Thomas Twistington Higgins was the head surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital between 1919 and 1953.
Doctor Thomas Twistington Higgins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bolton, Lancashire |
| Died | Deal, Kent |
| Education | Manchester University |
| Years active | 1909–1953 |
| Honours | OBE |
Whilst at Great Ormond Street, he furthered the field of paediatric medicine, and was largely responsible for paediatric surgery becoming a special branch of medicine.[1]
He was a leading authority on the history of Great Ormond Street Hospital, writing a history of the hospital for its centenary year.[2] One of his six children was dancer and painter Elizabeth Twistington Higgins.
References
edit- ^ "Higgins, Thomas Twistington (1887 - 1966)". livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Higgins, Thomas Twistington - Great Ormond Street : 1852-1952 / by Thomas Twistington Higgins". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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