Joyce Daws
Dr Dame Joyce Margaretta Daws DBE FRCS FRACS FAMA was an Australian-based British doctor who specialised in thoracic surgery at various hospitals for over twenty years, primarily in Melbourne. She held the post of Consultant Surgeon of Melbourne.Education
The Hounslow-born Daws settled in Australia in 1956, having been educated at Royal School for Naval and Marine Officers' Daughters, St Paul's Girls' School, the Royal Free Hospital and University of London.Selected affiliations
- Member, Victorian Nursing Council
- President of the Cancer Institute of Victoria
- Chairman, Victorian Nursing Council
- Chairman, International Protea Association
- Member, Victorian Medical Women's Society
Death
Dr Dame Joyce Daws died in Victoria on 13 June 2007, aged 81, from undisclosed causes and left $10,000 to the Nurses Board of Victoria.Honours
She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 14 June 1975 "for her services to medicine".Legacy
