English, Sir Terence (b.1932)

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Papers of Sir Terence English relating to heart transplants and organ donation, cardiothoracic surgery, Papworth Hospital, the UK Surgical Register, and the British Heart Foundation etc.

Acc.1306 contains a video entitled "Professionally Speaking", 1985.

Acc 2550: Includes personal and professional correspondence, 1957-2019; published and unpublished letters to newspapers, 2010s; transcripts of speeches and lectures, 1977-2019; invitations, menus and other ephemera from events that English was invited to or attended, 1980-2019; and files relating to English's interests and advocacy work in his retirement. These cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and English's involvement in medical projects and training in Gaza; Dignity in Dying and assisted dying debates; Addenbrooke's Hospital charity activities; and the Emthonjeni trust, which supports those living with HIV and AIDS in the Eastern Cape.

Sir Terence English was born in South Africa in 1932. Initially he studied Mining Engineering at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, qualifying BSc in 1954. However, he then decided to read medicine and was accepted at Guy's Hospital in London. He qualified from London University in 1962 and then trained in surgery, moving to specialise in cardiothoracic surgery. He was appointed to Papworth and Addenbrooke's hospitals, where his main interest was in heart transplantation: in 1979 he performed Britain’s first successful heart transplant (the first attempt after three unsuccessful attempts in 1968 had led to a moratorium). In 1980 he was appointed Director of the British Heart Foundation Research Group at Papworth: the hospital achieved an international reputation for heart, then also lung and heart-lung transplantation, under his leadership. He was made Knight Commander of the British Empire in 1991, was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 1989 to 1992, and was President of the British Medical Association in 1995-96. In the years 1993-2000 he was Master of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge.

Further information is available at Sir Terence's website, http://www.terenceenglish.com/.

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