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David Middleton Greig

Scottish surgeon; (1864-1936) · Doctors · Died at 72

David Middleton Greig FRSE FRCSE LLD TD was a Scottish surgeon who worked for most of his career at Dundee Royal Infirmary. He developed an interest in diseases of bone and came to be regarded as an international authority on the subject.

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

About this person

He wrote numerous papers on skeletal abnormalities and Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome is named after him. Over the course of his career he amassed a large collection of skulls demonstrating various bony abnormalities. After retiring from surgical practice he became conservator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh at Surgeons' Hall. He donated 250 skulls to Surgeons' Hall Museum, where some remain on display as part of the Greig Collection.

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Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1936 · aged 72