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Leon David Abrams FRCS (1923–2012) was a British
Leon David Abrams FRCS (1923–2012) was a British cardiothoracic surgeon
Cardiothoracic surgery is the medical speciality, field of medicine involved in surgery, surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (pulmonology, lung disease) ...
who developed and implanted the first variable rate heart pacemaker
An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...
, together with Ray Lightwood
Raymond Lightwood (1922–2001) was a British medical engineer who developed the first variable rate heart pacemaker, together with Leon Abrams at the University of Birmingham.
Ray Lightwood was born in Coventry. He was educated at Birchfield ...
, at the University of Birmingham.
Leon Abrams was born in Leeds. He graduated from Birmingham University with an MBChB degree in Medicine in 1945.
Abrams was a cardiothoracic surgeon
Cardiothoracic surgery is the medical speciality, field of medicine involved in surgery, surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (pulmonology, lung disease) ...
at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. With medical engineer Ray Lightwood
Raymond Lightwood (1922–2001) was a British medical engineer who developed the first variable rate heart pacemaker, together with Leon Abrams at the University of Birmingham.
Ray Lightwood was born in Coventry. He was educated at Birchfield ...
, he developed and implanted the first variable rate pacemaker
An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...
in 1960. The first variable rate pacemaker implant took place in March 1960. Two further implants took place in April 1960. Fifty-six patients had received implants by 1966. He set up a leading centre for lung and heart surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Leon Abrams was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1951.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abrams, Leon David 1923 births 2012 deaths Alumni of the University of Birmingham Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England British surgeons