Fiona McQueen (rheumatologist)
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Fiona Marion Florence McQueen is a New Zealand rheumatologist, environmentalist and children's writer, and was a full professor at the University of Auckland before retiring to run a private herbalist practice in Glenorchy in Otago. She was New Zealand's first woman professor of rheumatology.
Academic career
McQueen graduated from the University of Otago with a MB Chb in 1980, and worked as a consultant rheumatologist in New Zealand.[1] She completed a PhD titled Investigations into the immunopathology of inflammatory arthritis at the University of Auckland in 1996.[2] McQueen then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, rising to full professor in 2009.[1] She was New Zealand's first woman professor of rheumatology, and is an honorary clinical professor at the University of Otago.[3][4] McQueen used magnetic resonance imaging to show the development of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis, and published a ten-year longitudinal study that was "the first of its kind and identified the central importance of osteitis in the development of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis".[4] Consultant rheumatologist Nicola Dalbeth nominated her as one of the "25 great women" in rheumatology.[4] McQueen's lifelong hobby of tramping led to an interest in conservation, and in 2017 she published a book arguing against the use of 1080 for pest control in New Zealand forests.[1] McQueen is also a children's writer, having written two books out of a planned trilogy about the adventures of a marmot and a squirrel, Roderick and the Wizard of Endor, and Roderick and the Creeping Evil.[5][6]
Selected works
Books
- McQueen, F. M. (2019). Roderick and the Wizard of Endor: A Magical Adventure. Glenorchy: Fiona McQueen.
- McQueen, F. M. (2021). Roderick and the Creeping Evil. Tross Publishing.
- McQueen, Fiona M. F. (2017). The Quiet Forest: The Case Against Aerial 1080. Tross Publishing. ISBN 978-1-872970-55-4.
Other
- McQueen, Fiona (14 January 2019). "Cruel poisons will never bring back the birdsong". Stuff. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vernon, Pam (12 February 2019). "'Biocidal Aotearoa' – Hear an interview with NZ MD Fiona McQueen on 1080 (On the Brink Radio)". Environmental Health Watch NZ. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ McQueen, Fiona Marion Florence (1996). Investigations into the immunopathology of inflammatory arthritis (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/5526.
- ↑ Department of Medicine, University of Otago (9 June 2023). "Our people at the Department of Medicine". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "ICYMI: 25 Great Women in Rheumatology | RheumNow". rheumnow.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ Booklovers, N. Z. (20 April 2021). "Interview: Fiona McQueen talks about Roderick and the Creeping Evil". nzbooklovers. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ "Bookmarks: Fiona McQueen". RNZ. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.