Desmond Gareth Julian (24 April 1926 – 26 December 2019) was a British cardiologist who pioneered the creation of coronary care units.

Life

He was professor of cardiology at

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

(1975–86), medical director of the

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(1986–93) and president of the

British Cardiovascular Society The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) is a United Kingdom-wide health organisation based in London. It aims to represent all healthcare professionals working in the field of cardiology, set standards for prevention, diagnosis, and clinical care, ...

(1985–87).

Awards

Julian received the

European Society of Cardiology The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and improve scientific un ...

's gold medal.Mark E. Silverman
"Profiles in Cardiology: Desmond Gareth Julian: Pioneer in Coronary Care"
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Clinical Cardiology ''Clinical Cardiology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering cardiology that was established in 1978. It is published by John Wiley & Sons and the editor-in-chief is A. John Camm (St George's, University of London). It is an offic ...

'', vol. 24 (2001), pp. 695–696.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Julian, Desmond 1926 births 2019 deaths British cardiologists Academics of Newcastle University