Ronald Bradley
Ronald Duncan Bradley (8 July 1929–26 April 2023) was a British professor of medicine, considered to be a pioneer of intensive care medicine.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born in London, Bradley completed his medical education at St Thomas' in 1955 and served there until 1994.[3]
Bradley was the first full-time intensive care doctor in the U.K.[4] In 1966, Bradley was appointed to lead the first intensive care unit at St Thomas', where he introduced a pulmonary artery catheter.[3] In 1974, he and his colleagues published a review of their experience and observations.[5] In 1989, he was named the UK's first professor of intensive care.[3] Over his tenure, Bradley guided 170 senior house officers, with over 20 advancing to professorships.[3]
In addition to his work in cardiac care, Bradley developed renal support techniques and methods for intravenous liver biopsies.[3][6] He also adapted early BBC computers for clinical monitoring. His research resulted in the publication of the book Studies in Acute Heart Failure.[3] Awards recognizing his work include the Moxon Medal in 1993 and the Fothergillian Medal in 2017.[3]
He died of an intracranial hemorrhage at the age of 93.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Illman, John (June 27, 2023). "Ron Bradley: developed the world's first mobile intensive care unit". BMJ. 381: 1461. doi:10.1136/bmj.p1461. S2CID 259263316 – via www.bmj.com.
- ^ a b Watts, Geoff (July 2023). "Ronald Duncan Bradley". The Lancet. 402 (10397): 178. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01432-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g Obituaries, Telegraph (September 17, 2023). "Ronald Bradley, intensive-care pioneer who invented an important arterial catheter – obituary". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Kelly, Fiona E; Fong, Kevin; Hirsch, Nicholas; Nolan, Jerry P (August 2014). "Intensive care medicine is 60 years old: the history and future of the intensive care unit". Clinical Medicine. 14 (4): 376–379. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.14-4-376. ISSN 1470-2118. PMC 4952830. PMID 25099838.
- ^ Bell, J A; Bradley, R D; Jenkins, B S; Spencer, G T (1974-06-01). "Six years of multidisciplinary intensive care". British Medical Journal. 2 (5917): 483–488. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1610670. PMID 4834102.
- ^ Gilmore, I T; Bradley, R D; Thompson, R P (1977-07-09). "Transjugular liver biopsy". British Medical Journal. 2 (6079): 100–101. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1631009. PMID 871766.