Mary Anderson (gynaecologist)
Mary Anderson | |
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| Born | Mary Margaret Anderson 12 February 1932 Forres, Scotland |
| Died | 17 February 2006 (aged 74) Forres, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | physician, gynaecologist |
| Known for | Anderson Maternity Unit at Lewisham Hospital is named in her honour |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | physician, gynaecologist |
| Field | obstetrics and gynaecology |
| Institutions | St Mary's Hospital, London University Hospital Lewisham |
Mary Margaret Anderson CBE FRCOG (12 February 1932– 17 February 2006) was a Scottish gynaecologist.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Mary Margaret Anderson was born on 12 February 1932, in Forres, Scotland. Her mother Lily, was a mathematics teacher and her father a pharmacist.[2][3] She was educated at Forres Academy where she was the Dux. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1956.[4] She moved to London to complete her medical education.
Career[edit]
After finishing her studies, she took the post of the first female obstetrics registrar appointed at St Mary's Hospital in London.[2]
She served as Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1989 to 1992 and as a member of the Committee of the Future of Maternity Services, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege.[4]
Before retirement, she worked as a Senior Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at University Hospital Lewisham.[4]
Death and legacy[edit]
She died, aged 74, in Forres on 17 February 2006 from complications due to Parkinson's disease.[2] She was interred in the family grave at Cluny Hill, Forres.[2]
The Anderson Maternity Unit at Lewisham Hospital is named in her honour.[2]
Awards and honours[edit]
She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996 Birthday Honours, "For services to Medicine".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mary Margaret Anderson - Longer version". British Medical Journal. 1 January 2018. ISSN 1756-1833.
- ^ a b c d e "Mary Anderson – an appreciation". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Anderson, Mary Margaret, (12 Feb. 1932–17 Feb. 2006), Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Lewisham Hospital, 1967–97", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u5480, ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ a b c Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2001). Maternal Care. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-079-3. OL 11612215M. Wikidata Q29581655.
- ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 8.
External links[edit]
- Mary Anderson on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1932 births
- 2006 deaths
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School
- People from Forres
- British gynaecologists
- Women gynaecologists
- 20th-century Scottish medical doctors
- 21st-century British medical doctors
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- 20th-century Scottish women medical doctors
- 20th-century British women medical doctors
- 21st-century British women medical doctors