Fiona McQueen (rheumatologist)

First women professor of rheumatology in New Zealand

Fiona McQueen

Occupation(s)| Rheumatologist, children's writer, environmental activist
Academic background
Thesis|

* Investigations into the immunopathology of inflammatory arthritis (1996)

Academic work
Institutions| University of Auckland, University of Otago

Fiona Marion Florence McQueen is a New Zealand rheumatologist, environmentalist and children's writer, and was a full professor at the University of Auckland before retiring to run a private herbalist practice in Glenorchy in Otago. She was New Zealand's first woman professor of rheumatology.

## Academic career[edit]

McQueen graduated from the University of Otago with a MB Chb in 1980, and worked as a consultant rheumatologist in New Zealand.[1] She completed a PhD titled Investigations into the immunopathology of inflammatory arthritis at the University of Auckland in 1996.[2] McQueen then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, rising to full professor in 2009.[1] She was New Zealand's first woman professor of rheumatology, and is an honorary clinical professor at the University of Otago.[3][4] McQueen used magnetic resonance imaging to show the development of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis, and published a ten-year longitudinal study that was "the first of its kind and identified the central importance of osteitis in the development of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis".[4] Consultant rheumatologist Nicola Dalbeth nominated her as one of the "25 great women" in rheumatology.[4]

McQueen's lifelong hobby of tramping led to an interest in conservation, and in 2017 she published a book arguing against the use of 1080 for pest control in New Zealand forests.[1]

McQueen is also a children's writer, having written two books out of a planned trilogy about the adventures of a marmot and a squirrel, Roderick and the Wizard of Endor, and Roderick and the Creeping Evil.[5][6]

## Selected works[edit]

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### Books[edit]

* McQueen, F. M. (2019). Roderick and the Wizard of Endor: A Magical Adventure. Glenorchy: Fiona McQueen.
* McQueen, F. M. (2021). Roderick and the Creeping Evil. Tross Publishing.
* McQueen, Fiona M. F. (2017). The Quiet Forest: The Case Against Aerial 1080. Tross Publishing. ISBN 978-1-872970-55-4.

### Other[edit]

* McQueen, Fiona (14 January 2019). "Cruel poisons will never bring back the birdsong". Stuff. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
* Fiona M F McQueen (10 February 2017). "Rheumatology around the world: perspectives from Australia and New Zealand". Arthritis Research & Therapy. 19 (1): 24. doi:10.1186/S13075-017-1246-8. ISSN 1478-6354. PMC 5301384. PMID 28183342. Wikidata Q42322540.`{{cite journal}}`: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
* Mikkel Østergaard; Charles Peterfy; Fiona McQueen; et al. (1 June 2003). "OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies. Core set of MRI acquisitions, joint pathology definitions, and the OMERACT RA-MRI scoring system". The Journal of Rheumatology. 30 (6): 1385–1386. ISSN 0315-162X. PMID 12784422. Wikidata Q35144341.
* H Ralph Schumacher; William Taylor; Lawrence Edwards; et al. (1 October 2009). "Outcome domains for studies of acute and chronic gout". The Journal of Rheumatology. 36 (10): 2342–2345. doi:10.3899/JRHEUM.090370. ISSN 0315-162X. PMID 19820223. Wikidata Q43263723.
* Gabriëlle M N Daleboudt; Elizabeth Broadbent; Fiona McQueen; Ad A Kaptein (30 November 2010). "Intentional and unintentional treatment nonadherence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus". Arthritis Care and Research. 63 (3): 342–350. doi:10.1002/ACR.20411. ISSN 0893-7524. PMID 21120967. Wikidata Q50655773.
* Mikkel Ostergaard; Fiona McQueen; Charlotte Wiell; et al. (1 August 2009). "The OMERACT psoriatic arthritis magnetic resonance imaging scoring system (PsAMRIS): definitions of key pathologies, suggested MRI sequences, and preliminary scoring system for PsA Hands". The Journal of Rheumatology. 36 (8): 1816–1824. doi:10.3899/JRHEUM.090352. ISSN 0315-162X. PMID 19671819. Wikidata Q37578148.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Vernon, Pam (12 February 2019). "'Biocidal Aotearoa' – Hear an interview with NZ MD Fiona McQueen on 1080 (On the Brink Radio)". Environmental Health Watch NZ. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. ^ McQueen, Fiona Marion Florence (1996). Investigations into the immunopathology of inflammatory arthritis (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland.
3. ^ Department of Medicine, University of Otago (9 June 2023). "Our people at the Department of Medicine". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
4. ^ a b c "ICYMI: 25 Great Women in Rheumatology | RheumNow". rheumnow.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
5. ^ Booklovers, N. Z. (20 April 2021). "Interview: Fiona McQueen talks about Roderick and the Creeping Evil". nzbooklovers. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
6. ^ "Bookmarks: Fiona McQueen". RNZ. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

## External links[edit]

* McQueen's website

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany