Mary Alice Blair

Mary Alice Blair
Born	27 February 1880 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	1962(1962-00-00) (aged 81–82)
Education	Wellington Girls’ College Canterbury College Victoria University of Wellington Auckland University College University of London London School of Medicine for Women
Known for	Doctor with the Scottish Women's Hospital for Foreign Service
Medical career
Profession	Anaesthetist, surgeon
Institutions	British Hospital for Mothers and Babies Royal Free Hospital New Hospital for Women Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps Hospital, London Whitelands College

Mary Alice Blair (1880–1962) was a New Zealand doctor who organised hospitals in Malta, Serbia and Salonika during the First World War. She was in charge of Serbian hospital evacuation to Corsica where  she was responsible for the thousands of refugees. She was awarded the Serbian Medal of St Sava and mentioned in despatches for her distinguished service. An anaesthetist, trained in New Zealand and Britain, Blair was described as one of “the great women of anaesthesia.”