Sir Ewen John Maclean was a British physician, who was the first Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Welsh National School of Medicine.
17 Facts About Ewen Maclean
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Ewen Maclean then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with an MB CM with honours in 1889.
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From 1889, Ewen Maclean worked in the Bristol Hospital for Women and Children as a houseman.
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Ewen Maclean then moved to Chelsea Hospital for Women in London, and began his specialisations in obstetrics and gynaecology.
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Ewen Maclean's proposers were Sir Alexander Russell Simpson, Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart, Sir German Sims Woodhead and Robert Halliday Gunning.
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Ewen Maclean concurrently taught midwifery at the Cardiff Medical School which was set up in response to the Midwives Act 1902.
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Ewen Maclean was able to avoid the controversy which other professors of medicine failed to escape, partly due to is reputation as a courteous and kind man.
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Ewen Maclean's department became notable within the hospital for its progressive approaches to teaching; Ewen Maclean was thus frequently sought by the Central Midwives' board to be an examiner in women's diseases and midwifery.
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Ewen Maclean made a number of notable contributions as a researcher, submitting his research to journals such as British Medical Journal and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Ewen Maclean relied upon the assistance of such colleagues in order to maintain a busy career as a part-time professor and doctor in a private clinical practice.
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Ewen Maclean was additionally a member of the Welsh Consultative Council of Medical and Allied Services in Wales upon its creation in 1919, created to rebuild the health service following the First World War.
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Ewen Maclean served the Welsh National School of Medicine for 10 years before retiring in 1931.
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Ewen Maclean became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1922, was made an Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1926 and, in 1947, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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Ewen Maclean received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Melbourne and Wales.
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Ewen Maclean consequently left his role as chairman of the Body, with the Association's interests in mind.
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Ewen Maclean died in Cardiff on 13 October 1953, two days before his 88th birthday.
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Ewen Maclean never married; his sister Agnes cared for him until his death.