Honorary Research Associate
| Contact Campus | Off-Campus |
| Telephone | +61 3 6394 3677 |
| jdpaull@intas.net.au |
Graduated MB.BS. University of Melbourne, 1961, FFA RACS 1971, Dip Ed Monash 1974, FANZCA 1992, Travers Professor, Faculty of Anaesthetists, RACS, 1977. Since 1969 a long career in clinical anaesthesia, with administrative and research responsibilities. A major interest in returning drug impaired anaesthetists to active practice after appropriate therapy and rehabilitation. 60 + peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Now retired.
Member of the Royal Society of Tasmania and Launceston PROBUS.
John is researching the life and activities of Dr William Russ Pugh M.D.with a view to producing a biography. Pugh gave the first anaesthetic for a surgical procedure in Australia on 7th June 1847, in Launceston. Widely known for this achievement, Pugh was actually a very complex character who played a significant role in the social life of Launceston from 1836 to 1853, when he emigrated to Melbourne. Pugh was involved in a number of spectacular court cases, being accused of manslaughter on one occasion and later was sued by a Launceston banker for libel and defamation, and damages of 2,000 pounds. He was a very competent surgeon and was awarded an MD by Giessen University in 1844 for a thesis in Latin concerning Fractures in General.