James Blundell MD Edin FRCP (1790-1877): pioneer of blood transfusion

✍ Scribed by Welck, M.; Borg, P.; Ellis, H.

• Book ID: 111922868
• Publisher: Royal Society of Medicine Press
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 568 KB
• Volume: 18
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0967-7720
• DOI: 10.1258/jmb.2010.010014

✦ Synopsis

James Blundell was an obstetrician, surgeon, physiologist and teacher. He is best known as the first to perform a successful human-to-human blood transfusion. However, he can also be accredited for significant advances in surgery and obstetrics. After a distinguished career at The United Hospitals of St Thomas and Guy's, he retired early and ended his years in relative obscurity.