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Sir Hugh Cairns -- an Appreciation Leonard Lindon Cairns, Hugh William Bell 1896-1952 Neurosurgeon Biography The AAI.S.S, Review, November, 1952 19 In AMSS Sir Hugh Cairns -- An Appreciation Leonard Lindon. The death of Hugh William Bell Cairns on July 18th, 1952, has robbed this Society of one who was probably its most outstanding member. If memory serves, he joined the Adelaide Medical Students* Society in 1913, coming up from the Adelaide High School with a bursar); and it is worthy of record that the whole of his education from High School to Oxford and the F.R.CS« was financed by scholarships and bursaries. Fie was born in June, 1896, at Riverton; his parents were by no means well off, hut if Hugh Cairns lacked money, he was blessed with far greater assets in the qualities of energy, ambition, determination, mid an intense desire Lu get to the bottom of a problem. His examination results in his student years were not brilliant, partly because Cairns was a good and happy ’'mixer,** and a very keen athlete. Although Iv- was better known in the rowing world—a Blue both of Adelaide and Oxford— he was an all-rounder, and played for the love of playing, and for the good companionship. When the first war broke out he served in the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Egypt and Lemnos. He was then re­ called to complete his course, which he did in 1917. gaining the Everard Scholarship. He was also elected Rhodes Scholar for 1917, but did not go up to Balliol until January, 1919. He returned to France as a Captain A.A.M.C., and served there throughout 1918. He was destined to return to Australia only once again, when in 1948 he visited Australia as the first Sims Travelling Professor. 1 doubt if any of us who worked and played with Cairns in those days ever realized the brilliant and immense character which lay dormant within him. In fact, the writer had the unhappy experience of failing in the Final F.R.C.S. in his good company. But the fire was there, and needed only the fair wind of opportunity to set it ablaze. And opportunity did not come to him at once. As soon as he gained his RR.C.S. in 1921, he married Barbara, the youngest daughter of the then Master of Balliol, A. L. Smith. Cairns then settled down to four years of waiting, what time lie worked in the Department of Pathology in the London Hospital, and learnt from Professor Turnbull much that was to stand him in good stead in neurosurgery. But in 1926 he was appointed to the staff of the London Hospital, and a few months later a Rockefeller Fellowship look him to Harvey Cushings Clinic in Boston for one year. On his return to London, the members of the staff of the London Hospital supported him in his desire to establish a neuro­ surgical clinic there, and immediately Cairns began to get results. From this time until his death twenty-five years later he was deluged with work. But he was determined not to be just a neuro-surgeon. Ever since his Oxford days he had been drawn towards research, and he found that his increasingly busy London practice was leaving no time for research work. At this lime lie was taking a large part in the reorganise- 20 The A-AI.S.S.' Revidiv, Noreriwer, 1952 tion of rhe Oxford Clinkai School; rind when he was offered the Nuflield Chair of Surgery, he had no hesitation in accepting it, and giving up his extremely successful London practice. Once again his qualities as organiser and teacher resulted in the formation of a neuro-suTgical clink unsurpassed in Great Britain. Perhaps his greatest gift lay in his love of teaching his assistants; teaching them not just neurology and neuro surgery, hut teaching them the humane and proper approach to any patient; teaching them the qualities of patience, endurance, and Honest judgment, without which no man will become a first-class neuro­ surgeon. And during the years he trained a succession of voung assistants, who have since carried on his good work in all corners of the Commonwealth. Many an Australian neuro-surgeon owes his present ability to the training of Hugh Cairns. It is not possible lor the writer to enumerate all the honours, dis­ tinctions, and degrees which were conferred upon him. These will doubtless Ire fully noted in some Oxford publication. But my chief desire is to draw a picture of the man himself. A series of obituary notices have appeared in the columns of the London Times, notices written by his neuro surgical colleagues, his friends, and Ins patients. I hope they may one day be published as part