William Henry "Bill" Orchard (31 October 1929 – 27 October 2014) was an Australian water polo player and psychiatrist. He represented Australia at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and at the 1956 Olympics in his home city of Melbourne.[1]
Bill Orchard
Orchard in 1975
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Orchard
Born
31 October 1929 (1929-10-31)
Died
October 27, 2014(2014-10-27) (aged 84) Melbourne, Australia
He played for Australia over the period 1950-56 earning 50 Test Caps.[2][3] He was studying towards his final year of medicine at the University of Melbourne whilst travelling by boat to and from Helsinki for the 1952 Olympics but nevertheless managed to finish amongst the top students of his graduating year.
Medical careeredit
He trained in psychiatry in the United States (on a Fulbright scholarship) and England and returned to Australia where he practised in psychiatry for over fifty years.[4] He had special interests in the treatment of bipolar disorders and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). At his consulting rooms in St. Kilda Road, Melbourne he conducted individual and group therapy sessions for many years. He was known for his advocacy of lithium medication.[citation needed]
Orchard decided to retire voluntarily in 2010, however he later applied to the Medical Board of Australia for re-registration, which was initially refused by the board, but overruled on appeal finding no grounds were made out.[citation needed]
Deathedit
On 28 October 2014, Orchard died at the age of 84.[5] He had four children, including John Orchard (doctor), and twelve grandchildren.
External linksedit
Mention of guilt and sentencing in Medicare Fraud: College membership terminated for “unprofessional conduct”, Australasian Psychiatry, 12:3, 309, DOI: 10.1080/j.1440-1665.2004.2119_8.x
Dr. William Orchard, Psychiatrist - Reviews (Rate MDs).
Referencesedit
^"Bill Orchard". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^"William Orchard". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^. Water Polo Australia. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015.
^"Psychiatrist drove the advance of holistic understanding of illness". 31 December 2014.
^Dr. William Henry Orchard Obituary The Age Newspaper Melbourne
May 08, 2024
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