John Maxwell Anderson
John Maxwell Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 31 January 1982 (aged 53–54) |
| Occupation(s) | surgeon and cancer specialist |
John Maxwell Anderson FRCS, FRCSED (1928 – 31 January 1982) was a Scottish consultant surgeon and cancer specialist whose research focused on tissue transplantation, cancer immunology and chemotherapy.[1][2]
Career[edit]
John Maxwell Anderson was educated at Madras College, St Andrews and Strathallan School, Perthshire.[1] He graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1952 (MB ChB).[1] Following the completion of his national service with the Royal Air Force, Anderson had a varied postgraduate training.[1] In 1959 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSED).[1]
In 1960 Anderson was appointed senior registrar to Professor Ian Aird at the Hammersmith Hospital in London.[1] Thereafter, he went to Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston where he conducted valuable original research.[1] In 1966 Anderson was appointed consultant surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, eventually becoming consultant general surgeon.[1] He published several notable books and papers during his career.[3]
Anderson died in 1982 in a fall from the roof of his house while carrying out a home repair.[2]
Anderson's grandfather, Jamie Anderson, won The Open Championship in three consecutive years between 1877 and 1879.[4]
Publications[edit]
- John Maxwell Anderson, ed. (1970). The Biology and Surgery of Tissue Transplantation: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Glasgow on 20-21 March 1969. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 0397601271.
- John Maxwell Anderson (1970). The biology and surgery of tissue transplantation. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 063206210X.
- John Maxwell Anderson (1972). Nature's Transplant: The Transplantation Immunology of Viviparity. Butterworths. ISBN 0407326502.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Obituary - J M Anderson" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 284 (6317): 755. 6 March 1982. PMC 1496714. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Surgeon falls to death". The Herald (Glasgow). 1 February 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ John Maxwell Anderson publications indexed by Microsoft Academic
- ^ "Anderson, John Maxwell (1928 - 1982)". Royal College of Surgeons of England. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- 1928 births
- 1982 deaths
- Scottish surgeons
- People educated at Madras College
- People educated at Strathallan School
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Harvard Medical School faculty
- British cancer researchers
- 20th-century Scottish medical doctors
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in Scotland
- 20th-century surgeons