Age, Biography and Wiki

Meg Patterson (Margaret Angus Ingram) was born on 9 November, 1922 in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a Scottish surgeon. Discover Meg Patterson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

Popular As Margaret Angus Ingram
Occupation surgeon
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 9 November 1922
Birthday 9 November
Birthplace Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death 25 July, 2002
Died Place Lanark, Scotland
Nationality India

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 9 November. She is a member of famous with the age 79 years old group.

Meg Patterson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, Meg Patterson height not available right now. We will update Meg Patterson's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Husband Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Meg Patterson Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Meg Patterson worth at the age of 79 years old? Meg Patterson’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from India. We have estimated Meg Patterson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

Meg Patterson Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1922

Margaret Angus Patterson MBE (9 November 1922 – 25 July 2002 ) was a Scottish surgeon and medical missionary in India and Hong Kong.

She claimed to be able to treat drug addiction using electric shocks, something she called "neuro-electric therapy" (NET).

The reputation gained by NET was based on celebrity endorsements, but there is no evidence that it is an effective treatment.

Margaret Angus Ingram was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1922.

The daughter of Alexander Ingram, she was the youngest of five children.

Patterson started medical school at 21 during World War II, and qualified as a member Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons when she was 25, the only woman in the group.

Patterson went to India as a medical missionary.

1953

While in India she met George Patterson in Kalimpong and they married in 1953; the couple were committed Christians.

1959

George Patterson had become famous through his involvement with the Dalai Lama, and his reporting on the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the subsequent events in China's annexation of Tibet.

1961

For her work establishing and expanding clinics in India she was awarded the MBE in 1961.

1964

In 1964, she moved to Hong Kong with her husband, where she was appointed surgeon-in-charge at Tung Wah Hospital.

1972

In 1972, other doctors in Hong Kong, H.L. Wen and S.Y.C. Cheung, published their work on electroacupuncture for treatment of addiction.

Patterson adopted their method, developing a technique called "neuro-electric therapy" (NET), replacing the acupuncture needles with electrodes, making this a form of cranial electrotherapy stimulation.

On returning to the UK she and her husband collaborated to popularise the technique, which became popular with rock and pop stars.

The medical and scientific community was skeptical about the technique.

Patterson found herself building clinics with minimal funding, much as she had in India.

1973

They remained in Hong Kong until 1973.

1974

In 1974, Patterson treated Eric Clapton for heroin addiction.

1976

In 1976, Patterson set up a clinic in Broadhurst Manor, East Sussex, funded by the Robert Stigwood Organisation.

Donors misleadingly marketed the clinic as "a cure for heroin addiction", which it was not.

1981

In 1981, funding ran out and she moved the clinic to California.

1986

A 1986 article in New Scientist said that the medical establishment viewed Patterson as a quack for trying to remove addiction with tiny electrical currents, and that one clinical trial found it to be ineffective.

People magazine said there was "disbelief and even hostility from Britain's medical establishment and from the US medical world".

1999

In 1999, Patterson had a major stroke a week after opening a clinic in Tijuana.

2002

In 2001, she and her husband returned to Scotland, where she died on 25 July 2002.

She was survived by her husband, a daughter, two sons, and five grandchildren.

Her husband and one of her sons, Lorne, continued marketing the NET technique.

2012

As of 2012, evidence reviewed within NHS Scotland found no substantial evidence that neuro-electric therapy was helpful in treating opiate addiction.