I had the chance to meet Andrew in 1983, Internship in the old Royal Canberra 'Cas'. He was the sort of guy whose charisma and kindness meant you followed his progress distantly for the next 38 years, hoping your paths might cross. My condolences to his family in their grief, Dave Simes
I will always fondly remember working with Andrew as an SR at the Alfred - he was one of the nicest, smartest, interesting, humble, witty and well rounded of people you could hope to work with. I'm also grateful to him for helping me finish my project. I was very saddened to hear that we had lost one of the very best. My sincerest condolences to hi...
So very saddened to hear of Andrew’s passing. I first met him when I was a junior ICU registrar at the Alfred. Our senior registrar was sick that week and we started our week on the trauma pod with Andrew smiling and telling me “well, you just got a promotion for the week! You’ll be making all the decisions on this ward round!” Terrified, hesita...
Cameron Knott Austin ICU Medical team February 2012 - the green shirt!
I am one of the lucky ones fortunate to score Andrew to supervise my echocardiography training. I will cherish the memories of us sitting together infront of the epiq going through the images. His wisdom and generosity to share his passion in echo and ECMO shape what i am today. Thank you and Vale Andrew.
Andrew was the sort of clinician that got furious when a neuro surgeon publicly yelled at me in our ICU. And made me promise to come get him immediately if it happened again. He also supported Ruth when settling in from a foreign country. Our patients and staff were always in the best hands. These powerful moments we will never forget. Ruth and Tin...
One of the first things I needed to do as the new Divisional Director Medical Services at Austin in 2017 was to ensure the ICU had adequate support to be able to do what they do so well. Andrew generously and courageously shared his insights about how we could do that better and we worked together over the course of about a year on that mission. Th...
It’s hard to believe that Andrew won’t be around for a chat, a bit of advice or to provide kind words of reassurance. As many have said here, he was a rare combination of incredible knowledge, skill, kindness and compassion. He was the colleague that you wanted to look after your own family. You’d often find him in the tea room, genuinely intereste...
Star. Best in the business.Fantastic colleague and person.Will be very sadly missed.
Andrew seemed unaware how inspiring he was: defiantly humble, against all the odds. A brilliant clinician, an exceptional teacher, an insightful mentor, above all a kind, funny human being. Thank you Andrew, for your wisdom and contribution to our world.
Arriving in the Austin ICU every morning, it was pretty much guaranteed I would find Hilts sitting in Christine Hanko's office discussing just about anything (and everything) over a cup of tea. Andrew knew that our humanity and connectedness are central to giving our best as intensivists. He lived these values every day of his professional life and...
I have very fond memories of Andrew Hilton. Very friendly and helpful with excellent echocardiography skills. I had great time with him at Alfred ICU learning echocardiography from him. He will be greatly missed
I have nothing but fond memories and the utmost respect for Andrew. He was absolutely fantastic on the Board, and we sat together on numerous occasions discussing everything from work to our love of bikes. And other things like why neither of us had the wisdom to order the crème brûlée for dessert. The opportunity to share such moments again with...
It was a privilege to be on the 4pm ward round with Prof, simultaneously marvelling at his wisdom whilst groaning at his jokes. A great educator, his range of topics spanned from poetry to astrophysics and synthesisers. I'll miss the cups of tea every time I had a career decision to make and the way he got away with calling me Miss T. Hilts knew ...
I have such fond, and abiding memories of Andrew. We first met when he was a senior registrar at the Alfred, and I was a VMO consultant. An extraordinarily skilled clinician, he was generous with his knowledge. More than that was Andrew’s hospitality. As a “FIFO” consultant, Andrew would always invite me to his house, we shared many a dinner an...
I will miss your calm leadership and guidance, your witty satire and puns, your ethical and philosophical take on life, your use of the word ought, your patience and tolerance, and your wisdom. I will look to the chair in Christine's office on the way to mine, and remember you fondly. Every 30th Jan I'll buy a mochaccino to remember (and mock) you...
