Gregg, Norman McAlister
Person: id 3047
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World War I
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Family name
Gregg
Given name(s)
Norman McAlister
Initials
N.M.
Honorific
Sir
Gender
Male
Tertiary education
Gregg N.M. : Medicine.Ch.M., 1915, University of SydneyGregg N.M. : Medicine.M.B., 1915, University of SydneyGregg N.M. : Medicine.D.O.M.S. (Lond), 1922, University of LondonGregg N.M. : Medicine.M.D. (Hons), 1952, University of MelbourneGregg N.M. : Science.D.Sc (Hon), 1952, University of SydneyGregg N.M. : Science.D.Sc (Hon), 1958, Australian National University
Education notes
FRACS 1932, RFCOG 1952, FRACP 1953
Military service
Military awards
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Gregg N.M. : Resident Medical Officer 1920 - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : House Surgeon - Moorfields Eye Hospital @ Moorfields Eye Hospital : 162 City Road [ London England ]Gregg N.M. : House Surgeon - Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital @ London [ England ]Gregg N.M. : House Surgeon - Birmingham & Midlands Counties Eye Hospital @ Birmingham [ England ]Gregg N.M. : Opthalmic Surgeon 1923 - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : Opthalmic Surgeon 1923 - Private Practice @ Macquarie Street : Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : Opthalmic Surgeon 1925 - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital @ Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : Lecturer in Diseases of the Eye 1940 - 1951 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : Opthalmic Surgeon 1950 - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital @ Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Gregg N.M. : Consultant 1952 - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital @ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]
Professional Association Memberships
Gregg, Norman McAlister : Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 1934Gregg, Norman McAlister : Opthomological Society NSWGregg, Norman McAlister : Opthamological Society of AustraliaGregg, Norman McAlister : Opthalmic Research Institute of AustraliaGregg, Norman McAlister : Children's Medical Research FoundationGregg, Norman McAlister : Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1952Gregg, Norman McAlister : Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1953Gregg, Norman McAlister : American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 1955
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M.C., M.B., Ch.M., F.R.A.C.S., D.O.M.S. : Major, R.A.M.C., B.E.F., France and England. Enlisting in March, 1915, served as R.M.O. 7th East Yorkshire Battn. from May, 1915, until June, 1918, except for short periods in 1917 when attached to the Military Hospital, Bethnal Green, London, and after being gassed at Ypres salient in December. From June, 1918, was with 52nd Field Ambulance till March, 1919, when second in command and acting major, returning 1th March, 1920. Was Acting D.A.D.M.S. in June and July, 1918, and then special Liaison Officer between the R.M.O.s and Officers in Charge of Field Ambulances until the Armistice. Awarded M.C. in 1919 and Mentioned in Despatches. Renwick Scholar. President, Undergraduates' Association. Early education at Homebush (Dux) and Sydney Grammar Schools.
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Publications
'Congenital Cataract following German Measles in the Mother' to the Ophthalmological Society of Australia which was published in its Transactions.'Further Observations on Congenital Defects in Infants following Maternal Rubella' in the Transactions of the O.S.A. (1944).
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Gregg's findings had major implications for clinical medicine, basic research and public health. His work, and that of other studies confirming his initial observations, showed that rubella, previously regarded as a mild infectious disease, could cause cataracts and other significant birth defects if susceptible women became infected in the first few months of pregnancy. His discovery stimulated rapid development in the field of teratology and offered hope for primary prevention of some birth defects. It also stimulated research workers in the laboratory to isolate the rubella virus, although this was not achieved until 1962.ADB .
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