William MacIntyre (c. 1791/92 – 4 March 1857) was a Scottish physician known for publishing the first case report of multiple myeloma in 1850.

MacIntyre graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1811.

William MacIntyre

He was appointed to HMS Ramillies as assistant surgeon on 5 December 1812. In 1820, he married Mary Warren Plowman, sister of the Ramillies surgeon Henry Plowman, and had two daughters.

William MacIntyre

He then established a successful practice, eventually in Harley Street, London. He was also a consultant to the Western General Dispensary and Metropolitan Convalescent Institution. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1851.

William MacIntyre

References

George ED, Sadovsky R. Multiple Myeloma: Recognition and Management. American Family Physician 1 April 1999. Kyle RA. "Multiple myeloma: how did it begin?" Mayo Clin Proc 1994;69:680-3.

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1790s births

1857 deaths

19th-century Scottish medical doctors

Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians

British oncologists

Royal Navy officers

Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars

Royal Navy Medical Service officers

Scottish sailors