Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E000610 - Walker, William Martin (1919 - 2005)
Title:
Walker, William Martin (1919 - 2005)
Author:
Enid Taylor
Identifier:
RCS: E000610
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2009-05-15
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Walker, William Martin (1919 - 2005), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Walker, William Martin
Date of Birth:
31 October 1919
Date of Death:
16 July 2005
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1950
BSc St Andrews 1943
MB ChB 1943
DOM 1947
LRCP 1950
Details:
William Martin Walker was a consultant ophthalmologist in Birmingham. He was born on 31 October 1919. He qualified from St Andrews University in 1943, completed his house jobs in Dundee and then served as a captain in the RAMC in Italy from 1945 to 1947. Before he was demobilised he gained his first experience in ophthalmology, being doctor in charge of the ophthalmic department of 92 British General Hospital.
After the war, he completed his ophthalmic training in Dundee and Birmingham. In 1950 he was appointed consultant ophthalmic surgeon to the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital and to Queen Elizabeth General and Children’s Hospital, Birmingham. He developed the first specialist glaucoma service in the West Midlands and also developed a specialised service for paediatric ophthalmology at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He was recognised as an enthusiastic teacher.
Outside medicine, he was a keen golfer, played bridge and tended his rose garden. He married Gladys, who predeceased him in 2001. He died on 16 July 2005 from oesophageal cancer, and leaves four children and five grandchildren.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2006 332 1158
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E000000-E000999/E000600-E000699
Media Type:
Unknown
