Carl de Gruchy, trained in medicine at the University of Melbourne and was appointed University of Melbourne Professor of Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in 1962, continuing in the position until 1970. He was a pioneer in Australian and New Zealand haematology and was instrumental in its development from a fledgling discipline into one which is now a major clinical and laboratory-based speciality.
The Carl de Gruchy Oration was established in his honour.
| Year | Orator |
| 2025 | A/Professor Surender Juneja |
| 2024 | Professor Paula Marlton |
| 2023 | Professor Andrew Roberts AM |
| 2022 | Professor P Joy Ho AM |
| 2021 | Associate Professor Bryone Kuss
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| 2019 | Professor David Joske |
| 2018 | Associate Professor Kerry Taylor |
| 2017 | Professor David Gottlieb |
| 2016 | Professor Harry Iland AM |
| 2015 | Professor Timothy Hughes |
| 2014 | Associate Professor Lynda Campbell |
| 2013 | Dr Trevor Olsen |
| 2012 | Professor Jeff Szer |
| 2011 | Professor Hatem Salem |
| 2010 | Professor Helen Heslop |
| 2009 | Professor Luen Bik To |
| 2008 | Associate Professor Alison Street AO |
| 2007 | Professor Michael Berndt |
| 2006 | Associate Professor Ken Bradstock |
| 2005 | Professor James Wiley |
| 2004 | Associate Professor Graham Young |
| 2003 | Professor Robin Carroll |
| 2002 | Professor Alex Gallus |
| 2001 | Associate Professor Ed Sage |
| 2000 | Professor James Isbister |
| 1999 | Professor Ray Lowenthal |
| 1998 | Dr Frank Firkin |
| 1997 | Professor Ron Trent |
| 1996 | Professor Douglas Joshua |
| 1995 | Professor Michael Keating |
| 1994 | Professor Colin Chesterman |
| 1993 | Professor Alec Morley |
| 1992 | Dr Max Whiteside |
| 1991 | Professor Paul Vincent |
| 1990 | Professor Alan Waters |
| 1989 | Professor James C Biggs |
| 1988 | Professor Jack Hirsh |
| 1987 | Professor Donald Metcalf |
| 1986 | Professor W Robert Pitney |
| 1985 | Professor David G Penington |
| 1984 | Dr Fred W Gunz |
| 1983 | Dr James A Bonnin
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| 1982 | Professor John Buchanan |
1981 | Dr O Margaret Garson |
| 1980 | Professor Peter A Castaldi |
| 1979 | Professor David Todd |
| 1978 | Dr Bryan Rush |
| 1977 | Professor Barry G Firkin |
