James W. Lance

For the actor, see James Lance.

James W. Lance
AO, CBE
Born(1926-10-19)19 October 1926
Wollongong, Australia
Died20 February 2019(2019-02-20) (aged 92)
Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other names
  • James Waldo Lance
  • James Lance
Education
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology
Institutions

James Waldo Lance AO, CBE (1926–2019), often referred to as James Lance and James W. Lance, was an Australian neurologist. He was the founder of the School of Neurology at the University of New South Wales and president of the International Headache Society in 1987–89,[1] and a "world authority on the diagnosis and treatment" of headache and migraine.[2][3]

  1. ^ About the IHS, ihs-headache.org. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Rosslyn Beeby, "Ease the pressure of a headache", The Age, 12 January 1994, p. 14.
  3. ^ Tributes flow after death of world-renowned neurologist, pharmacynews.com.au, 7 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.