Dr John Anthony Guy Horton

Personal Details

Dr John Anthony Guy Horton MRCS LRCP MB BS FFARCS DA

07/01/1918 to 27/07/2008

Place of birth:  Medway, Kent, England

Nationality: British

CRN: 504700

Education and qualifications

Professional life and career

Postgraduate career

After qualifying Horton undertook house jobs at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, followed by Resident Medical Officer at St Andrew’s Hospital, Dollis Hill (NW London). In 1942 he became Senior Resident Anaesthetist at Friern Hospital (Barnet)and also joined the RAMC. He took part in the Rhine crossings, served in Palestine, and attained the rank of Major (Specialist Anaesthetist). In 1947 he returned to Barts as a Senior Resident Anaesthetist. In the following year at the start of the NHS he was appointed a Consultant Anaesthetist to the United Hospitals, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was also appointed a Tutor in Anaesthesia at the Medical School, King’s College, University of Durham – later advancing to Clinical Teacher, and then Lecturer. He retired in 1982

Professional interests and activities

Beginning in 1953 Horton published several papers on various aspects of anaesthesia and resuscitation, including the use of ouabain. Notably in 1956 with Inkster and Pask, he published a description of the Newcastle ventilators used for management of respiratory failure. He chaired the multidisciplinary committee for the design of the intensive care unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. He was a member of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Other biographical information

He married Margaret Jenkins in Hendon, Middlesex in 1942. In retirement he was a member of the History of Anaesthesia Society. He died at Gosforth aged 90 years, survived by his wife and two sons.

Author and sources

Author:

Dr Alistair McKenzie

Sources and comments:

[1] Stoddart JC. Obituary. BMJ 2008; 337: a1463. [2] Medical Registers and Medical Directories. [3] Ancestry.com