Background
Herdson, Peter Barrie was born on December 29, 1932 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Cecil Hastings and Florence Mavis (O'Connor) Herdson.
Herdson, Peter Barrie was born on December 29, 1932 in Auckland, New Zealand. Son of Cecil Hastings and Florence Mavis (O'Connor) Herdson.
B Medical Science, Otago (New Zealand) U., 1956; B Medicine, B Surgery, Otago (New Zealand) U., 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1965.
Lecturer department anatomy, U. Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1956-1968;
resident medical officer, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, 1959;
resident house officer, Auckland Public Hospital, 1960;
New Zealand scholar, Bland-Sutton Institute Pathology, Middlesex Hospital, London, 1961-1963;
assistant pathologist, Bland-Sutton Institute Pathology, Middlesex Hospital, London, 1962-1963;
American cardiovascular research fellow department pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1963-1965;
assistant professor pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1965-1967;
associate professor pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1967-1969;
assistant pathologist, Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, 1964-1969;
foundation professor, department chairman pathology, U. Auckland School Medicine, 1969-1985;
professor, department chairman pathology and laboratory medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985-1991;
professor, director ACT pathology, Canberra Hospital, Woden, Australia, since 1991;
professor pathology, U. Sydney, Canberra Clinical School, since 1994. Visiting professor pathology Duke U. Medical School, Durham, North Carolina, 1977. External examiner academic promotions King Saud U., Riyadh, since 1992.
Medical adviser May and Baker New Zealand Ltd., 1972-1985, May and Baker Australia Ltd.,1983-1985, Rhone-Poulenc Sante, Paris, 1986-1990. Member National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council, since 1991. Member Drug Assessment Advisory Committee, New Zealand, 1970-1985.
Member Maternal Mortality Research Committee, New Zealand, 1969-1980. Chairman research advising committee Cancer Society New Zealand, 1970-1982. Member joint relations committee University-Hospital Board, Auckland, 1969-1985.
Member Postgraduate Com.in Medicine, Canberra, since 1991. Member International Liaison Committee of President of Pathology Colls., since 1972. Coroner's pathologist, Auckland, 1969-1985.
New Zealand aviation aircraft invetigator, 1972-1985. Pathologist Mount Erebus Disaster, 1979-1980. Coroner's pathologist, Canberra, since 1991.
Fellow Royal College Pathologists Australasia (New Zealand concillor 1972-1978, vice president 1979-1983, president 1983-1985), Royal Australasian College Radiologists (honorary). Member World Association Socs. Pathology (director-at-large 1985-1989, vice president 1989-1993, president 1993-1995, Gold Headed Cane award 1997), CanberraMedico-Legal Society (foundation president 1992-1994), Pharmaceutical Society New Zealand, American Association Pathologists, American Society Clinical Pathologists., American Society Experimental Pathology, American Society Nephrology, Athaeneum Club London, Australian Capital Territory Medical Officer's Association, Australian Medical Association, American Society Clin.and Experimental Pharmacologists, Australian Society Experimental Pathology, Australasian Society Nephrology, British Society Forensic Sciences, International Academy Pathology, International Society Nephrology, New Zealand Medical Association, New Zealand Society Pathologists (president 1974, standing commission on training of pathologists 1971-1983), A Pathological Society Great Britain and Ireland, Auckland Medico-Legal Society (Executive Committee 1974-1985), Riyadh Pathology Club, Phi Rho Sigma (honorary).
Married Mary Louise Harvey, April 26, 1960 (divorced 1985). Children: Peter, Sarn, Caroline. Married Caroline Sarah Reid, May 23, 1986.
Stepchildren: Christopher, Reid, Rachel Reid.