Robert Fowler (surgeon, soldier)

Robert Fowler (1888–1965) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.

He served in World War I with the Australian Mounted Division, obtaining the rank of Colonel.

In civilian life he practiced at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne; represented the Victoria Branch of the British Medical Association; was an advocate of the ‘Airway Ambulance’ (forerunner to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia); served on the staff of the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs; researched the use of the Radium Ray for cancer treatment; and pioneered the linkage between smoking and lung cancer.