Bob Elliott (medical researcher)

Sir Robert Bartlett Elliott KNZM (3 January 1934 – 21 August 2020) was an Australian-born New Zealand medical researcher.

Elliott in 2016

Born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 3 January 1934, Elliott was educated at Adelaide High School, and studied medicine at the University of Adelaide from 1951 to 1956.[1] After working as a house surgeon in Blenheim, New Zealand, he trained in paediatric medicine in Adelaide and Denver, Colorado.[2] He was appointed as a senior lecturer at Adelaide in 1963, and in 1970 he moved to the University of Auckland School of Medicine as the foundation professor of paediatrics.[2]

Bob had this to say about his 1st patient. Sir/Profs Interview 60mins "The very 1st girl Nicole was immensely brave.this was going into totally unknown territory"


In the 1999 New Year Honours, Elliott was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical research.[3] He was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to medical research, in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]

Elliott died at his home in Auckland on 21 August 2020 at the age of 86.[5][6]


References
  1. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 315. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. "Foundation staff". Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "New Year honours list 1999". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2020". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. Anderson, Ryan (21 August 2020). "Cure Kids founder and health researcher Sir Robert Elliott dies, aged 86". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. "Robert Elliott death notice". New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.


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