Education
Drummond-Webb was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1982.
Drummond-Webb was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1982.
He gained national attention by way of a television series produced by American Broadcasting Company NEWS called "Intensive Care Unit: Arkansas Children"s Hospital", which showcased complicated operations during the summer of 2002. Late in 2004, he led a team that successfully kept a child alive with a newly developed heart pump until a heart transplant could be performed. The child, Travis Marcus, was able to go home in time for Christmas with a gift and a hug from Doctor Drummond-Webb.
He completed an internship and two residencies there.
Two years later, he went on to another fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. There, he became the surgical director of pediatric cardiac and lung transplantation.
In 2001, he was named chief of pediatric and congenital cardiac surgery at the Arkansas Children"s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He held that post at the time of his death.
Hospital spokesman Tom Bonner said the surgeon was a competitive marathoner and triathlete who loved scuba diving.
Drummond-Webb committed suicide by taking an overdose of Oxycodone, a pain medication. According to the Arkansas Children"s Hospital, friends believed he suffered from a sudden bout of depression. His suicide note indicated professional frustration may have been a factor in his death.