Anderson gained his MBChB from the University of Glasgow in 1975. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1979. He served as a member of the College council from 1993, becoming Treasurer in 2005, and President of the College from 2009 to 2012. ]]> ]]> ]]>
On 11th October, 1873, a young man had been stabbed in the back during an altercation. He had complaints of feeling breathless, as if something was tugging on his throat. When Macewen examined the wound, he found that the probe extended all the way into the pleural lining of the lungs.

At this point he came into contact with a shard of the knife that had been used to stab the young man. He successfully removed the knife segment and the patient survived. ]]> ]]> Portrait of William Macewen]]> Ambu Ltd.; 1937-; Medical device manufacturer]]>
"Reuben" refers to Henning Reuben, the Danish anaesthetist who developed the device with his German partner in 1953. Marketed from 1956 onwards.]]> ]]> Ambu Ltd.; 1937-; Medical device manufacturer]]>