John Brereton Barlow
John Brereton Barlow | |
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John Barlow with Nelson Mandela | |
| Born | 24 October 1924 |
| Died | 10 December 2008 (aged 84) Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa |
| Education | University of the Witwatersrand Hammersmith Hospital Royal Postgraduate Medical School |
| Years active | 1951–2008 |
| Known for | Mitral valve research Barlow's Syndrome |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Institutions | Royal Imperial Hospital, Baragwanath Johannesburg Hospital |
| Sub-specialties | Cardiology |
John Brereton Barlow (24 October 1924 – 10 December 2008) was a world-renowned South African cardiologist. He qualified as a doctor in 1951, gained experience as a registrar in Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London. In the late 1950s he returned to South Africa to Johannesburg Hospital where he became Professor of Cardiology in the research unit and carried out significant studies on cardiac disorders as well as discovering the cause of a well known mitral valve disorder.
He gives his name to Barlow's Syndrome.