St Mary's Hospital, London
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| St Mary's Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
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| Place | Paddington London, England, (UK) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | Public NHS |
| Hospital Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated University | Imperial College London |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | <600 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Links | |
| Website | Imperial College NHS Trust, St Mary's Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in England |
St Mary's Hospital is a hospital located in Paddington, London, England. It was founded in 1845. Until 1988 the hospital had its own medical school, which later merged with that of Imperial College London. The hospital is operated by the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust which also operates Hammersmith Hospital, the Western Eye Hospital and runs some services at St Charles Hospital in Ladbroke Grove.
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[edit] History
Famous researchers at St Mary's include:
- Alexander Fleming — Awarded the Nobel Prize for discovery of penicillin.
- Almroth Wright — advanced vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines.
- John Scott Burdon-Sanderson — Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford and Royal Medal winner.
- Joseph Toynbee - Otologist
- Augustus Waller — whose research led to the invention of the electrocardiogram (ECG).
- Bernard Spilsbury - pathologist and one of the pioneers of modern forensic medicine.
- Felix Eastcott - performed one of the first ever carotid endarterectomies
- Ara Darzi - Health Minister and Pioneer of Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Rodney Porter - Awarded the Nobel Prize for his research on the chemical structure of antibodies
Famous Alumni of St Mary's Hospital Medical School
- Roger Bannister- First Man to Run 4 minute Mile, Professor of Neurology
- JPR Williams- International Rugby Player
- Tuppy Owen-Smith - International Rugby Player and Cricketer
Important advances made at St Mary's include:
- Heroin (diacetylmorphine) — discovered at St Mary's in 1874.
- Penicillin (Penicillium Chrysogenum) — discovered at St Mary's in 1928.
Famous people to be born at St Mary's include:
- Elvis Costello — British musician.
- Kiefer Sutherland — Canadian actor.
- Prince William of Wales — British Prince and second in the Line of Succession to the British throne.
- Prince Henry of Wales — British Prince & third in the Line of Succession.
- Peter Phillips — son of The Princess Anne, Princess Royal and eleventh in the Line of Succession.
- Zara Phillips — daughter of The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, equestrienne and twelfth in the Line of Succession.
[edit] Future
St Mary's continues to be a centre of medical innovations as part of the UK's first Academic Health Sciences Centre, the UK's foremost medical research and innovation centre.
[edit] Fleming Museum
The laboratory where Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin has been restored to its cramped condition of 1928 and incorporated into a museum about the discovery and his life and work. It is open to the public from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 1pm and can be visited by appointment outside of these times.
The museum is a member of the London Museums of Health & Medicine.
[edit] See also
- John Henry, clinical toxicologist at St Mary's
