Michael John Tynan (born 18 April 1934) was Professor of Paediatric Cardiology at Guy’s Hospital (1982–99) and is a member of Cambridge University’s Paediatric Cardiology Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Michael Tynan
Personal details
Born
Michael John Tynan

(1934-04-18) 18 April 1934 (age 90)

Tynan was born on 18 April 1934, the son of Jerry Joseph Tynan (a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force)[2] and Florence Ann Tynan.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the London Hospital.[1]

Tynan was a Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Medical School (1962)[2] and a Senior Assistant Resident at the Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts (1962).[1] He was Registrar of Westminster Hospital (1964) and Registrar (later Lecturer) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (1966).[1] Tynan was also consultant paediatric cardiologist at Newcastle University Hospitals (1971) and at Guy’s Hospital (1977) before taking up his professorship at Guy’s Hospital in 1982.[1]

Tynan married Eirlys Pugh Williams in 1958.[1] He is a member of the Athenaeum Club, London.[1]

Publications

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  • Paediatric Cardiology, a Textbook, 1983 (jointly)[1]
  • Articles on Nomenclature and Classification of congenital heart diseases and on heart diseases in children[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tynan, Prof. Michael John, (born 18 April 1934), Professor of Paediatric Cardiology, Guy's Hospital, 1982–99". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38313. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  2. ^ a b c Qureshi, Shakeel A. (2007). "The Paediatric Cardiology Hall of Fame – Michael John Tynan". Cardiology in the Young. 17 (3): 254–263. doi:10.1017/S1047951107000467. PMID 17615643. S2CID 44329553.