Katherine Stewart MacPhail | |
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| Born | 30 October 1887 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 11 September 1974 (aged 86) St Andrews, Scotland |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Known for | establishing Serbia's first children's hospital |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | surgeon |
| Institutions | Glasgow Royal Infirmary Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service Anglo-Serb Children's Hospital English-Yugoslav Hospital for Treatment of Osteoarticular Tuberculosis |
| Sub-specialties | war medicine and paediatric orthopaedic |
| Awards | OBE Order of St Sava honorary citizen of Coatbridge Serbian Mail commemorative stamps |
Katherine Stewart MacPhail OBE (30 October 1887 - 11 September 1974) was a Scottish surgeon. During World War I, she served as Chief Medical Officer of two units of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service. She cared for the wounded in Serbia, France, and the Thessaloniki Front. In 1921, during her stay in Serbia, she founded the country's first children's hospital.[1] While she is remembered as a national hero in Serbia,[2] she was criticised by some for providing her expertise in Serbia rather than in her own country.[3] Her honours include several medals, plaques, and a postage stamp.
- ^ Kerziouk, Olga (14 February 2016). "Serbia celebrates British heroines of the First World War". British Library. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Serbian stamps honour WW1 heroines". BBC News. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Oldfield 2001, p. 148.