Charles Drew (surgeon)
Charles Edwin Drew (15 December 1916 – 31 May 1987) was a British cardiothoracic surgeon best known for assisting Sir Clement Price Thomas in King George VI's pneumonectomy in 1951.
Charles Drew | |
|---|---|
| Born | Charles Edwin Drew 15 December 1916 |
| Died | 31 May 1987 (aged 70) UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Assisting in King George VI pneumonectomy, hypothermia in open heart surgery |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Cardiothoracic surgery |
He went on to conduct pioneering research on profound hypothermia in cardiac surgery and what came to be known as the 'Drew technique'.
Drew died from throat cancer at the age of 70 in 1987, leaving his wife Doreen and two children.
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