Andrew Hope Davidson

Andrew Hope Davidson MD, FRCPI, FRCOG (May 29, 1895 – February 12, 1967) was professor of midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[1]

He graduated from Trinity College in 1917, and subsequently served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Palestine and Syria during the First World War.[1] He returned to Dublin, and qualified in medicine in 1920.[1]

He was master of the Rotunda Hospital from 1933 to 1940, and oversaw the development of many new services and facilities [2][3][4] He was appointed to the Royal City of Dublin Hospital in 1940. In 1948, he became gynaecologist at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital.[1] He was King's Professor of Midwifery from 14 January 1953 to 6 May 1960.[5]

Some of his medical contributions were in the areas of postpartum infections, pelvimetry, and Caesarean section.[1]

He was a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[6]

References
  1. "Obituary Notices: A. H. Davidson". British Medical Journal. 2 (5545): 183–184. 15 April 1967. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1841668. PMID 5336407.
  2. A Historical Perspective of the RCSI Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1789–2006. Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine RCSI Women's Health, 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Andrew Hope Davidson | Rotunda Online Exhibition". Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. Percy, T.; Kirkpatrick, C. (1 March 1945). "The Rotunda Hospital". Irish Journal of Medical Science. 20 (3): 67–73. doi:10.1007/BF02952355. ISSN 0021-1265. S2CID 70727079.
  5. "Andrew Hope Davidson". Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. (2014) RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914–1918.London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 3.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.