Donald Douglas Surgeon - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jun 28, 1911 St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 28 Jan 1993 (aged 81)

Scottish surgeon

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About Donald Douglas Surgeon

  • Sir Donald Macleod Douglas, (28 June 1911 – 28 January 1993) was a Scottish academic surgeon.
  • His schooling and medical undergraduate education were at St Andrews following which he embarked at an early stage on an academic career, winning a scholarship to pursue research at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.
  • After further research at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London he served in World War II as a surgical specialist with the Eighth Army in North Africa and was seconded from military duties to serve as Professor of Surgery in Baghdad.
  • As professor of Surgery in St Andrews and Dundee, he developed research interests in wound healing and the design of operating theatres.
  • He was president of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was knighted in 1972.

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