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Regius Professor Of Surgery (Glasgow)
The Regius Chair of Surgery at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1815 by King George III, who also established the Chairs of Chemistry and Natural History. Notable Professors have included Joseph Lister (1860–1869), who developed antisepsis through the use of phenol in sterilising instruments and in cleaning wounds, and Sir William Macewen, a pioneer in modern brain surgery who contributed to the development of bone graft surgery, the surgical treatment of hernia and of pneumonectomy (removal of the lungs). The current occupant is Professor Andrew Biankin. Regius Professors of Surgery * 1815 – John Burns * 1850 – James Lawrie * 1860 – Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister * 1869 – Sir George Husband Baird MacLeod * 1892 – Sir William Macewen * 1924 – Archibald Young * 1939 – Sir Charles Illingworth * 1964 – Sir Andrew Kay * 1999 – David George * 2013 – Andrew Biankin See also * List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow *University of Glasgow ...
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University Of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four Ancient universities of Scotland, ancient universities. Along with the universities of University of St Andrews, St Andrews, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, the university was part of the Scottish Enlightenment during the 18th century. Glasgow is the List of universities in Scotland, second largest university in Scotland by total enrolment and -largest in the United Kingdom. In common with universities of the pre-modern era, Glasgow originally educated students primarily from wealthy backgrounds; however, it became a pioneer in British higher education in the 19th century by also providing for the needs o ...
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John Burns (surgeon)
John Burns FRS MIF (13 November 1775 – 18 June 1850) was a Scottish surgeon.John Burns
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Life

He was the eldest son of Elizabeth Stevenson and Rev. John Burns, who was the minister of the Barony Church in . Burns became a visiting surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the proprietor of the College Street medical school. He was suspected in robbing graves to pro ...
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1815 Establishments In Scotland
Events January * January 2 – Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke in Seaham, county of Durham, England. * January 3 – Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. * January 8 – Battle of New Orleans: American forces led by Andrew Jackson defeat British forces led by Sir Edward Pakenham. American forces suffer around 60 casualties and the British lose about 2,000 (the battle lasts for about 30 minutes). * January 13 – War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. * January 15 – War of 1812: Capture of USS ''President'' – American frigate , commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates. February * February 3 – The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland. * February 4 – The first Dutch student association ...
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Professorships At The University Of Glasgow
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a 'person who professes'. Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank. In most systems of academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor". In some countries and institutions, the word ''professor'' is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is particularly the case in the United States, where the unqualified word is also used colloquially to refer to associate and assistant professors as well, and often to instructors or lecturers. Professors often conduct original research and commonly teach undergraduate, postgraduate, or professional courses in their fields of expertise. In universities ...
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Medical Education In Scotland
Medical education in Scotland includes the education of medical students and qualified medical doctors in Scotland. Medical schools Scotland has five medical schools: University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, University of St Andrews School of Medicine, St Andrews, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee and University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry, Aberdeen. Courses The undergraduate medicine MBChB courses at Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen are 5 years long; the MBChB undergraduate degree at Edinburgh is 6 years long; and St Andrews has a 3 year BSc degree before students finish the last 3 years at a partner university to obtain an MBChB/MBBS. The graduate entry course, known as ScotGEM is four years long with the first and second year at the University of St Andrews and the third and fourth year with the University of Dundee. Admission statistics All five participate in the Reach national initia ...
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University Of Glasgow Medical School
The University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing is the medical school of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the largest in Europe, offering a 5-year MBChB degree course. The School of Medicine uses lecture-based learning, problem-based learning and Glasgow's case-based learning. The medical school in 2025 was ranked 3rd in the UK by The Times University Guide, 7th by the Complete University Guide, and 13th by The Guardian University Guide. It also ranked 50th in the world by both the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings in the same year. History The University of Glasgow School of Medicine has a history dating back to its seventeenth-century beginnings. Achievements in medical science include contributions from renowned physicians such as Joseph Lister (antisepsis), George Beatson (breast cancer), John Macintyre (X-rays and radiology), William Hunter (anatomy and obstetrics) and Ian Donald ...
