Gardner, Frances (1913–1989)

views updated

Gardner, Frances (1913–1989)

English physician. Name variations: Dame Frances Gardner, Frances Valerie Gardner. Born Frances Violet Gardner in 1913 in England; died 1989 in England; Westfield College London, BS, 1935; London (Royal Free Hospital) School of Medicine for Women, MB, BS, 1940, MD, 1943; m. George Qvist (surgeon), 1958 (d. 1981).

Appointed medical registrar at Royal Free Hospital (1943–45) and served as clinical assistant in Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford (1945–46); became research fellow in medicine at Harvard University (1946) and consultant physician at Royal Free Hospital (1946–78); held consultant posts at Hospital for Women, Mothers' Hospital and Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital; served as dean of Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine (1962–75) and then as institution's president (1979–89); contributed papers on cardiovascular and other medical subjects to British Medical Journal, The Lancet and British Heart Journal; served on numerous medical committees, including General Medical Council (1971); honored posthumously by Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine when student residence hall was named after her (2004). Awarded Dame of British Empire (DBE, 1975).

More From encyclopedia.com

About this article

Gardner, Frances (1913–1989)

Updated About encyclopedia.com content Print Article

You Might Also Like