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His obituary in the ''British Medical Journal'' described Gairdner as "an outstanding figure in the development of British Paediatrics after the second world war". His statistics from the special care baby unit were "invaluable in monitoring trends in perinatal mortality and morbidity since 1950." He constantly produced important research over a range of topics and he improved the management of respiratory problems in the newborn. He was appointed editor of the ''Archives of Disease in Childhood'' in 1964, a position he held for 15 years, until his retirement in 1979. During that time the journal "steadily increased in size, scientific content, and international reputation."<ref name="obit"/><ref name="spence"/><ref name="editorial">{{REFjournal
|last=Robinson
|init=RJ
|title=Douglas Gairdner, editor of the ''Archives'' 1964–79
|journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood
|volume=54
|issue=11
|pages=817-819
|url=
|quote=
|pubmedID=393179
|pubmedCID=1545590
|DOI=10.1136/adc.54.11.813
|date=1979
|accessdate=
}}</ref>
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Gairdner also opposed unnecessary tonsillectomy, drawing attention to the risks of the operation at the time (1951)<ref>{{REFjournal
|accessdate=
}}</ref> He made contributions to the field of neonatology with studies on improving the management of respiratory problems of the newborn. PubMed lists sixty-one published papers by Dr Gairdner.
His obituary in the ''British Medical Journal'' described Gairdner as "an outstanding figure in the development of British Paediatrics after the second world war". His statistics from the special care baby unit were "invaluable in monitoring trends in perinatal mortality and morbidity since 1950." He constantly produced important research over a range of topics and he improved the management of respiratory problems in the newborn. He was appointed editor of the ''Archives of Disease in Childhood'' in 1964, a position he held for 15 years, until his retirement in 1979. During that time the journal "steadily increased in size, scientific content, and international reputation."<ref name="obit"/><ref name="spence"/><ref name="editorial">{{REFjournal
|last=Robinson
|init=RJ
|title=Douglas Gairdner, editor of the ''Archives'' 1964–79
|journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood
|volume=54
|issue=11
|pages=817-819
|url=
|quote=
|pubmedID=393179
|pubmedCID=1545590
|DOI=10.1136/adc.54.11.813
|date=1979
|accessdate=
}}</ref>
==Honours==