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Asset Name:
E001643 - Smyth, Brian Turbett (1921 - 2009)
Title:
Smyth, Brian Turbett (1921 - 2009)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001643
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-11-29

2014-07-25
Description:
Obituary for Smyth, Brian Turbett (1921 - 2009), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Smyth, Brian Turbett
Date of Birth:
2 November 1921
Place of Birth:
Londonderry
Date of Death:
26 April 2009
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB BCh BAO Belfast 1945

FRCS 1952
Details:
Brian Turbett Smyth was a consultant paediatric surgeon at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and Ulster Hospital. He was born in Londonderry in Northern Ireland on 2 November 1921, the son of William and Flora West Lindsay Smyth. His father was a merchant. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution and then Queen's University, Belfast. He qualified MB BCh BAO in 1945. Deciding on a career in paediatric surgery, he trained at Great Ormond Street Hospital and in Belfast, and was an assistant surgeon at Boston's Floating Hospital for Children. He was then appointed to his consultant post in Northern Ireland. He was particularly interested in urology, neonatal surgery and the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease. Outside medicine, he enjoyed sailing and photography. Bryan Turbett Smyth died on 26 April 2009, aged 87. Predeceased by his son, Jonathan, he was survived by his wife Anne and a daughter, Nicola.
Sources:
*BMJ* 2009 339 3329
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001600-E001699
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