Andrew Hope Davidson MD, FRCPI, FRCOG (May 29, 1895 – February 12, 1967) was professor of midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[1]
He graduated from Trinity College in 1917, and subsequently served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Palestine and Syria during the First World War.[1] He returned to Dublin, and qualified in medicine in 1920.[1]
He was master of the Rotunda Hospital from 1933 to 1940, and oversaw the development of many new services and facilities [2][3][4] He was appointed to the Royal City of Dublin Hospital in 1940. In 1948, he became gynaecologist at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital.[1] He was King's Professor of Midwifery from 14 January 1953 to 6 May 1960.[5]
Some of his medical contributions were in the areas of postpartum infections, pelvimetry, and Caesarean section.[1]
He was a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Obituary Notices: A. H. Davidson". British Medical Journal. 2 (5545): 183–184. 15 April 1967. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1841668. PMID 5336407.
- ^ A Historical Perspective of the RCSI Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1789–2006. Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine RCSI Women's Health, 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Hope Davidson | Rotunda Online Exhibition". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Percy, T.; Kirkpatrick, C. (1 March 1945). "The Rotunda Hospital". Irish Journal of Medical Science. 20 (3): 67–73. doi:10.1007/BF02952355. ISSN 0021-1265. S2CID 70727079.
- ^ "Andrew Hope Davidson". Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. (2014) RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914–1918.London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 3.
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