Patrick Small Keir NewbiggingFRSEFRSSAFRCSE (1813–1864) was a Scottish surgeon and general practitioner. He was President of the Royal Medical Society and of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts. Together with his father, Sir William Newbigging he formed one of the few father-son pairs of former Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His observations on the origin of the heart sounds and of the apex beat of the heart made a significant contribution to the debate.
Early life
29 Heriot Row, EdinburghThe grave of Patrick Newbigging, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. While a student he joined the Royal Medical Society and gave a dissertation to the Society in 1833 on the origin of heart sounds and pulsations. In this he suggested that the apex beat was produced by ventricular systole and not diastole as had been suggested by William Stokes and Dominic Corrigan and was the prevalent view at the time.[2] He received his doctorate (MD), in 1834, writing his thesis on the same topic, under the title On the causes of the impulse and sounds of the heart. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the same year and was elected President of the Royal Medical Society in 1835.
Medical career
Before settling into practice in Edinburgh he made a tour of medical centres in Europe, promoting his ideas on auscultation of the heart.[2] He then joined his father in general practice in Edinburgh and was elected a medical officer to the New Town Dispensary. He was medical officer to John Watson's Institution, to Cauvin's Hospital and was one of the original physicians to the Sick Children's Hospital in Edinburgh.[2] In 1845 he was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh[3][4] and the Aesculapian Club.[5] In 1847 he translated the Practical Treatise on Auscultation written by Jean Baptiste Barth and Henri-Louis Roger.
In his final years he lived at 29 Heriot Row in the New Town in Edinburgh, facing Queen Street Gardens.[8]
He died on 10 January 1864 and is buried with his wife in Dean Cemetery. The grave in section R plot 55 lies against the wall on the south-west spur from the cemetery.
Family
Newbigging was married to Mary Anne Cockburn (1823–1909). They had twin daughters, Eleanor Letitia Newbigging (later Thompson) (1848–1875) and Alice Horsford Newbigging (1848–1911). They had one son, Alexander Cecil Newbigging (1853–1944).
His older brother John Steuart Newbigging became a Writer to the Signet. He was sheriff-clerk of Roxburghshire from 1841 to 1849 and died in office.[9] Two other brothers studied medicine. Robert Newbigging, a President of the Royal Medical Society, died in office during the 1832-3 session. George Stewart Newbigging, graduated MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1837 became FRCSE the same year.[9]
Further reading
M H Kaufman Sir William Newbigging (1772–1852) and Patrick Newbigging (1813–1864) — Father and Son Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh J Med Biog (2004) Volume: 12 issue: 4, page(s): 189-195. Kaufman, M. H. (2004). "Sir William Newbigging (1772–1852) and Patrick Newbigging (1813–1864) — Father and Son Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - M H Kaufman, 2004". Journal of Medical Biography. 12 (4): 189–95. doi:10.1177/096777200401200404. PMID15486613. S2CID19822172.
References
^Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1813–14
^ abM H Kaufman Sir William Newbigging (1772–1852) and Patrick Newbigging (1813–1864) — Father and Son Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh J Med Biog (2004) Volume: 12 issue: 4, page(s): 189-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/096777200401200404
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