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James Petrie

1941 – 2001

Scottish medical doctor

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About James Petrie

Lived 1941 – 2001 (aged 59).

James Colquhoun Petrie (18 September 1941 – 31 August 2001) was a Scottish medical doctor, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, from 1985, and Head of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, from 1994 at the University of Aberdeen.

He studied medicine at Aberdeen University.

A keen skier, in 1976 he founded the Lecht Ski Company. In 1986 he founded the Health Services Research Unit.

In 2000 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Charles D. Forbes, Gordon Whitby, Graeme Catto and Laurie Prescott.

He died of glioblastoma on 21 August 2001.

Publications Clinical Effects of Interaction Between Drugs (1975) Diagnostic Picture Tests in Clinical Medicine (1984) co-author Blood Pressure Measurement (1997)

Family

In 1964 he married fellow medical student Xanthe and they had four children.

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Important facts

Birth century
Employers
University of Aberdeen
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London

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Frequently asked questions

Who was James Petrie?

Scottish medical doctor (1941-2001)

When was James Petrie born?

James Petrie was born on 18 September 1941.

When did James Petrie die?

James Petrie died on 31 August 2001.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Petrie

· Wikidata: Q16744981

· DBpedia: James Petrie

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