John Leonard Dawson
John Leonard Dawson | |
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| Born | 30 September 1932 Leicester, England |
| Died | 16 May 1999 (aged 66) Leicester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
John Leonard Dawson Royal Household of the United Kingdom, and was described by a peer as "the best general surgeon in London in the 1970s and 1980s".[1]
Early life and education
Dawson was born in
St James's Hospital, Balham, under Norman Tanner, and also under Edward Muir at King's College London. He gained his Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons in 1958. In 1963โ64 he attended Boston City Hospital and Harvard University on a Nuffield Scholarship.[1][2][3]
Career
In 1964 or 1965, Dawson was appointed as a consultant surgeon at
the Queen (1983โ90) and Serjeant Surgeon (1990โ91).[1][2][3] He was a fellow of King's College London from 1995 until his death.[2]
Described as an "excellent diagnostician"tumour resection, injection sclerotherapy and portosystemic shunt surgery for portal hypertension.[1][3] His hepatic focus was important in developing the Liver Unit at King's College Hospital, which was established in 1966 by Roger Williams[4] and soon built an international reputation.[1][2][3]
Personal life
In 1958, he married Rosemary Brundle, a
liver transplant and then developed spinal stenosis, for which he received surgery.[1] He died in London on 16 May 1999, after a second liver transplant.[1][2][3]
Awards and honours
He was appointed a CVO in 1992.[2] Dawson Ward at King's College Hospital was named in his honour.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Dawson, John Leonard (1932 - 1999)", Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online, Royal College of Surgeons, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p John P. Bennett (1 June 1999), "Obituary: John Dawson", The Independent, archived from the original on 13 June 2022, retrieved 8 January 2017
- ^ PMID 10445945
- ^ About Us: Our history, King's College London, retrieved 9 January 2017
- ^ Ward and building dedications, King's College Hospital, retrieved 9 January 2017
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