Ian Macdonald (1873 – 14 September 1932) was a Scottish physician. He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh and studied at the

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where he was awarded the degrees of M.B., C.M. in 1894, and M.D. in 1898. His M.D. was entitled 'Treatment of superficial burns by

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solution: a study in repair'.

In Literature

In "A Time to Keep" Dr.

Halliday Sutherland Halliday Gibson Sutherland (1882–1960) was a Scottish medical doctor, writer, opponent of eugenics and the producer of Britain's first public health education cinema film in 1911. Private life Halliday Sutherland was born in Glasgow, Scotland ...

(his cousin) wrote about Macdonald, including his final days in 1932" The book also described the work of the clinic. Dr Macdonald's Huelva house is discussed i
this 2015 newspaper article

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Ian 1873 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Scottish medical doctors 20th-century Scottish medical doctors Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School Malariologists People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh