Lewis, Thomas

(1881–1945) British doctor who did pioneer work in electrocardiography, cardiology, pain, and blood vessels of the skin and who founded the Medical Research Society.

Keywords: cardiology; clinical science; pain; skin circulation; medical education

Figure 1. Thomas Lewis (1881–1945).
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 Further Reading
    book Lewis T (1925) The Mechanism and Graphic Registration of the Heart Beat. London: Shaw and Sons.
    book Lewis T (1933) Diseases of the Heart. London: Macmillan.
    book Lewis T (1934) Clinical Science Illustrated by Personal Experiences. London: Shaw and Sons.
    book Lewis T (1942) Pain. New York: The Macmillan Company.
    Burchell HB (1981) Sir Thomas Lewis: his impact on American Cardiology. British Heart Journal 46: 1–4.
    Drury AN and Grant RT (1946) Thomas Lewis 1881–1945. Obituary notices of the fellows of the Royal Society 5: 179–202.
    book Hollman A (1997) Pioneer Cardiologist and Clinical Scientist. London: Springer-Verlag.
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Hollman, Arthur(Apr 2001) Lewis, Thomas. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002550]