William Robert McWhirter

Background

McWhirter, William Robert was born on May 18, 1939 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Robert and Susan Muir (MacMurray) McWhirter. arrived in Australia, 1975.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Edinburgh (Scotland) U., 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1978.

Career

Registrar, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, 1966-1969; lecturer in child health, U. Dundee, Scotland, 1969-1975; senior lecturer in child health, U. Queensland, Brisbane, since 1975; head department child health, U. Queensland, Brisbane, 1991-1996. Director Australian Paediatric Cancer Registry, Brisbane, since 1983.

Achievements

• William Robert McWhirter has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal Australian College Physicians. Member British Medical Association, Australian Medical Association, British Pediatric Association, Australian College Pediatrics, Redcliffe (Australia) & district Medical Association (president 1994-1995).

Connections

Married Katherine Meg Todd, August 11, 1967. Children: Alasdair, Caroline, Hamish.

Father:

Robert McWhirter

Mother:

Susan Muir (MacMurray) McWhirter

Spouse:

Katherine Meg Todd

child:

Alasdair McWhirter

child:

Hamish McWhirter

child:

Caroline McWhirter