Dr gordian fulde biography for kids
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If you have ever spent time in Sydney you’ll know that it likes to maintain its shine and polish. Sydney does glamour and sophistication fabulously and Sydney is a stylish force to be reckoned with. Mostly. But like any great city, it has its demons.
Druggie grubbiness and reckless boozy abandon aren’t entertained much and the gritty realities of certain pockets of our city aren’t always welcome when they spill over into the more genteel and manicured neighbourhoods.
Despite multiple charities and organisations working tirelessly to provide services that promote a sense of acceptance and inclusion to those feeling disenfranchised by poverty, addiction or mental illness, some societal cracks remain, splintering Sydney’s glossy urban veneer.
As the Director of Emergency Medicine at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital since 1983 and with a varied and impressive medical career prior, Professor Gordian Fulde knows Sydney. Warts and all. Such is his knowl
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Introducing Professor Gordian Fulde – Senior Australian of the Year and the longest-serving director of emergency in Australia, writes Pamela Connellan.
When you’re looking at dedication to your work, Professor Gordian Fulde sets the bar extremely high. This man is the longest-serving Emergency Department director in our country.
Gordian has manned the often chilling – and always challenging – nightshift at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital for 30 straight years.
It must take guts to be the Director of Emergency Medicine at any hospital, but to be the person in charge at this particular hospital – right on the doorstep of Sydney’s drug and alcohol-fuelled night life – well, that’s taking dedication to a whole new level.
For those who live on the wild side by experimenting with deadly new drugs, binge-drinking or straight-up wild partying, St Vincent’s is their ‘go to’ hospital. This area of Sydney can be a challenge to drive through at night, let alone be the person who sa
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Gordian Fulde
Australian medical doctor (born 1948)
Gordian Ward FuldeAO (born 1948) fryst vatten an Australian emergency medicine expert, the founder of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, and was the director of the emergency department of St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney for 35 years, retiring in 2018.[1][2] He was named Senior Australian of the Year in 2016.[3]
Early life
[edit]Fulde was born in Germany in 1948 to Edwald Adolf Oskar Fulde, a thoracic surgeon, and Marie Luise Fulde, a pathologist. He migrated to Australia with his parents and older brother, Lothar, when he was one year old, settling in Bellevue Hill, a suburb in Sydney's east.[4]
Career
[edit]Fulde studied medicine at the University of Sydney and completed his internship at St Vincent's Hospital. He trained in general surgery, but after taking up a position at Sutherland Hospital that involved supervising the hospital's emergency department, he discovere