Sir james mackenzie biography of abraham

Scottish cardiologist (1853-1925)

Not to be confused with James Mackenzie (physician, died 1761).

Sir James MackenzieFRS FRCP (12 April 1853 – 26 January 1925) was a Scottish cardiologist who was a pioneer in the study of cardiac arrhythmias.

Due to his work in the cardiac field he is known as a research giant in primary care, and was knighted by King George V in 1915.

Biography

James Mackenzie was born at Pictonhill in Scone, where his father was a farmer.^[1] He left school at Perth Academy aged 14 and was apprenticed to a chemist.

In 1873 he was offered a partnership in the chemist's firm but turned it down in order to study medicine.^[2] After private tuition in Latin he passed his entrance examination for the University of Edinburgh in October 1874 and qualified as a doctor in 1878.^[3] After completing his residency in Edinburgh, Mackenzie became a general practitioner in borough of Burnley in Lancashire