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Asset Name:
E001615 - Reading, Alexander David (1965 - 2011)
Title:
Reading, Alexander David (1965 - 2011)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001615
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-11-18

2014-06-03
Description:
Obituary for Reading, Alexander David (1965 - 2011), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Reading, Alexander David
Date of Birth:
9 September 1965
Date of Death:
15 June 2011
Titles/Qualifications:
MB ChB Glasgow 1990

FRCS 1994

MD Leicester 2001
Details:
Alexander Reading was a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon at Spire South Bank Hospital, Worcester, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, and the joint clinic in Droitwich. He studied medicine in Glasgow, qualifying MB ChB in 1990. He gained his FRCS in 1994. He was a specialist registrar in orthopaedic surgery in the west of Scotland, and then held a clinical research fellowship in Leicester. In 2002 he was appointed to his consultant post. He specialised in hip and knee replacement surgery, and published papers on hip replacement, particularly on the prevention of infection. He was a member of the British Orthopaedic Association, the British Orthopaedic Research Society and the British Hip Society. In his spare time he was an assistant coach for a boys' football team, and played cricket, tennis and golf. Alexander Reading committed suicide on 15 June 2011, aged 45. He was survived by his wife Sarah, a former nurse, and sons Jonny and Wils.
Sources:
*Worcester News* 21 June 2011

*Evesham Journal* 29 September 2011
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/E001000-E001999/E001600-E001699
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Unknown