Background
Atkinson, Rupert Leigh was born on December 12, 1938. Son of J.A.L. Atkinson.
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Rupert Leigh Atkinson
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Educated Saint Joseph"s College, Brisbane, Australia, 1948-1954, Downlands College, Toowoomba, Australia, 1955-1956. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, University Queensland, Australia, 1962. Neurosurg. registrar Mater Public Hospital, 1965-1966.
Senior registrar department surgical neurology U. Edinburgh, 1967-1969.
Neurosurgeon, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 1974, Mater Public Hospital, 1970, Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital, Brisbane, 1971, Ipswich General Hospital, 1971-1994. Ndep. censor in chief, 1991-1995, chairman state committee, 1984-1986.
Board directors Australian Coun.Healthcare Studies. State executive Liberal Party of Australia, 1975-1985, vice president, 1980.
Kellogg travelling fellow United States of America, 1982.
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Membership
Member Royal Australasian College Surgeons (county. Member 1986, Chairman of the Board continuing medical education and recertification 1991), Asian Australasian Society Neurological Surgeons (honorary secretary 1987), Asian Surgical Society (county 1989, councillor 1989), World Federation Neurological Societies (Second vice president 1989-1993, deputy chairman nominatingcom.
1993), Australasian Society Neurological Surgeons (secretary), Australian Council on Health Care Standards (board and county), International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology Gold Coast (president 1994), World Federation Neurological Surgeons (Second vice president 1989-1993, deputy chairman nominate committee 1993), Neurological Society Australasia (president 1985-1986), Queensland Golf.
