| Brigadier Rob Atkinson AM RFD FAMA | |
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 Atkinson answering questions at a function, January 2014 | |
| Birth name | Robert Neville Atkinson |
| Born | 21 March 1947 |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier |
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Brigadier (ret'd) Robert Neville "Rob" Atkinson, AM, RFD, FAMA (born 21 March 1947) is an orthopaedic surgeon and retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, who is best known for his contributions to trauma and military surgery.[1]
Career[]
In 1970, Atkinson graduated MB, BS from the University of Adelaide, completed his residency, then served with the Australian Army as a medical officer during the Vietnam War, specialising in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. He continued his career in the Australian Army Reserve, becoming Assistant Surgeon General (Army) of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). In 1998, he reached the rank of brigadier. He was also Emeritus Consultant in Military Surgery for the ADF.[2]
His military service included deployment to the Gulf War,[3] and peacekeeping missions in Rwanda, Bougainville and East Timor.[4] He also served in Aceh,[4] and Samoa,[5] following the tsunamis of 2005 and 2009. He has served on the council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS),[1] and received the E. S. R. Hughes Award for distinguished contributions to military surgery.[6]
In 2008, he was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) "for services to medicine as an orthopaedic surgeon and through contributions to professional associations",[7] and was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian Medical Association (FAMA) in the same year.[8]
Publications[]
Atkinson has contributed to published papers on medical, surgical and road safety since 1978, including:
- Atkinson, R. N.; Paterson, D. C.; Morriss, L. L.; Savage, J. P. (August 1978). "Bone Scintigraphy in discitis and related disorders in children". pp. 374–377. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1978.tb04879.x/abstract.
- Mah, E. T.; Atkinson, R. N. (February 1992). "Percutaneous kirschner wire stabilisation following closed reduction of colles' fractures". pp. 55–62. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/026676819290012Q.
- Clayer, M.; Atkinson, R. (May 1994). "A method of pre-operative assessment for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". pp. 319–321. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02218.x/abstract.
- Mah, E. T.; Wang, W.; Atkinson R. N. (September 1996). "A new clinical sign to aid the diagnosis of locked posterior dislocation of the shoulder". pp. 129–132. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1442-2026.1996.tb00595.x/abstract.
- Pathak, G.; Atkinson R. N. (April 2001). "Military external fixation of fractures". pp. 24–28. http://www.defence.gov.au/health/infocentre/journals/ADFHJ_apr01/ADFHealthApr01_2_1_24-28.pdf.
- Davey, T. M., Pollard, C. W.; Aitken, L. M.; Fitzgerald, M.; Bellamy, N.; Cass, D.; Danne, P. D.; Griggs, W. M.; Cameron, P. A.; Atkinson, R. N.; Hamill. H.; Rao, S.; Richardson, D. B.; O'Connor, C. (November 2006). "Tackling the burden of injury in Australasia: developing a binational trauma registry". pp. 512–514. http://www.mja.com.au/journal/2006/185/9/tackling-burden-injury-australasia-developing-binational-trauma-registry.
- Grossbard, G.; Atkinson, R.; Cass, D.; Woolley, J.; Corben, B.; Whear, M. (2013). "2020 Vision Zero: to share or not to share the way". pp. 57–59. http://acrs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/ACRSjournalVol24No4Nov13WEB.pdf#page=61.
See also[]
- Candidates of the South Australian state election, 2014
Footnotes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RACS Surgical News 2003, p. 10.
- ↑ Australian Defence Force Journal 2002, p. 23.
- ↑ Atkinson 2013, p. 31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Courtenay 2013, p. 21.
- ↑ McLean 2009.
- ↑ Short, Bruce, ed (2000). "Award". p. 92. http://www.defence.gov.au/health/infocentre/journals/ADFHJ_sep00/ADFHealthSep00_1_3_092.pdf.
- ↑ Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Atkinson, Robert Neville, 9 June 2008, itsanhonour.gov.au,
- ↑ Australian Medical Association 2008.
References[]
- Atkinson, Rob (2013). "The First Gulf War 59 Days at Sea". In Courtenay, Brett. pp. 31. http://www.aoa.org.au/docs/default-source/bulletin-library/winter-2013-orthopaedics-on-the-front-line.pdf?sfvrsn=4.
- "Admission to the AMA Roll of Fellows, 30 May 2008". Australian Medical Association Limited. 2008. http://ama.com.au/media/admissions-ama-roll-fellows-0. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- Courtenay, Brett, ed (2013). "Orthopaedics on the Front Line: Australia’s military and civilian responses". pp. 21. http://www.aoa.org.au/docs/default-source/bulletin-library/winter-2013-orthopaedics-on-the-front-line.pdf?sfvrsn=4.
- Blackburn, John, ed (2002). "The Role of Defence Health in Military Operations Other than War - A Research Proposal". pp. 23. http://www.adfjournal.adc.edu.au/UserFiles/issues/154%202002%20May_Jun.pdf.
- Massaro, Dr. Vincenzo, ed (2003). "College Council Profiles: Robert Atkinson". p. 10. http://www.surgeons.org/media/223722/surgical_news_2003_01.pdf.
- McLean, Tamara (3 October 2009). "Mourning a mate, last Australian heads home". http://www.theage.com.au/world/mourning-a-mate-last-australian-heads-home-20091002-ggkc.html.
- "Distinguished Award Recipients". Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 2014. http://www.surgeons.org/member-services/scholarships-awards-lectures-prizes/awards/distinguished-award-recipients/. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Rob Atkinson (surgeon) and the edit history here.