History of Medical Care in NE Scotland – Oral Histories

Professor Elizabeth Russell coordinated collection of oral and written histories of specialties since 1945. These are published in a new book, available from 16 April.

The oral interview recordings are catalogued and held by University Collections at the University of Aberdeen (MS 4042). Recordings and a summary of each interview are available on-line from the links below.

Written Histories, prepared by some specialists, are published below.

A number of earlier medical interviews are included in the University of Aberdeen Oral History Archive (MS 3620), which was begun in 1985.

 

Oral Interviews

MS 4042/1/1 Dr Andrew Hutcheon Consultant Medical Oncologist
MS 4042/1/2 Dr Derek King Consultant Haematologist
MS 4042/1/3 Professor Alison Murray Professor of Radiology
MS 4042/1/4 Professor Philip Hannaford Professor of Primary Care
MS 4042/1/5 Professor Neva Haites Vice Principal for Equality and Diversity
MS 4042/1/6 Professor Gillian Needham Postgraduate Dean for NHS Scotland North
MS 4042/1/7 Professor Steve Turner Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Grampian
MS 4042/1/8 Professor James ‘Jamie’ Grieve Senior Lecturer in Forensic Medicine
MS 4042/1/9 Professor Sir Graeme Catto Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the Universities of London and Aberdeen
MS 4042/1/10 Professor Thomas Hugh Pennington Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology
MS 4042/1/11 Professor Elizabeth Russell Professor of Social Medicine
MS 4042/1/12 Dr William ‘Bill’ Reith Principal in General Practice
MS 4042/1/13 Professor James Friend Consultant in Thoracic Medicine
MS 4042/1/14 Dr Henry ‘Harry’ Millar Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry
MS 4042/1/15 Professor Anthony Seaton CBE Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
MS 4042/1/16 Professor Ian Gould Consultant Microbiologist
MS 4042/1/17 Professor Christine Bond Professor of Primary Care (Pharmacy)
MS 4042/1/18 Professor Ashley Mowat Chair of Medicine and Consultant Physician, Gastroenterology
MS 4042/1/19 Professor Craig Ramsay Director of Health Services Research Unit
MS 4042/1/20 Dr Ken McHardy Consultant in Diabetes
MS 4042/1/21 Professor Peter Johnston Consultant Pathologist
MS 4042/1/22 Dr Donald ‘Donnie’ Ross Director of Medical Informatics
MS 4042/1/23 Professor Mandy Ryan Professor of Health Economics and Director of the Health Economics Research Unit
MS 4042/1/24 Professor Gary MacFarlane Professor of Epidemiology
MS 4042/1/25 Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie Mackenzie Chair of General Practice and Government Clinical Advisor in Primary Care and Public Health
MS 4042/1/26 Mr David Currie Consultant Neurosurgeon
MS 4042/1/27 Mr Robert Jeffrey Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery
MS 4042/1/28 Mr John Holmes Consultant in Plastic Surgery
MS 4042/1/29 Mr Thomas ‘Tom’ Scotland Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
MS 4042/1/30 Professor Zygmunt Krukowski Consultant Surgeon
MS 4042/1/31 Mr Jetmund Engeset Consultant Vascular Surgeon
MS 4042/1/32 Professor James Ferguson Consultant in Emergency Medicine, NHS Grampian

 

Written Histories

MS 4042/3/1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
MS 4042/3/2 History of Medical Genetics
MS 4042/3/3 Haematology in the North East
MS 4042/3/4 Infectious Diseases in Grampian since WWII
MS 4042/3/5 Oncology in the North East
MS 4042/3/6 History of the Department of Ophthalmology at University of Aberdeen
MS 4042/3/7 Pathology in Aberdeen
MS 4042/3/8 History of the University of Aberdeen Department of Mental Health
MS 4042/3/9 Evolving Story of Public Health in Aberdeen over 125 years
MS 4042/3/10 The Institute of Environmental and Offshore Medicine
MS 4042/3/11 Renal Medicine in Aberdeen
MS 4042/3/12 The Story of Respiratory Medicine in Grampian in the 20th Century
MS 4042/3/13 Postgraduate Medical Education in Aberdeen 1972-2021
MS 4042/3/14 Medical Specialties – Adult Diabetes
MS 4042/3/15 Radiology History in North East Scotland in the 20th and 21st Centuries
MS 4042/3/16 Children’s Surgery
MS 4042/3/17 Pharmacological Research
MS 4042/3/18 The Birth and Evolution of Gastroenterology as a Medical Specialty in Aberdeen
MS 4042/3/19 URAD (The Race to Discover Endorphins: When Aberdeen Took on the World and Won)
MS 4042/3/20 Rheumatology in Aberdeen 1945-2024
MS 4042/3/21 History of the Epidemiology Group, 2005-2025
MS 4042/3/22 Post War History of Medical Microbiology
MS 4042/3/23 Dermatology in Aberdeen: A History
MS 4042/3/24 Undergraduate Medical Education
MS 4042/3/25 North-East Scotland Blood Transfusion Service
MS 4042/3/26 A History of Geriatric Medicine in Aberdeen
MS 4042/3/27 General Practice

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