Norma Restieaux Explained

Dame Norma Jean Restieaux (born 16 July 1934) is a New Zealand physician, medical researcher, cardiologist and author.

Early life

Restieaux was born in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda on 16 July 1934, the daughter of Frank Charles Restieaux (1911–1976) and Florence Jean May Restieaux (née Godfrey; 1908–1996).^{[1] [2] [3]} She was educated at Otago Girls' High School.^[4]

Career

Restieaux studied medicine at the University of Otago, graduating Bachelor of Medical Science in 1958, and MB ChB in 1960.^[5] She was mentored by Professor John Hunter, Professor of Medicine at Otago in the early stages of her career.^[6] A cardiologist, Resieaux was head of the Cardiology Department at Dunedin Hospital and consultant cardiologist for the Otago Health Board and associate professor at the University of Otago.

In 1999, Restieaux became the first female president of the New Zealand Medical Association.^[7]

Selected publications

She authored or co-authored the following:

• 'Clinical outcome of older patients with acute coronary syndrome over the last three decades' Age Ageing 2006 35: 280–285;
• 'Use of evidence-based management for acute coronary syndrome.' N Z Med J. 2005 Oct 7;118(1223):U1678. PMID 16224502.
• 'Audit of a collaborative care model suggests patients with acute myocardial infarction are not disadvantaged by treatment in a rural hospital.' N Z Med J. 2002 Nov 8;115(1165):U239. PMID 12552285.
• 'Differences in easily recognised coronary risk factors by age at first myocardial infarction.' N Z Med J. 1997 Sep 12;110(1051):339-40. PMID 9323375.
• 'IDL Composition and Angiographically Determined Progression of Atherosclerotic Lesions During Simvastatin Therapy.' Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1998 Apr;18(4):577-83. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.18.4.577. PMID 9555863.

Honours

In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, Restieaux was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cardiology.

External links

• Interview with Restieaux in the Alexander Turnbull Library, 1993

Notes and References

1. News: Births . 8 . 18 July 1934 . Evening Star . 21775 . 12 October 2021.
2. Web site: Restieaux, Norma Jean (Dame), 1934– . National Library of New Zealand . 6 June 2020.
3. Web site: Cemeteries search . Dunedin City Council . 12 October 2021.
4. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 313.
5. Web site: NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Q–R . Shadows of Time . 12 October 2021.
6. Armstrong. John. 2014. Doctors from 'the end of the world': oral history and New Zealand medical migrants, 1945-1975. Oral History. 42. 2. 41–49. 24343432 . 0143-0955. JSTOR.
7. Web site: History . 2021-10-12 . New Zealand Medical Association.