Doctor John Frederick Joseph Cade

Medical practitioner
Born
18 January 1912, Horsham, Victoria
Died
16 November 1980, Fitzroy, Victoria
Sex
Male
Father
David Duncan Cade [qv]
Mother
Ellen Edwards
Married Estana Evelyn Jean Charles (nurse)

Degrees

1934Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryThe University of Melbourne
1938Doctor of MedicineThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • Med scientist and psychiatrist.
  • Snr Med Offr, Mont Park Mental Hosp.
  • Psychiatric Supt, Royal Park Psychiatric Hosp.
  • Discovered benefits of lithium salts for treatment of mania.
  • AO gen 1976.

Military service

  • Second World War: Major AAMC 2nd AIF (POW).

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