Ian Aird (1905-1962) was a Scottish surgeon renowned for his textbook: "A companion in surgical studies", a uniquely single-author work of thousands of pages. It was an essential study for young surgeons aspiring to pass the FRCS (Edin) examination. He was appointed Chair of Surgery of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London. Under his direction, his faculty developed a pump oxygenator, used it successfully for the first time in a patient and introduced cardiac surgery in Russia. They also pioneered kidney transplantation in Britain. Aird himself discovered the relationship of blood groups to cancer and peptic ulceration. He became famous for the surgical separation of conjoined twins from Nigeria, fame that created conflicts with medical authority on the issue of cooperating with the press. He became frustrated when the medical council refused to support and sponsor funding for research. Sadly, even his indomitable energy and brilliance could not see him through his depression. He committed suicide at the age of 57.

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Ian Aird教授：外科教育硕士

伊恩·艾尔德（Ian Aird，1905-1962 年）是一位苏格兰外科医生，以其教科书“外科研究的伴侣”而闻名，这是一本独特的单作者著作，长达数千页。对于渴望通过 FRCS (Edin) 考试的年轻外科医生来说，这是一项必不可少的研究。他被任命为伦敦哈默史密斯医院皇家研究生医学院的外科主任。在他的指导下，他的教职员工开发了一种泵式氧合器，并首次在患者身上成功使用，并在俄罗斯引入了心脏手术。他们还在英国开创了肾移植的先河。艾尔德本人发现了血型与癌症和消化性溃疡的关系。他因手术分离来自尼日利亚的连体双胞胎而闻名，这一名声在与媒体合作的问题上与医学权威产生了冲突。当医学委员会拒绝支持和赞助研究资金时，他感到很沮丧。可悲的是，即使是他不屈不挠的精力和才华，也无法看穿他的沮丧。他在57岁时自杀了。