Thomas Gibson (surgeon)
(1915-1993)
Scottish physician and medical researcher
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Prof Thomas Gibson FRSE (1915-1993) was an eminent Scottish plastic surgeon serving as Professor of Plastic Surgery and Bioengineering at Strathclyde University. Together with Robert Kenedi he cofounding the Bioengineering Department in 1961. His research forms the basis for modern tissue transplantation techniques. In 1960 Sir Peter Medawar wrote to Gibson giving "deep obligation" to him for paving the way for his understanding which led to Medawar being awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1960. His letter ended "thank God I was lucky enough to team up with you".
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1993 (aged 77)
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