Norma Restieaux

Dame Norma Jean Restieaux (born 16 July 1934) is a New Zealand physician, medical researcher, cardiologist and author.

Early life Restieaux was born in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda on 16 July 1934, the daughter of Frank Charles Restieaux (1911–1976) and Florence Jean May Restieaux (née Godfrey; 1908–1996). She was educated at Otago Girls' High School.

Career Restieaux studied medicine at the University of Otago, She then undertook specialist cardiology training in London and Boston, before returning to Dunedin in 1970. Restieaux was mentored by John Hunter, professor of medicine at Otago in the early stages of her career, and rose to become head of the Cardiology Department at Dunedin Hospital, consultant cardiologist for the Otago Health Board and associate professor at the University of Otago. The following year, she became the first woman from New Zealand to be president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Selected publications She authored or co-authored the following:

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Honours In the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours, Restieaux was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to cardiology.