A big congratulations to RANZCO Fellows Dr Harold Spiro and Dr Arthur Briner who were awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours granted on 7 June 2020:
Dr Harold Paul Spiro for service to paediatric ophthalmology
Award: Medal of the Order of Australia
Post-Nominal: OAM
State: Queensland
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Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane
- Senior Ophthalmologist, Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (1987-2014)
- Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology (1955-1987)
- Established the first paediatric Hospital Ethics Committee (1967)
Awards and recognition include
- RANZCO Fellow since 1958
Dr Arthur Michael Briner for service to the Jewish community and ophthalmology
Award: Medal of the Order of Australia
Post Nominal: OAM
State: Queensland (Newstead)
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British Hebrew Congregation, The Brisbane Synagogue
- Heritage Officer since 2013
- Board Member (1970-2018)
- President (1 year)
- Past Vice President
- Life Member since 2016
- Convenor and volunteer, Dad’s Army (2012-2018)
- Past President, Board of Hebrew Education
- Teacher, Sunday School (1977-1990)
IDEAS (Indigenous diabetes, eye and health) Van
- Volunteer Doctor, Consultant and Locum (2014-2017)
Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Visiting Consultant (1974-2002)
- Past Chair, Visiting Ophthalmological Staff
- Registrar in Ophthalmology (1972-1974)
Greenslopes and St Andrew’s Private Hospitals
- Visiting Consultant (1974-2002)
University of Queensland
- Past Clinical Teacher and Senior Lecturer
RANZCO
- Chairman, Queensland Branch (1985-1986)
- Honorary Secretary, Queensland Branch (1984-1985)
- Fellow since 1974