Alan Lyell

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Alan Lyell (born November 4, 1917 in British India , † November 2, 2007 ) was a Scottish dermatologist . Lyell syndrome is named after Alan Lyell .

Life

Alan Lyell was born in India to a British officer. After his birth, Lyell's mother died of puerperal fever . He studied at Pembroke College of Cambridge University and during the Second World War at St. Thomas's Hospital in London . From 1942 he worked in a military hospital and took part in D-Day in 1944 as a medical officer in a regiment . He retired from military service as early as 1944 after a knee injury from so-called friendly fire .

From 1946 he specialized in dermatology. He worked first again at St. Thomas's Hospital , then at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and finally at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh under the professor of dermatology GH Percival. From 1951 he was a member of the Royal College of Physicians at the University of Edinburgh and from 1962 a fellow of the college. after the work at Professor Percival was followed by a job in Aberdeen . In 1962 he finally moved to Glasgow , where he became head of the dermatology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary . During his time in Glasgow he became known for his research on the syndrome named after him.

From the 1970s he withdrew because of the deterioration in medical care in Great Britain. He was able to initiate the establishment of a new department for dermatology, which is now known as the Alan Lyell Center .

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SURNAME Lyell, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British dermatologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH India
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 2007