William MacIntyre (c. 1791/92 – 4 March 1857) was a Scottish physician known for publishing the first case report of

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in 1850. MacIntyre graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1811. He was appointed to HMS ''Ramillies'' as assistant surgeon on 5 December 1812. In 1820, he married Mary Warren Plowman, sister of the ''Ramillies'' surgeon Henry Plowman, and had two daughters. He then established a successful practice, eventually in

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, London. He was also a consultant to the

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and Metropolitan Convalescent Institution. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1851.

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*George ED, Sadovsky R. Multiple Myeloma: Recognition and Management. '' American Family Physician'' 1 April 1999. *Kyle RA. "Multiple myeloma: how did it begin?" ''Mayo Clin Proc'' 1994;69:680-3. ;Specific 1790s births 1857 deaths 19th-century Scottish medical doctors Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians British oncologists Royal Navy officers Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Royal Navy Medical Service officers Scottish sailors {{Scotland-med-bio-stub