Alan Gilston
British anaesthesiologist
About Alan Gilston
Lived 1928 – 2005 (aged 76–77). Alan Gilston was a British anaesthesiologist.
Dr Alan Gilston FRCS, FFARCS (1928-2005) was a British anaesthesiologist. He was one of the team who performed the first heart transplant in the United Kingdom.
Early life
His grandfather was Israel Gitlesohn, Bradford's first shohet, who was from Lithuania.
Career
Gilston was Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the National Heart Hospital from 1967 to 1990. On 3 May 1968, he acted as anaesthetist for the first heart transplant in the United Kingdom, which was also only the eleventh in the world.
A founder of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine, he also served as its president.
He initiated the first World Congress on Intensive Care in 1974, and was its secretary-general.
He was founder and chairman of the Intensive Care Society. He later gave the society's inaugural Gilston Lecture, named by the society in his honour, and received their silver Medal.
He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FFARCS).
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Alan Gilston?
British anaesthesiologist
When was Alan Gilston born?
Alan Gilston was born on 17 January 1928.
When did Alan Gilston die?
Alan Gilston died in 2005.
What was Alan Gilston's occupation?
Alan Gilston was an anaesthesiologist.
What nationality was Alan Gilston?
Alan Gilston was British.
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