Person

Lidwill, Mark Cowley (Bunny) (1878 - 1968)

Born: 7 April 1878
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Died: 25 April 1968
Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Anaesthetist

Summary

Mark Lidwill was a medical pioneer in cardiology and anaesthesia. He invented a portable machine for mechanical or insufflation anaesthesia, the "Lidwill Inter-tracheal Anaesthetic Machine", which he patented in 1921 and which was used in hospitals across Australia for over 30 years. Lidwill also invented the cardiac pacemaker, based on his discovery that electricity could be used to set the pace of a diseases heart. He was the first Director of Anaesthetics at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. His work was recognised with an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Details

Chronology

1896: Life event - Migrated to Australia with his family
1902: Education - MB, University of Melbourne
1903: Education - ChM, University of Melbourne
1905: Education - MD, University of Melbourne
1911: Award - MD, University of Sydney
1913 - 1926: Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
1913 - 1933: Career position - Lecturer in Anaesthetics, University of Sydney
1926 - 1938: Career position - Honorary Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
1930 - 1933: Career position - Director of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
1938: Life event - Retired
1938 - 1968: Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1954: Award - Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Related Corporate Bodies

Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )
Founding Fellow 1938 - 1968
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (1927 - )
Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Anaesthetists 1954
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1882 - )
Honorary Physician 1926 - 1938; Director of Anaesthetics 1930 - 1933
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Lecturer in Anaesthetics 1913 - 1933

Published resources

Books

McDonald, G. L., Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Sydney: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1988), 332 pp. Details

Journal Articles

Ball, C., 'The Lidwill Machine', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 18 (1) (1990), 4. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18640480. Details
'Lidwill, Mark Cowley (18780407-19680425)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1715787. Details

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