Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001872 - Toor, Karamjit Singh (1943 - 2007)
Title:
Toor, Karamjit Singh (1943 - 2007)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001872
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-01-18
2014-06-06
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Toor, Karamjit Singh (1943 - 2007), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Toor, Karamjit Singh
Date of Birth:
1943
Date of Death:
20 November 2007
Place of Death:
Bradford
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MB BS Panjab 1966
DO 1970
FRCS 1975
Details:
Karamjit Singh Toor was an ophthalmologist at Clayton Hospital, Wakefield. Born in 1943, he studied medicine at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, qualifying in 1966.
In 1968 he went to the UK, where he worked in several different locations, before settling in Wakefield in 1978. He worked as a consultant at Clayton Hospital, and also ran clinics in Pontefract.
He was married to Satinderjit Kaur Toor. They had six children.
Karamjit Singh Toor died in Bradford Royal Infirmary on 20 November 2007 from pancreatitis, at the age of 64, just months before his retirement. He was survived by his wife and children.
Sources:
Sandal Community Association Toor, Dr Karamjit Singh http://sandal.org.uk/life_stories_detail.php?pageId=%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%200000000005 - accessed 30 April 2014
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/E001800-E001899
Media Type:
Unknown
