Professor Arthur “Barry” Baker AM speaks with Dr Chris Ball about his remarkable career in anaesthesia, intensive care, education, and medical leadership.
Professor Baker reflects on his journey from early clinical training in Brisbane to doctoral research at Oxford, his role in shaping academic anaesthesia in Australia and New Zealand, and his lasting contributions to ANZCA, ethics, and medical history. In this new video, produced by the Geoffrey Kaye Museum, he talks to Honorary Curator Dr Christine Ball about his varied career.
Our oral history project captures the memories of people, places and events as told by important individuals within the specialties of anaesthesia and pain medicine.