Terence Millin
Terence Millin | |
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Born | 9 January 1903 |
Died | 1980 |
Citizenship | British / Irish |
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Occupation | Surgeon |
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Terence John Millin
Millin graduated in medicine in 1927 from Trinity College Dublin after also gaining a degree in maths and arts, and representing both his university and Ireland at rugby. He first became a house surgeon at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, Dublin, following which he gained postgraduate qualifications and moved to London with a travelling scholarship. Here, he came across the Irish urologist Edward Canny Ryall at All Saints' Hospital in Pimlico, and in 1934, inherited Ryall's practice.
His three-page article on the retropubic prostatectomy, published in The Lancet on 1 December 1945, demonstrated a method of removing the prostate without the traditional cut through the bladder, thus reducing complications, and he became renowned for the procedure.
He later moved back to Ireland, served as president of the British Association of Urological Surgeons between 1953 and 1955, and also as president of the British Association of Urological Surgeons. He was given honorary membership of the Urological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, and in 1963 was elected president of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).
Early life
Terence Millin was born on 9 January 1903 into a Protestant family in
After completing school, he gained admission to Trinity College Dublin in 1921, with a scholarship to study arts and mathematics. Later, he changed career path and gained a place to study medicine. He also represented both Trinity College Dublin (DUFC) and Ireland at rugby. He graduated in medicine in 1927.[1][3]
Career
Millin first became a house surgeon at
He was awarded a travelling fellowship from Dublin University and moved to London where he took up jobs at the Middlesex Hospital and Guy's Hospital. Subsequently, he entered the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Great Portland Street, and the All Saints' Hospital in Pimlico, where he came across the Irish urologist Edward Canny Ryall.[3]
In 1930, he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the following year took the optional subject of genito-urinary surgery in his MCh examination at Dublin, when he came first place. In 1934, following the death of Ryall, Millin took over his position at All Saints and his private practice at 75 Harley Street.[3]
On 1 December 1945,
In 1950, he moved back to Ireland to 250-acre Georgian estate, “Byblox”, near Cork.[3] His social circle included the novelist Elizabeth Bowen, writer Edward, 5th Baron Sackville, The Slazengers of Powerscourt and Stephen and Lady Ursula Vernon of Bruree, the latter a daughter of 'Bendor', 2nd Duke of Westminster. In the late 1950s, he worked with pioneering nurse educator Eithne O'Domhnaill.[8] He later moved to County Wicklow, and later lived at the palladian villa of Knockmore Enniskerry and Kilcoole.[3]
Awards and honours
In either 1953[9] or 1954,[2] he became president of the British Association of Urological Surgeons and was given honorary membership of the Urological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.[9]
He was elected president of RCSI for 1963–1966. He was a recipient of the St Peter's Medal.[9]
Death and legacy
In 1980, he died of
The RCSI commemorates him in the annual Millin Scientific Meeting, in which the speaker receives the Millin Medal.[10] A student residence and the Millin Room at the RCSI were named his honour.[3][11]
Selected publications
Articles
- "Investigation and Treatment of Sterility in the Male". PMID 21313393
- "Retropubic prostatectomy; a new extravesical technique; report of 20 cases". The Lancet. Vol. 2, No. 6380 (1 December 1945), pp. 693–694.
- "Prostatectomy". The Lancet. Vol. 1, No. 6384 (5 January 1946), p. 34. . Co-authored with Winsbury-White H. P.
- "Retropubic Prostatectomy". PMID 19993296.
- "The Ureter, the Gynæcologist and the Urologist". President's Address in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. Vol. 42, No. 1 (January 1949), pp. 37–46. PMID 18109706.
- "Retropubic prostatectomy; experiences based on 757 cases.". The Lancet. Vol. 1, No. 6549 (5 March 1949), pp. 381–385. . Co-authored with Macalister, C. L. and Kelly, P.M.
- "Some Irish urology: ancient and modern. The seventh Ferdinand C. Valentine memorial lecture". PMID 4891131
Books
- Retropubic Urinary Surgery. Williams and Wilkins Company, Baltimore (1947).[12]
References
- ^ (subscription required)
- ^ doi:10.1002/tre.779.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Terence Millin (1903 - 1980): Surgeon and medical pioneer". www.newulsterbiography.co.uk. The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ISBN 9780470755136.
- S2CID 32081135.
- ISSN 0473-8837
- ISBN 1841101818
- ^ Key influence in raising profile and the standard of Irish nursing. ‘'The Irish Times. 2 September 2000.
- ^ a b c d "Terence Millin | The British Association of Urological Surgeons Limited". www.baus.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Millin Lecture". www.rcsi.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ RCSI History Timeline. 2018. pp. 7
- ISSN 0039-6060.
Further reading
- Davis Coakley, Irish masters of medicine (Dublin: Town House, 1992). ISBN 978-0948524417
- Barry O'Donnell, Terence Millin: A Remarkable Irish Surgeon, Dublin: A&A Farmar, 2002. ISBN 978-1899047949
- Terence Millin: A Urological Pioneer. European Urology
- Terence Millin, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Terence Millin