Former consultant haematologist Edinburgh (b 1914; q Edinburgh 1952; FRCP Ed, FRCPath), d 27 July 2003.
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Howard Davies established the department of haematology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1961. Under his direction, until his retirement in 1979, it grew rapidly to become pre-eminent in the field. He was instrumental in developing the effective model of a combined clinical and laboratory haematology department. He entered medical school after the second world war, during which he had served in north Africa and Italy. He spent five years in general medicine in the Midlands before returning to hospital medicine and carrying out research in blood coagulation. At this time renal dialysis and cardiopulmonary bypass techniques were being developed. Howard's investigations established how heparin should be administered and controlled to prevent extra-corporeal clotting of the blood. He leaves a wife, Anne, and a daughter.
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