Donald Douglas

Sir Donald Macleod Douglas, (28 June 1911 28 January 1993) was a Scottish academic surgeon. His schooling and medical undergraduate education were at St Andrews following which he embarked at an early stage on an academic career, winning a scholarship to pursue research at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota. After further research at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London he served in World War II as a surgical specialist with the Eighth Army in North Africa and was seconded from military duties to serve as Professor of Surgery in Baghdad. As professor of Surgery in St Andrews and Dundee, he developed research interests in wound healing and the design of operating theatres. He was president of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was knighted in 1972. Early life Donald Macleod Douglas was born in St Andrews in 1911. His father was William Douglas, a schoolteacher and his mother Christina Douglas (née Broom). He was educated at Madras College, St Andrews going on to study medicine at the University of St Andrews, and graduating MB ChB in 1934. He was awarded a university blue for rugby.