list of presidents of the scottish society of the history of medicine list of presidents of the scottish society of the history of medicine this is a list of presidents of the scottish society of the history of medicine (sshm). 1948-1960 yearsnamecommentsimage 1948douglas guthrie (1885–1975)otolaryngologist and historian of medicine whose book a history of medicine published in 1945, came to international attention. in 1948 guthrie brought about the foundation of the sshm and served as its first president. subsequently, he became president of the british society for the history of medicine and the history of medicine society at the royal society of medicine. 1951john ritchie (1882–1959)friend of guthrie, he co-founded the sshm. 1954archibald lamont goodall (1915–1963)surgeon and honorary librarian at the university of glasgow, and co-founder of the sshm. 1957william smith mitchell (d 1982)mitchell became librarian at king's college, newcastle upon tyne, and then at the university of newcastle upon tyne. in 1955, he authored a history of scottish bookbinding, 1432-1650. 1960adam patrick (1883–1970)patrick was lecturer on the history of medicine at st. andrews university in 1950. 1963-1980 yearsnamecommentsimage 1963charles henry kemball (1889–1964) 1964william alister alexander (1890–1976) 1966norman mcomish dott, cbe (1897–1973)the first holder of the chair of neurological surgery at the university of edinburgh. 1968meredith henry armstrong davison, mbe (1911–1970) 1971thomas robert rushton todd (1895–1975) 1974charles gray drummond (d 1985) 1977haldane philp tait (1911–1990)tait was the principal medical officer for the child health service, edinburgh and co-founder of the scottish society of the history of medicine and as a result of his contributions, became its president in 1977 and honorary president in 1981. 1979sir charles illingworth, cbe (1900–1990) 1981-2000 yearsnamecommentsimage 1981william cunningham (1903–1998) 1984alastair hugh bailey masson (1925–2009) 1987david a g waddell (1927–1992) 1990john blair obe (1928– )scottish consultant surgeon and medical historian, who authored a number of books. 1993elizabeth margaret rose (1916–2011) 1995harold thomas swan (1922–2011) 1998john mccoll forrester (1923–2017) 2000-2019 yearsnamecommentsimage 2001david john wright (1944–)wright is a retired consultant anaesthetist who was also the president of the british society for the history of medicine from 2007 to 2009 and has been editor of the international society for the history of medicine's journal vesalius. 2004bryan ashworth (1929–2012) 2007roy miller (1935–) 2010david hugh aird boyd (1927–) 2013antony robert butler 2017niall diarmid campbell finlaysonfinlayson was appointed consultant physician and gastroenterologist at edinburgh royal infirmary in 1973. his special interest is in liver disease and he made particular contributions to the infirmary's 'liver transplant unit'. 2019neil macgillivray