Biography:John Maxwell Anderson

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Short description: Scottish consultant surgeon and cancer specialist
John Maxwell Anderson
Born1928
Died31 January 1982(1982-01-31) (aged 53–54)
Occupationsurgeon and cancer specialist

John Maxwell Anderson FRCS, FRCSED (1928 – 31 January 1982) was a Scottish consultant surgeon and cancer specialist whose research focused on tissue transplantation, cancer immunology and chemotherapy.[1][2]

Career

John Maxwell Anderson was educated at Madras College, St Andrews and Strathallan School, Perthshire.[1] He graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1952 (MB ChB).[1] Following the completion of his national service with the Royal Air Force , Anderson had a varied postgraduate training.[1] In 1959 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSED).[1]

In 1960 Anderson was appointed senior registrar to Professor Ian Aird at the Hammersmith Hospital in London.[1] Thereafter, he went to Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston where he conducted valuable original research.[1] In 1966 Anderson was appointed consultant surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, eventually becoming consultant general surgeon.[1] He published several notable books and papers during his career.[3]

Anderson died in 1982 in a fall from the roof of his house while carrying out a home repair.[2]

Anderson's grandfather, Jamie Anderson, won The Open Championship in three consecutive years between 1877 and 1879.[4]

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