Peter Kerley
Sir Peter James Kerley (born October 27, 1900 in Dundalk , † March 15, 1979 ) was an Irish radiologist . He described the Kerley lines on x-rays of the lungs.
Life
Kerley studied medicine at University College Dublin until 1923 . He then completed a radiological training in Vienna - at that time a center of the young specialist field - and Cambridge . In 1932 he was awarded a doctorate by the University of Dublin. In 1939/40 he was the Radiology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM). During World War II , Kerley served as a major in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). He later worked in London at Westminster Hospital and the Heart Hospital and advised the UK Ministry of Health. Together with other doctors, he cared for the British King George VI, who had lung cancer .
From 1952 to 1955 Peter Kerley was President of the Faculty of Radiologist , the predecessor organization of the Royal College of Radiologists . He was also the editor of the Journal of the Faculty Radiologists .
Kerley was married and his wife died in 1973. The couple had two daughters.
Awards (selection)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), 1943
- Roentgen Award from the British Institute of Radiology, 1944
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), 1951
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO), 1952
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), 1972
- Sir Peter Kerley Lecture at the Royal College of Radiologists (two years, 1977–1998)
Publications (selection)
- Peter Kerley: Recent advances in radiology . J. & A. Churchill. London, 1931.
- Cochrane Shanks, Peter Kerley (Eds.): Textbook of X-ray Diagnosis . (Co-editor from approx. 1938 to 1973)
literature
- Obiturary . Br Med J. 1979; 1 (6168): 959. PMC 1598587 (free full text)
- Obiturary Peter James Kerley. Lancet. 1979; 1 (8118): 735. PMID 85985
- T. Sekar, KG Swan, RA Vietrogoski: A beeline through Sir Peter James Kerley's life. In: AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196, 2011, pp. W375-W379, PMID 21427299 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Officers of the predecessor bodies to the Royal College of Radiologists (1934–1975), PDF document
- ^ The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), undated : Past prizes, awards and Fellowships. (PDF), accessed March 7, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kerley, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kerley, Peter James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish radiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundalk |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1979 |