Ivan Whiteside Magill

Sir Ivan Whiteside Magill (1888 – 1986) was an Irish Anaesthetist.

Epomnymously affiliated with various anaesthetic devices such as the Magill intubating forceps.

Developed his forceps while working at the Queen’s Hospital for Facial and Jaw Injuries in Kent to aid in lifting and guiding thenasotracheal tube into the larynx

Biography

Born 23 July 1888
Died 25 November 1986

Key Medical Attributions:

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Medical Eponyms

Magill Forceps
Magill endotracheal tube

Major Publications

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Controversies

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References

Bateman BT, Alston TA. Commonly used eponyms in anesthesia. J Clin Anesth. 2009 Feb;21(1):67-71 [PMID 19232946]
Maltby R. Notable Names in Anaesthesia. The Choir Press; pp 123-125 (2013)