Andrew was the loveliest person. On the academic side, having previously listened to multiple talks on the usefulness of echo in everyday practice, it was a talk by Andrew that immediately convinced me the premise was true. He was the real deal.
Rest In Peace Andrew and know that you were respected and loved by many. I hope the thoughtful and kind memories on this site bring comfort to your family. I worked alongside Andrew on the SIMG Committee of CICM and valued his integrity, respect for others and warmth that he brought to each and every interview and to the committee work. He will be ...
I am shocked and saddened to learn of Andrew's passing. I first met Andrew when he was on a registrar rotation at the Children's Hospital Westmead PICU where I was a staff intensivist. He impressed me with his exceptional intelligence, thoughtfulness, quiet confidence and humility. Through the years if we bumped into each other at a confer...
My condolences on the loss of such a great man. Andrew was such a kind, warm-hearted, gentle soul that was always there when one need him, and his puns. Way too intellectual for me and my dull brain that he always had an additional kind chuckle when I couldn’t follow the puns/jokes lol. I really enjoyed working with him, and will miss working with ...
When I started at the Austin in 2014, Andrew’s ‘aura’ was plainly evident. Held in the highest regard by his consultant peers both within and outside the ICU, it was perhaps even more instructive that that respect and affection also ran through the ranks of nursing, allied health and ancillary staff in the unit without exception. To a junior traine...
Andrew was a deep thinker, kind and generous soul, cheeky ‘Dad joker’, mentor and an excellent clinician. I first met Andrew at Alfred ICU in the 2009 H1N1 season and was exposed to the expansion of ECMO and echocardiography and ultrasound that emintaed there through his leadership. I was lucky enough to have him as a colleague when I started my co...
Andrew was such a truly unique individual- the world seems somehow duller without him. I thought I knew a bit about echo when I stared as a consultant at the Alfred at the same time as Andrew- I quickly realised that I did not but wow- did I land an amazing mentor! I had an exponential learning curve .. about echo and many other things. The import...
Nicki and I devastated to hear of Andrew’s passing. Wonderful warm memories of Andrew His kindness, his expertise, his immense sense of duty, his character and principles. Our hearts go out to all family and friends who will miss him dearly.
Thank you Andrew for your humble, measured and thoughtful commitment to patients and colleagues. The Victorian healthcare sector has benefited greatly from your knowledge to date, and will do so into the future because you generously shared what you had.
The staff from Ramsay Health Peninsula Private Intensive care unit would like to acknowledge the important contribution Andrew made to the development and successful progression of the ICU 10 years ago. Andrew has remained a highly regarded Intensivist amongst our peers and we are deeply saddened by his passing. Our most sincere sympathies extend t...
With Andrew, we lose an outstanding clinician, a fantastic educator, and a brilliant mind, calm and unassuming, so thoughtful and clear in his words. But even more, we will miss him as the good-natured, kind and generous person he was. A role model and mentor to many. Thank you Andrew, it was a privilege to have known you.
It was an honour to know Andrew. His superb echocardiography skills and teaching, his passion for education were very influential and he was a role model for many. But it was his warm human side that I was privileged to experience on a teaching trip to Siberia that will cement Andrew as a dear friend in my heart. Boat trip, clay shooting and Maral ...
It is very hard to come to terms with the loss of Andrew, highly respected and adored colleague. As a cardiac surgeon my interactions with Andrew were more than just about the patient I had handed over. Humble to the core, always sharing the common purpose why we do what we do and above all empathy and respect for all around him made him one of t...
Like many in the Irish Intensive Care community, I was devastated to hear of Andrew’s untimely death. Arriving at the Alfred almost 20 years ago, it was my good fortune to find the perfect colleague on my roster. Andrew had more experience, insight and expertise than I did but seemed to go to great pains to hide that fact making me feel like his eq...
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The College of Intensive Care Medicine would like to honour the life and work of Andrew Hilton and acknowledge the immeasurable impact he has had on the lives of so many, as a much loved and respected clinician, mentor, educator, colleague and friend. Andrew’s work with the College has included the roles of Supervisor of Training, Board member and College Censor. Andrew has been a wonderful advo... more
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