A past President of the British Cardiac Society and long considered "the
Dean of Clinical Trials." He is acknowledged as the originator of the
coronary care unit, a concept he set forth in a 1961 article in The Lancet.
Current Positions
Emeritus Professor
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Education
National Heart Hospital, London
Harvard Medical School
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
Areas of Specialty/Research Randomized clinical trials, acute myocardial infarction, editorial comment
