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Philip Craddock received his secondary education at St Aloysius College in Sydney, and went on to study medicine at the University of Sydney in 1959. He graduated with second class honours in 1965, and commenced work at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney the next year. Two years at St Vincent's Hospital were followed by training as a medical registrar at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord in 1968 and 1969. In 1968, he married Marguerite Hayes and they eventually had two children. He sat and passed the College examination in 1969, which led to his admission as a member.
Haematology was his chosen specialty and he obtained a position as fellow in haematology at the Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay for 1970 and 1971. He went on to further his career as research fellow in haematology in the department of medicine, School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota under the guidance of Professor Harry Jacob in 1972. It was there that he worked on leucocyte aggregation, complement activation, leucostasis leading to release of oxygen radicals, microvascular occlusion and endothelial damage. This has led to our understanding of the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
In 1975, Dr Craddock was admitted as a Fellow of the College. After a period of 7 years in Minnesota, he took the post of chief of haematology in the School of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. He was still setting up his department when he died by misadventure.