Dr Alexander McCallum Millar
Personal Details
Dr Alexander McCallum Millar MB ChB FFARCS
Known as: Alec
10/10/1892 to 24/06/1974
Place of birth: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Nationality: British
CRN: 715829
Education and qualifications
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General education |
During the First World War he served in the Royal Navy as a surgeon probationer, mainly in Q ships. Medical student at University of Glasgow 1917-21 |
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Primary medical qualification(s) |
MB ChB, University of Glasgow, 1921 |
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Initial Fellowship and type |
FFARCS by Election |
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Year of Fellowship |
1953 |
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Other qualification(s) |
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Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
After graduation Millar entered general practice at Culross, Fife and then at Hull, England. In Hull he was also a Medical Officer for schools, the Hull Corps, and the Hull & Sculcoates Dispensary. In 1938 he moved to Edinburgh, Scotland where he established a large practice, engaging his special interest in anaesthetics. He was appointed as a consultant in the Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1940 with sessions also at the Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary. He retired from the hospital in 1958, but continued in general practice.
Professional interests and activities
Millar was said to be an ideal member of the surgical team, possessing “humour, immense care for the wellbeing of his patients, and imperturbability in difficulties”. He was the founding Secretary of the Association of Anaesthetists of Edinburgh from 1945 to 1951, and served as its President in 1956 and 1957. In 1950 at a meeting of the Scottish Otology and Laryngology Society he expounded on anaesthesia for fenestration operations. He was a member of the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists, the Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society, and the AAGBI.
Other biographical information
He was expert at fishing, curling and golf, an able painter and passionate about music. At Murrayfield Church he helped as organist and choirmaster. The death of his wife in 1966 was a severe blow, but he rallied with the support of his family.
Author and sources
Author:
Dr Alistair McKenzie
Sources and comments:
[1] Obituary. British Medical Journal 1974; 3: 180. [2] Archives, University of Glasgow. [3] Medical Registers and Medical Directories. [4] Minutes of the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Society of Anaesthetists. [5] Millar AM, Henderson GI. Anaesthetic in fenestration operations. Journal of Laryngol Otol 1950; 64: 670-2.