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Owen Conor Ward
Irish paediatrician, born 1923, Monaghan.
Associated eponyms:
Romano-Ward syndrome
Prolongation of Q-T interval on the electrocardiogram, usually in association with syncope, ventricular tachyarrythmia, and sudden death.
Biography:
O. Conor Ward's father was a general practitioner who was also parliamentary secretary for public health in the Irish government. Following graduation in medicine at the University College, Dublin in 1947, Ward trained in paediatrics and paediatric cardiology at the University of Liverpool. He received his medical doctorate in 1951 and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. From 1972 he was professor of paediatrics at the University College, Dublin, and also worked as a consultant paediatrician and head of paediatric cardiology at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children. After his retirement Ward has been visiting professor and chief of paediatrics in Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, representing the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He has held office in a number of medical societies and eventually retired to London where he held honorary teaching appointments.
We thank Andre Trombeta for information submitted.
Bibliography:
- John Langdon Down. A caring pioneer.
The Royal Society of Medicine Press, London, 1998.
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