Max Rosenheim, Baron Rosenheim

Max Leonard Rosenheim, Baron Rosenheim KBE FRCP FRS (15 March 1908–2 December 1972) was a British physician and academic.^[1]

He was born in London and educated at Shrewsbury School. He then went up to St John's College, Cambridge and University College Hospital Medical School. In 1938 he was awarded the Bilton Pollard Travelling Fellowship and worked as research assistant for Dr Fuller Albright at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1941 and served in the Middle East and Italy, leaving the Army as a brigadier. From 1945 to 1946 he was consultant physician to the Allied Land Forces in South East Asia. From 1949 for the next 21 years, he was Professor of Medicine at University College Hospital, resigning in 1960. He retained his links with UCH, however, acting as a part-time physician. His own particular medical interests were renal disease and hypertension, and he was among the first in his profession to convince his fellows that hypertension could be treated.^[2]

He was made a life peer on 31 July 1970. In 1966 he was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians. In 1972 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.^[3]

He never married.

Titles and Honours

• Mr Max Rosenheim (1908–1932)
• Dr Max Rosenheim (1932–1938)
• Dr Max Rosenheim MRCP (1938–1941)
• Dr Max Rosenheim FRCP (1941–1950)
• Professor Max Rosenheim FRCP (1950–1955)
• Professor Max Rosenheim CBE FRCP (1955–1967)
• Professor Sir Max Rosenheim KBE FRCP (1967–1970)
• The Rt Hon Professor The Lord Rosenheim KBE FRCP (1970–1972)
• The Rt Hon Professor The Lord Rosenheim KBE FRCP FRS (1972–1972)

References

1. ^ http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31626?_fromAuth=1
2. ^ "Royal College of Physicians of London-Portraits". National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=113-portrait&cid=-1#-1. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Lists of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007". London: The Royal Society. http://royalsociety.org/Lists-of-Royal-Society-Fellows-1660-2007/. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 

• RCP Presidents
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Academic offices
Preceded by Sir Edward Charles Dodds, Bt	President of the Royal College of Physicians 1966–1971	Succeeded by Cyril Clarke

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Name	Rosenheim, Max Leonard Rosenheim, Baron
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Date of birth	15 March 1908
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	2 December 1972
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