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Helen Elizabeth Byrne, (1910-1998) MA Melb (1932) MB BS Melb (1947) MRACP (1961) FRACP (1972) was an Australian Physician.

She was born in Leongatha, Victoria and died in Kew, Melbourne.

She was awarded Honours from University of Melbourne in 1947, worked at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital prior to furthering her postgraduate studies in 1950 at Hammersmith and various London Hospitals. From 1955 she returned to Melbourne and worked at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital, in general practice, and a clinical tutor at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She retired in 1975. "She made a quiet and self-effacing but significant contribution to the medical and cultural life of her era."

Interests
Fluent speaker of French and Italian and later added Modern Greek to be able to communicate better with newly arrived migrants.

Awards
Byrne was awarded the W.T. Mollinson Scholarship which she used to travel to Perugia to undertake a course in Italian Literature and published an article in the Argus.

Affiliated Institutions
She was a member of the Australian Medical Association, Royal College.