James Edwin (Jim) Wright 

Retired Paediatric Surgeon

Qualifications: “J.E.Wright AM, MD, MB BS (Hons II), BSc(Med) (HonsI), FRACS, FACS” 

Trained Royal Newcastle Hospital (general surgery), Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, 

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Paediatric surgery) 

Staff Surgeon Royal Newcastle Hospital 1963-1976 

Paediatric Surgeon in private practice Newcastle 1976-1995 

 Semi-retirement 1995-2005: Surgical assistant, hospital surveyor for Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, examiner overseas trained doctors