatric and adolescent physician
Education
Student, London U., 1958; diploma obstetrics, Royal College Ob-Gyn., 1960; diploma child health, Royal College Physicians and Surgs., 1961; M Midwifery, Society Apothecary, 1961.
Career
House physician, Southern General Hospital, Essex, England, 1958;
obstetric house physician, West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, England, 1959;
senior house officer pediatrics, Chelmsford Hospital Group, Essex, 1959-1960;
assistant pediatrics, Chelmsford Hospital Group, Essex, 1960-1964;
honorary pediatrician, Warrnambool Base Hospital, Victoria., 1964-1968;
pediatrician, The Geelong (Australia) Hospital, since 1969;
assistant physician, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1973-1975;
honorary physician, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, since 1983;
associate pediatrics, U. Melbourne, 1974-1975;
senior associate, U. Melbourne, since 1990. Clinical instructor Monash U., Melbourne, 1975-1989. Consultant pediatrician BarwonRegion Child Health Centre, Health Commission Victoria, 1975-1993.
Consultant pediatrician Mental Retardation Division, Health Commission Victoria, 1982-1988, Spastic Society Victoria, 1983-1996. Lecturer School Nursing, Geelong Hospital, 1969-1990. Consultant Kardinia Children's Home, 1982-1985.
Senior lecturer State College Victoria, 1986-1987. Associate department obstetrics Royal Women's Hospital, U. Melbourne, 1989-1996. Consultant community pediatrics Department Health & Cmty.
Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
President Barwon Child Rights & Maltreatment Association, Victoria, 1989-1996. County member Deakin U., Victoria, 1987-1994. Chairman Geelong Medical Research Foundation, since 1990.
Chairman neglect and abuse task force Children's Welfare Association, Barwon region, 1981-1989. Chairman social and community services advisory board Gordon Technology College, 1988-1993. Edec. member Geelong Medical Research Institute.
Member management committee Geelong Youth Resource Centre, 1988-1991. Chairman Reach Out, 1979-1996. Member of advisory board Gordon Institute Technology, 1972-1993.
Elder United Church Australia, since 1979. Chairman Court House Project, since 1994. Fellow Royal College Physicians (Edinburg, Scotland), Royal Australasian College Physicians, Royal Society Medicine.
Member Royal College Surgeons (England), Victorian Pediatric Society (president 1982-1983), Australian College Pediatrics (governor regional pediatricians committee 1988-1991), Geelong Hospital Med.Staff Group, Australian Association Adolescent Health (president 1991-1993), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund Baby Friendly Hospitals, Amnesty International.
Interests
Connections
Married Jane Luckin, September 18, 1954 (divorced 1984). Children: Penelope, Edward John, David Jaynes, Benjamin, Tamsin Louise, Abigail Mary. Married Susan Aline Edge, August 3, 1986.
Stepchildren: James, Stewart, Felicity.
- Father:
- Edward Janes Rossiter
- Mother:
- Mary Knox (Haselton) Rossiter
- Spouse:
- Jane Luckin
- Spouse:
- Susan Aline Edge
- child:
- Felicity Rossiter
- child:
- Benjamin Rossiter
- child:
- Tamsin Louise Rossiter
- child:
- Stewart Rossiter
- child:
- Penelope Rossiter
- child:
- James Rossiter
- child:
- David Jaynes Rossiter
- child:
- Abigail Mary Rossiter
- child:
- Edward John Rossiter
