for their storage, release and inactivation" Robert Kavanaugh – dentist and George Cross recipient Stephen W. Kuffler – "father of modern neuroscience" Max Lake – Australia's first specialist hand surgeon Gerald Lawrie – American heart surgeon and pioneer in the surgical treatment of valvular heart disease; performed the first mitral valve repair using the daVinci robotic surgical system; Methodist Hospital Michael E. Debakey Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine Sir Herbert Maitland – surgeon William McBride – obstetrician, who in 1961 first warned the medical world against thalidomide as a human teratogen Charles George McDonald – physician, army officer and academic Patrick McGorry – Australian of the Year 2010 Wirginia Maixner – neurosurgeon, director of neurosurgery at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne; graduated in 1986 Sir Michael Marmot – President of British Medical Association, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London; has conducted ground-breaking studies into stroke John Mattick – Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, whose research led to the discovery of the function of non-coding DNA Stan Devenish Meares – former President Australian Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Donald Metcalf – his research revealed the control of blood cell formation Errol Solomon Meyers – prominent Brisbane doctor; one of the founding fathers of the University of Queensland School of Medicine Jacques Miller – discoverer of the function of the thymus (the last major organ of the human body whose function remained unknown) Sir William Morrow – former President Royal Australasian College of Physicians Philip Nitschke – physician, humanist, author, founder and director of the pro-euthanasia group Exit International Sir Gustav Nossal – immunologist, discoverer of the "one cell-one antibody" rule, which states that each B lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, secretes a specific antibody in response to an encounter with a specific foreign antigen Mitchell Notaras – graduate who funded the $1.1 million Mitchel J Notaras Scholarship for Colorectal Medicine at the University of Sydney Susie O'Reilly – family doctor and obstetrician, noted for her rejected application for residency at Sydney Hospital in favour of male applicants in 1905 despite her excellent academic record Brian Owler – President of the Australian Medical Association Cecil Purser – former chairman Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Margery Scott-Young – surgeon Colin Sullivan – inventor of the Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure (CPAP) mask Mavis Sweeney – hospital pharmacist Frank