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David George (academic)
William David George (March 1943 – 6 April 2023) was a British surgeon and breast cancer researcher. Biography Born in Reading, Berkshire, George was educated at Henley Grammar School. George began his career in 1973 as a lecturer at the University of Manchester. In 1981, he became a general surgeon at the Western Infirmary in Reading. By 1990, George shifted his focus to improving breast cancer survival rates through diagnostic procedures. He implemented a diagnostic method that allowed patients to complete all necessary diagnostic tests for breast lumps within a day, as opposed to the traditional multi-week process. In the same year, he helped establish a Surgical Forum which gathered surgeons in Glasgow to exchange medical practices. In 2000, George assumed the Regius Chair of Surgery at the University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glas ...
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Andrew Watt Kay
Sir Andrew Watt Kay (14 August 1914 – 1 February 2011) FRSE, FRCPSG, FRCSEd was a Scottish academic surgeon who was Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow from 1964 to 1981. He developed the augmented histamine test, which bore his name, and was widely used in the investigation and treatment of peptic ulcer disease. He was knighted for services to surgery. From 1972 to 1974 he served as president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Early life Andrew Watt Kay was born on 14 August 1914 in Newton-On-Ayr, Scotland. Both his parents were pharmacists in Ayr. He was educated at Ayr Academy, and was dux of the school, going on to study medicine at the University of Glasgow where he graduated MB ChB with honours in 1939. He was awarded the Brunton Memorial Prize as the most distinguished graduate in medicine for that year. Early career He worked as house surgeon at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow under A. J. Hutton. From 1942 he w ...
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Charles Illingworth
Charles Frederick William Illingworth (8 May 1899 – 23 February 1991) was a British surgeon who specialised in gastroenterology. Along with a range of teaching and research interests, he wrote several surgical textbooks, and played a leading role in university and medical administration. Born in West Yorkshire, he served as a fighter pilot in the First World War before resuming medical studies in Edinburgh. After working and teaching in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the 1920s and 1930s, Illingworth was appointed Regius Professor of Surgery, Glasgow, in 1939. Over the next 25 years, he established the Glasgow School of surgery, with generations of his students influencing surgical research and teaching in Britain and abroad. His textbooks were also highly influential, including his co-authorship of ''Text Book of Surgical Pathology'' (1932). Illingworth travelled and lectured widely, and helped initiate and present a 1963 television series on postgraduate medical trainin ...
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George Husband Baird MacLeod
Sir George Husband Baird MacLeod (1828–1892) was Regius Professor of Surgery at Glasgow University. He was Surgeon in Ordinary to Queen Victoria when in Scotland and was knighted by her in 1887. Life He was born in the manse at Campsie, Stirlingshire on 21 September 1828 the son of Rev Norman MacLeod and his wife Agnes Maxwell. Both of his brothers entered the Church of Scotland, in their father's footsteps, one being Rev Norman MacLeod. He appears to have been named after his father's friend, George Husband Baird. He was educated at William Munsie's Academy in Glasgow then studied Medicine at Glasgow University then doing further postgraduate studies in Paris and Vienna before gaining his doctorate (MD) in 1853. He joined the medical team serving the Crimean War acting as Senior Surgeon at the hospital in Smyrna. Returning to Glasgow in 1856 he began lecturing in Surgery at Glasgow Royal Infirmary Medical College and also lecturing in Military Surgery at Anderson Colleg ...
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Andrew Biankin
Andrew Victor Biankin is a Scotland-based Australian clinician-scientist, best known for his work on enabling precision oncology in learning healthcare systems by integrating discovery, preclinical and clinical development to accelerate novel therapeutic strategies, and developing standardised pan-cancer assays for use by healthcare systems and researchers worldwide. Biankin, who works as the Regius Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow, was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2019, for distinguished service to medical research, and to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, as a clinician-scientist. Biankin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He has written over 160 articles in major medical journals relating to cancer, genomics and precision medicine. Career The eldest of three sons, Biankin was born in Sydney’s western suburbs where his immigra ...
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