Jane Somerville

Jane Somerville
Jane Somerville
	Jane Somerville in her personal library (2019)
Born	Jane Platnauer; 24 January 1933 (age 91)
Nationality	British
Education	Queen's College, London; Guy's Hospital Medical School;
Known for	Physician to Britain's first heart transplantation (1968); Founding concept of GUCH; Idea of the first World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology; Founding the charity "The Somerville Foundation";
	Medical career
Profession	Physician
Field	Cardiology
Institutions	National Heart Hospital; Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street; Brompton Hospital; Imperial College;
Sub-specialties	Congenital heart defects
Awards	Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology; Distinguished Service Award of the American College of Cardiology;

Jane Somerville (née Platnauer; born 24 January 1933) is a British emeritus professor of cardiology at Imperial College London.

Somerville was the attending physician at Britain's first heart transplantation in 1968.^[1] She is best known for writing and researching about GUCH (grown-ups with congenital heart disease).

References

↑ Warnes, Carole A. (April 2008). "Jane Somerville". Clinical Cardiology. 31 (4): 183–184. doi:10.1002/clc.20279. PMC 6652976. PMID 18404729.

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[Warness2008-1] Warnes, Carole A. (April 2008). "Jane Somerville". Clinical Cardiology. 31 (4): 183–184. doi:10.1002/clc.20279. PMC 6652976. PMID 18404729.

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Jane Somerville
Jane Somerville in her personal library (2019)
Born	Jane Platnauer (1933-01-24) 24 January 1933 (age 91)
Nationality	British
Education	Queen's College, London Guy's Hospital Medical School
Known for	Physician to Britain's first heart transplantation (1968) Founding concept of GUCH Idea of the first World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology Founding the charity "The Somerville Foundation"
Medical career
Profession	Physician
Field	Cardiology
Institutions	National Heart Hospital Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street Brompton Hospital Imperial College
Sub-specialties	Congenital heart defects
Awards	Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology Distinguished Service Award of the American College of Cardiology