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Geoffrey H. Watson
British physician, born 1920, Oldham.
Associated eponyms:
Alagille's syndrome
A congenital familial syndrome marked by clinical picture with intrahepatic cholestasis, neonatal jaundice, and hepatomegaly.
Watson's syndrome
A rare syndrome originally described as comprising pulmonary valvular stenosis, café-au-lait spots, dull intelligence, and short stature.
Biography:
Both Geoffrey H. Watson's parents were teachers. He won open scholarships to the Oldham Grammar School and, later, to Manchester University, where he obtained a BSc degree and subsequently graduated in medicine in 1944. After periods in the Royal Navy and in junior medical posts, Watson became interested in paediatrics and spent a year training in paediatrics in Toronto.
Returning to England, Watson became a lecturer in the faculty of medicine at the University of Manchester and was appointed as a consultant in paediatrics and paediatric cardiology. At the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Watson established a cardiac diagnostic service, and encouraged the development of open-heart surgery for children at the same hospital. He retired in 1987.
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