Occupation Psychiatrist Title Prof Name Gerald Russell Education University of Edinburgh | Known for Eating disorders Children 3 sons Role Psychiatrist | |
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Born 12 January 1928 (age 96) ( 1928-01-12 ) Alma mater University of Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
British psychiatrist Gerald Russell Died at 90
Professor Gerald Francis Morris Russell (born 12 January 1928) is a British psychiatrist. In 1979 he published the first description of bulimia nervosa, and Russell's sign has been named after him.
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Early life
Russell was schooled at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and he qualified as a medical doctor with BM BCh from the University of Edinburgh in 1950.
Career
From 1971 to 1979 Russell was a professor and consultant psychiatrist at the Royal Free Hospital, London, and from 1979 to 1993 he was a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital, London, where he set up an eating disorder unit, which has been named after him. From 1993 he has worked at Priory Hosp Hayes Grove, Bromley, Kent.
Personal life
Russell married Margaret nee Taylor on 8 September 1950, and they had three sons, born 1951, 1956, and 1957. His hobbies include art galleries, photography, and music.