of his biography, for each tine of them brings out some facet of his character. Cairns was not just a surgeon; his work was marked by care, gentle­ ness, and a very sound, shrewd judgment. It was all based on an intense sympathy for a patient, and the principle that nothing else mattered when faced with the well-being of the sick. I Jis case-records were truly remarkable; one could read up his notes of an old case, and form a clear picture oE the paLicnt, and the problems of diagnosis and manage­ ment. He drove his assistants, but he drove himself hardest of all Fortunately, he was blessed with great physical fitness, and would finish the longest craniotomy in lrettcr condition than his much younger assistants; and would then set out on a ward round, doing dressings, or working up the next case. It is difficult to do justice to the memory of a well-loved friend. One had the privilege of visiting him and Lady Cairns al long intervals; and one found that, away from work, he was just the same attractive character, full of good humour and youthful ideas, interested in all things; and in spite of the great heights to which he had risen, he remained entirely modest and humble. He also remained extremely pmud of the country of his birth, and of his own Medical School. It was the ambition oE the late Cecil Rhodes that his scholars should devote themselves to the service oE mankind, and the furtherance of goodwill and understanding amongst ail people. How well Hugh Cairns followed this ideal is made evident by the worldwide regret at his untimely death, at an age when he was just reaching his finest years, rich in the promise of further achievement. ■ ■ * l; I'Jnr .4.jILS.S, Rtfi’juit', I9>2 2! Tire foil owing letter kfls been received by Mr. T. H. /V/ck. Dcar Mr. A Hen, I 1ihv< just received the kind letter you s&ttt me from the Adelaide Medical Students’ Society. Thank you all for your sympathy, 1 don't need to assure you at my husband's faithful loyalty to Australia as his Hist home—it will be apparent in all you will reqd about him and Iiuju what some of you may perhaps have seen of him on that happy occasion when he was able to revisit Au st rail a and Adelaide in particular. He planned tn take me there next time. 1 would like to tell you how moved he was when, at the time of liis second operation (in April), Professor Seddnn sent him a message sayingj Australians always win in their second innings. Me djdir't in his second innings, but it was not For lack of courageous play. He Fought For his own life with the same indomitable determination with which he had always fought for his patients, £ lc thought of his Work to the very end, and he spoke of his patients only an hour or two before he died, keep him as your model for kindness and infinite consideration towards the sick and suffering, ana of honesty and generosity in your work. He loved and was deeply interested in the young, and gave most generously of time and encouragement to them, I know he would wish me to send every sori of message oF goodwill to yon all Qf the Adelaide Medical Students' Society, so in his name 1 wish you all good fortune. Yours sincerely, BARBARA F. CAIRNS. (1896 - 1952) NEUROSURGEON, ADVOCATE OF CRASH HELMETS J LIVED HERE F on 72 Ash Ave Myrtle Gro^ Ansley 0 OakMe Sturt Rd a) X Sport1 o ' « □ X Q. Science Park Bedford Park Residence in Adelaide Further Biography Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet Name Brig Sir Hugh William Bell CAIRNS KBE FRCS, 9412 Spouses 1 Barbara Forster SMITH, 9399 Birthl896 Death 1967 Father Arthur Lionel SMITH , 9388 (1850-1924) Mother Mary Florence BAIRD , 9390 (1855-1946) Children David , 9420 (1926-) (Hugh) John Forster , 9421 (1922-) Notes for Brig Sir Hugh William Bell CAIRNS KBE FRCS Sir Hugh William Bell Cairns KBE, DM, FRCS (26 June 1896 Port Pirie, South Australia - 18 July 1952 Oxford) was a British neurosurgeon. Early years and education Hugh Cairns was born in Port Pirie, but came to Adelaide for his secondary education at Adelaide High School and tertiary education at the University of Adelaide. He was awarded the 1917 South Australian Rhodes Scholarship^] and went to the University of Oxford to read Medicine. He was president of the Balliol Boat Club and represented Oxford as bow in the Boat Race of 1920. Career Cairns worked as a neurosurgeon at the London Hospital and with Harvey Cushing at Harvard before setting up the Nuffield Department of Surgery in Oxford, in which he became the first Nuffield Professor of Surgery.
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