Mark Swerdlow

Dr. Mark Swerdlow FFARCS, DA (1918–2003) was a British consultant anaesthetist, said to have "created the speciality of pain medicine in Great Britain".[1]

Dr.

Mark Swerdlow

FFARCS, DA
Born1918 (1918)
Died(2003-02-26)26 February 2003
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
OccupationConsultant anaesthetist
EmployerSalford Royal Hospital

Swerdlow trained at the University of Manchester,[2] and afterwards served in the Royal Army Medical Corps.[3]

He developed his interest in pain management while working as a consultant anaesthetist at Salford Royal Hospital from 1951 to 1980.[2]

He set up the North West Regional Pain Relief Centre, one of the UK's first, in 1959.[2]

In 1971 he was elected chair of the Intractable Pain Society of Great Britain (later the Pain Society), which he had founded in 1967. He was subsequently made an honorary member.[2]

After formally retiring, he worked as an advisor to the World Health Organization on the WHO analgesic ladder.[1][2]

He passed away on 26 February 2003.[3]

A collection of material relating to him is held by the University of Manchester Special Collections.[3]

References
  1. "Dr Mark Swerdlow". Royal College of Anaesthetists. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2004). Innovation in Pain Management. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-097-7. Wikidata Q29581683.
  3. "Mark Swerdlow, 1920-2003. - Manchester Medical Collection: Biographical Files R-Z - Archives Hub". Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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