George Millington Woodwark (27 April 1923 – 4 June 2012) was a British cardiologist who moved to Vancouver Island, where he established cardiac catheterizations and founded Canada's first heart defibrillation unit.
George Millington Woodwark | |
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| Born | 27 April 1923 |
| Died | 4 June 2012 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westminster Hospital Medical School |
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| Relatives | Sir Arthur Stanley Woodwark (father) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Sub-specialties | Cardiology |
He was one of the Westminster Hospital medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.
Early life and education
editGeorge Millington Woodwark was born on 27 April 1923, the son of Sir Arthur Stanley Woodwark,[1][2] and a cousin of Sir Peter Bottomley.[3] He was one of the Westminster Hospital medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.[4]
Career
editIn 1948, he was listed temporary surgeon lieutenant in the Navy.[5] On 21 February 1948, he married Carol Mary Jenkins.[6]
He arrived in New York on 19 June 1958 on the RMS Mauretania en route to Colorado General Hospital, Denver.[7] His ship had departed from Southampton on 13 June 1958 and he was accompanied by his wife Megan.[8]
In the early 1960s, he arrived on Vancouver Island.[2] There he established cardiac catheterizations and founded Canada's first heart defibrillation unit.[2] He taught paramedics at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.[9]
Death
editHe died on 4 June 2012, survived by his wife Sheila and four children.[2]
Selected publications
edit- "Electrocardiographic changes in atrial septal defects: Ostium secundum defect versus ostium primum (endocardial cushion) defect". American Heart Journal, Vol. 58, Issue 5 (November 1959), pp. 689–700. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(59)90226-1 PMID 14435176 (With Ray Pryor and S.Gilbert Blount Jr.)
- "Considerations involved in the selection for surgery of patients with ventricular septal defects". The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 5, Issue 2 (February 1960), Pages 223–233. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(60)90201-0 PMID 13801649 (With S. Gilbert Blount Jr.)
- "Hospital education program following myocardial infarction". Canadian Medical Association Journal Vol. 106, No. 6 (April 1972), pp. 665–7. PMID 5012230
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bottomley, Peter (30 March 2020). "The unsung heroes of Bergen-Belsen". Imperial Medicine Blog. Imperial College London. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "George Millington Woodwark Obituary (2012) The Times Colonist". Legacy.com. Times Colonist. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Worthing Holocaust gatherings matched by people across the world". www.sussexexpress.co.uk. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Aichroth, Paul (2019). History of Westminster Hospital; Tercentenary 1719-2019. Alumnus of Westminster Medical School, University of London and Imperial College (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2022.
- ^ UK Navy Lists, 1888-1970. Vol. I-III, October 1948, P.670
- ^ "Marriages" College Notes 1940s - St John's College, Cambridge]. P.125
- ^ New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967. Treasury Department, United States Department of Justice
- ^ The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27- UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, Mauretania
- ^ Civic Administration. Maclean-Hunter. 1971. p. 33.