Sir Hugh Devine Medal

The Sir Hugh Devine Medal is awarded for meritorious service to surgery and is the highest honour that the College can bestow upon a Fellow during their lifetime. Sir Hugh Devine achieved world fame for his surgical skills and originality of thought, and was knighted for his contributions to surgery.

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Sir Hugh Devine Medal recipients

2019 - Phillip M Spratt AM
2018 - Jeffrey V Rosenfeld
2017 - Bernard Mark Smithers
2015 - Clifford Hughes
2012 - Campbell Miles
2009 - Russell Stitz
2003 - Bruce Barraclough
2000 - David Egmont Theile
1999 - Tom Reeve
1993 - Bernard McC O'Brien
1989 - Edward Durham Smith  
1988 - Neville C Davis 
1986 - Richard C Bennett 
1982 - Graham D Tracy  
1976 - Edward S R Hughes  

Sir Hugh Devine Medal policy & contact

Please refer to the policy governing the Sir Hugh Devine Medal (PDF 30.38KB) before submitting a nomination. Nominations must meet the criteria outlined in this policy.

Nominations may be mailed to:
Chair of the Awards Committee
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE  VIC 3002 
Australia

or sent by email to: college.president@surgeons.org
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7404