Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
J Med Biogr. 2021 Nov;29(4):246-251. doi: 10.1177/0967772020934087. Epub 2020 Jun 28.
Ian Aird (1905-1962) was a Scottish surgeon renowned for his textbook: "A companion in surgical studies", a uniquely single-author work of thousands of pages. It was an essential study for young surgeons aspiring to pass the FRCS (Edin) examination. He was appointed Chair of Surgery of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London. Under his direction, his faculty developed a pump oxygenator, used it successfully for the first time in a patient and introduced cardiac surgery in Russia. They also pioneered kidney transplantation in Britain. Aird himself discovered the relationship of blood groups to cancer and peptic ulceration. He became famous for the surgical separation of conjoined twins from Nigeria, fame that created conflicts with medical authority on the issue of cooperating with the press. He became frustrated when the medical council refused to support and sponsor funding for research. Sadly, even his indomitable energy and brilliance could not see him through his depression. He committed suicide at the age of 57.
伊恩·艾尔德（1905-1962 年）是一位苏格兰外科医生，以其教科书《外科研究伴侣》而闻名，这是一本独一无二的、由一位作者撰写的数千页的著作。对于渴望通过爱丁堡外科学会（FRCS）考试的年轻外科医生来说，这是一本必不可少的学习资料。他被任命为伦敦哈默史密斯皇家研究生医学院的外科主席。在他的指导下，他的教员开发了一种泵式氧气机，并首次在一名患者身上成功使用，并在俄罗斯引入了心脏外科手术。他们还开创了英国的肾脏移植。艾尔德本人发现了血型与癌症和消化性溃疡的关系。他因成功为尼日利亚的联体双胞胎进行外科分离而声名远扬，但这也导致了他在与媒体合作的问题上与医疗权威产生冲突。当医学委员会拒绝支持和赞助他的研究资金时，他感到非常沮丧。可悲的是，即使他不屈不挠的精力和才华也无法帮助他克服抑郁。他在 57 岁时自杀身亡。
