Awards & Winners

Russell Brock, Baron Brock

Russell Claude Brock, Baron Brock of Wimbledon was a leading British chest and heart surgeon and one of the pioneers of modern open-heart surgery. His achievements were recognised by a Knighthood in 1954 a Life Peerage in 1965 and a host of other awards.

Awards by Russell Brock, Baron Brock

Check all the awards nominated and won by Russell Brock, Baron Brock.

1961


Gairdner Foundation International Award
(In recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of the functional pathology, investigation and surgery of congenital and rheumatic heart disease and especially for his elucidation of the factors, both valvular and muscular, which may obstruct the flow of blood from either the right or the left side of the heart into the main arteries of the lungs and body, which has led to the rational surgical management of such obstructive diseases of the heart.)