John Parkinson (cardiologist)

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Sir John Parkinson

cardiologist known for describing Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome.[1][2]

Biography

Parkinson was born in

Sir James Mackenzie at the London Hospital.[2]

During the First World War, he served with the

National Heart Hospital and was a civilian cardiologist for the Royal Air Force from 1931 to 1956.[2]

He was knighted by King George VI in 1948.[3] The first European Congress of Cardiology opened on 10 September 1952 under the chairmanship of Parkinson.[4]

Parkinson married Clara Elvina le Brocq, whom he met while in Rouen during the First World War, daughter of Alfred Le Brocq of St Helier. They had four daughters and one son. Their son, Robert Parkinson, was one of the "Channel Dash Heroes" killed during the Second World War in 1942, at the age of 19.[2]

References

  1. ^ L. Wolff, J. Parkinson, P. D. White. "Bundle-branch block with short P-R interval in healthy young people prone to paroxysmal tachyardia." American Heart Journal, St. Louis, 1930, 5: 685.
  2. ^ a b c d "Obituary: Sir John Parkinson". The Times. 8 June 1976. p. 16.
  3. Who Named It?
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