Sir Graham Michael Teasdale FRCP FRCS (born 23 September 1940)[1] is an English neurosurgeon and the co-developer of the neurologic assessment tool known as the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Born in Spennymoor, County Durham, Teasdale attended medical school at the University of Durham, graduating MB, BS in 1963.
[2] In 1974, Teasdale co-created the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) with Bryan Jennett.
The GCS is a method of assessing a patient's level of consciousness.
[6] He received the 2014 Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.