Birbara, George (1928 - 2006)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E000556 - Birbara, George (1928 - 2006)
Title
:
Birbara, George (1928 - 2006)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E000556
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2008-09-11
Subject
:
Medical Obituaries
Description
:
Obituary for Birbara, George (1928 - 2006), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
:
Birbara, George
Date of Birth
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16 August 1928
Place of Birth
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Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death
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17 January 2006
Occupation
:
General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
:
MRCS and FRCS 1958
MB BS Sydney 1951
LRCP 1958
Details
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George Birbara was a general surgeon in Leeton, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney on 16 August 1928. His parents, Anis, a tailor, and Amanda (née Diab) had emigrated from Lebanon. George went to Sydney Boys’ High School and Sydney University.
After house appointments, he went to England in 1954 to specialize in surgery, working at the Royal Masonic, Whipps Cross, St James’s Balham, St Cross Rugby, St Luke’s Bradford and Southampton Chest hospitals. Having passed the FRCS, he returned to Leeton, New South Wales in 1959.
He married Hazel, a school teacher, in 1956. They had two sons (Nicholas and Andrew) and two daughters (Rosemary and Helen), none of whom followed him into medicine. He died on 17 January 2006.
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000500-E000599
URL for File
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372739
Media Type
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Unknown