College Roll
We celebrate the achievements of our esteemed physicians, their stories and their impact on medicine, communities and patients.
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'Sammy' Ludbrook was the father of paediatrics in Auckland and a pioneer in consulting paediatrics in New Zealand. A grandson of Archdeacon Henry Williams of missionary fame he was born into a well established pioneer family at Ohaewai in the north of New Zealand. His schooling was at Huntly School and Wanganui Collegiate preceding his entry to the Otago Medical School. During his two years as house surgeon he decided to take up surgery but it was the pattern of his postgraduate studies that ultimately determined his vocation. It was during his attachment to St George's Hospital in London while playing rugby that he sustained a hea...