Sir John McMichael
1968
John McMichael was a British cardiologist known for his pioneering research on heart disease, particularly in heart failure, hypertension, and circulatory physiology, contributing significantly to modern cardiology.
Born 25 July 1904, Edinburgh, Great Britain
Died 3 March 1993 in London, Great Britain
- FRS 1957, MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FACP (Hon.),
- Hon. LLD (Edinburgh),
- MD (Melbourne),
- Hon. Dsc (Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham, Ohio),
- Hon. ScD (Dublin) Director of the British Postgraduate Medical Federation 1966–1971
- Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of London,
- Beit Mernorial Fellow 1930–1934,
- Johnston and Lawrence Fellow,
- Fellow of the Royal Society 1937–1939
- University teaching appointments in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London
- Director, Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School of London 1946–1966
- Member of the Medical Research Council 1949–1953
- Vice President of the Royal Society 1968–1970
- President of the World Congress of Cardiology 1970
- Honorary Member of Medical and Physical Societies in numerous countries
- Foreign Associate of Academies in several countries
- Numerous international Lectureships and Awards
- Fellow, Royal Postgraduate Medical School 1972
Publications
- Pharmacology of the Failing Human Heart, 1951
- Numerous papers on
- Splenic Anaemia, 1931–1935
- Cardiac Output in Health and Disease, 1938–1947,
- Lung Capacity in Man, 1938–1939
- Liver Circulation and Liver Disease, 1932–1943
