Ronald Bradley
Ronald Duncan Bradley (8 July 1929–26 April 2023) was a British professor of medicine, considered to be a pioneer of intensive care medicine.[1][2]
Biography
Born in London, Bradley completed his medical education at St Thomas' in 1955 and served there until 1994.[3]
Bradley was the first full-time intensive care doctor in the U.K.[4] In 1966, Bradley was appointed to lead the first intensive care unit at St Thomas', where he introduced a pulmonary artery catheter.[3] In 1974, he and his colleagues published a review of their experience and observations.[5] In 1989, he was named the UK's first professor of intensive care.[3] Over his tenure, Bradley guided 170 senior house officers, with over 20 advancing to professorships.[3]
In addition to his work in cardiac care, Bradley developed renal support techniques and methods for intravenous liver biopsies.[3][6] He also adapted early BBC computers for clinical monitoring. His research resulted in the publication of the book Studies in Acute Heart Failure.[3] Awards recognizing his work include the Moxon Medal in 1993 and the Fothergillian Medal in 2017.[3]
He died of an intracranial hemorrhage at the age of 93.[2]