Frank Pantridge

James Francis Pantridge, CBE MC OStJ (3 October 1916 – 26 December 2004) was a Northern Irish physician, cardiologist, and professor who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic services with the invention of the portable defibrillator.

Frank Pantridge
Born(1916-10-03)3 October 1916
Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, United Kingdom
Died26 December 2004(2004-12-26) (aged 88)
Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
OccupationCardiologist
Known forPortable defibrillator
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