Mary Anderson (gynaecologist)
Mary Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Margaret Anderson 12 February 1932 Forres, Scotland |
| Died | 17 February 2006 (aged 74) Forres, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | physician, gynaecologist |
| Known for | Anderson Maternity Unit at Lewisham Hospital is named in her honour |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | physician, gynaecologist |
| Field | obstetrics and gynaecology |
| Institutions | St Mary's Hospital, London University Hospital Lewisham |
Mary Margaret Anderson CBE FRCOG (12 February 1932– 17 February 2006) was a Scottish gynaecologist.[1]
Early life and education
Mary Margaret Anderson was born on 12 February 1932, in Forres, Scotland. Her mother Lily, was a mathematics teacher and her father a pharmacist.[2][3] She was educated at Forres Academy where she was the Dux. She then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,[4] graduating in 1956.[5]
Career
Anderson moved to London to complete her medical education. After finishing her studies, she took the post of the first female obstetrics registrar appointed at St Mary's Hospital in London.[2][4]
In 1967, Anderson was as appointed a senior consultant and gynaecologist at the University Hospital Lewisham,[4] where she worked until her retirement.[5]
Anderson served as Vice-President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1989 to 1992,[5] as a member of the Committee of the Future of Maternity Services, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege,[5] and as a council member of the Medical Defence Union.[4]
Anderson was cited as an expert on women's health issues, such as post menopausal bleeding.[6] She was appointed a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queens Birthday Honours of 1996.[4]
Death and legacy
She died, aged 74, in Forres on 17 February 2006 from complications due to Parkinson's disease.[2] She was interred in the family grave at Cluny Hill, Forres.[2]
The Anderson Maternity Unit at Lewisham Hospital is named in her honour.[2]
Awards and honours
She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1996 Birthday Honours, "For services to Medicine".[7]
References
- ^ "Mary Margaret Anderson - Longer version". British Medical Journal. 1 January 2018. ISSN 1756-1833.
- ^ a b c d e "Mary Anderson – an appreciation". The Scotsman. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Anderson, Mary Margaret, (12 Feb. 1932–17 Feb. 2006), Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Lewisham Hospital, 1967–97", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u5480, ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ a b c d e Cassidy, Laura (March 2006). "Obituary: Margaret Mary Anderson". Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2001). Maternal Care. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-079-3. OL 11612215M. Wikidata Q29581655.
- ^ Greer, Germaine (14 August 2018). The Change: Women, Aging, and Menopause. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-63286-920-3.
- ^ "No. 54427". The London Gazette. 14 June 1996. p. 8.
External links
- Mary Anderson on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website