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Phyllis Dorothy Cilento, Lady Cilento (née McGlew; 13 March 1894 – 26 July 1987) was an Australian medical practitioner, prominent medical journalist, and pioneering advocate of family planning in Queensland.
Phyllis Dorothy Cilento (1894-1987), medical practitioner and journalist, was born on 13 March 1894 at Rockdale, Sydney, only child of New South Wales-born parents Charles Thomas McGlew, shipbroker and coal merchant, and his wife Alice Lane, née Walker.
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Sir Ray Cilento had a distinguished international service in tropical medicine, and although it was not adequately acknowledged in Australia with an appointment in his latter career, he became an important political and cultural figure for Queensland (entry in this project is pending).
Nov 19, 2018 · The family of Lady Phyllis Cilento believe Queensland doctors launched a smear campaign to discredit her and have her name removed from the children’s hospital in Brisbane.
Mar 18, 2013 · Phyllis Cilento was a medical practitioner specialising in obstetrics with a passion for educating the public. Through her books and regular columns she became a household name and a leading voice in nutrition and childcare. Skip to. Related Entries. Published Resources. Details.
Lady Phyllis Cilento was born in Sydney on 13th March 1894 and educated in Adelaide, graduating MB, BS from the University of Adelaide. She did postgraduate work at hospitals and clinics in Malaysia, New Guinea, London, Paris and New York.
Jul 31, 2018 · Born at Rockdale in Sydney in 1894, Lady Cilento would go on to study medicine at the University of Adelaide and work as a house surgeon at Adelaide Hospital before travelling to London to reunite with her father after WWI. Lady Phyllis and Sir Raphael Cilento in Brisbane in 1949. Picture: State Library of Queensland.
