Studied medicine at Otago Medical School, becoming House Surgeon at Palmerston North Hospital 1928-1931; and Radiologist at Palmerston North Hospital 1934-1945. Radiologist in private practice from 1946-1970. Daughter of Alexander Gillies (1854-1929) and Ellen Maria (née Bilson; 1861-1936)
Gillies, Ellensleigh Denny Gordon (Dr), 1902-1989
Gillies, Denny (Dr), 1902-1989
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Interview with Dr Denny Gillies
Date: 21 and 27 Aug; 8 Oct 1986; 24 Mar 1988 - 21 Aug 1986 - 24 Mar 1988
From: New Zealand Medical Women's Association: Records
By: Gillies, Ellensleigh Denny Gordon (Dr), 1902-1989
Reference: OHInt-0019/04
Description: Dr Denny Gillies talks about her family background, her childhood, her reason for choosing medicine as a career, university education, Otago Medical School, Dr Fitchett, holidays and social life, tuberculosis, hydatids, time as house surgeon at Palmerston North, Napier Earthquake, reasons for going to England and not into private practice, post graduate study at Cambridge University studying radiology, return to New Zealand as radiologist at Palmerston North Hospital and then move into private practice in Wellington, type of work, attitudes of patients. Accompanying material - Attached to printed abstract are a number of copies of newspaper articles about Dr Denny Gillies, unsourced; a copy of article entitled 'The Rita Gillies Gardner Memorial Fund' from NZ Medical Journal, vol 62 no 372, August 1963, pp. 383-384 Venue - Wellington Interviewer(s) - Neville Glasgow Venue - 12 Newman Court, 16 Tinakori Road, Wellington. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-001782 - OHC-001785 Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 279.