Person

Baldwin, Maitland, 1918-

1918-1970

Dr. Maitland Baldwin was born on September 29, 1918, in New York City, New York.

He was a neurosurgeon and research scientist. After attending Harvard College (1935-1938), he enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine, Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received M.D. and C.M. degrees with honours in 1943. He completed his neurosurgical training under Dr. Wilder Penfield at Montreal Neurological Institute. In 1952, he was certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and was appointed Chief of Neurosurgery at Colorado General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the medical school of the University of Colorado at Denver, where he remained until 1953. In 1953, Dr. Baldwin joined the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness as Branch Chief of Surgical Neurology, and in 1960, he assumed the additional duty of Clinical Director of the Institute, holding both positions until his death. His initial research focused on the pathophysiology and treatment of epilepsy. He also investigated the effect of hypothermia on seizure activity. Dr. Baldwin served as a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at Georgetown University Medical School. He also served as a Captain in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II and was a reservist in the Marine Corps until his death.

He died suddenly at work from an intracerebral hemorrhage on February 9, 1970, and, is buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.