Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E005608 - Ahmad, Munawar (1938 - 1971)
Title:
Ahmad, Munawar (1938 - 1971)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005608
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-07-14
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Ahmad, Munawar (1938 - 1971), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ahmad, Munawar
Date of Birth:
1938
Date of Death:
7 February 1971
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 1967
MB BS Lahore 1961
DO London 1966
Details:
Munawar Ahmad was educated at Punjab University and graduated MB BS in 1961 from King Edward Medical College, Lahore.
After house appointments at the Mayo Hospital he took his primary FRCS in Lahore, and went to the USA in 1962 as an intern. Three years later he came to Britain and started his career in ophthalmology with a house appointment in Swansea. After taking the DO London in 1966, he was ophthalmic registrar in Cardiff Royal Infirmary till in 1968 he took the FRCS. The following year he left Britain to take up an appointment as consultant ophthalmologist to the Military Hospital, Riyadh where he also edited the English section of King Edward Medical College's magazine *Kemcol*, and was an all-round sportsman.
He died in a road accident on 7 February 1971 aged 33. His wife and other members of his family were killed in a road accident shortly after his death. He is survived by his daughter who was seriously injured in the accident.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1971, 2, 344
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/E005000-E005999/E005600-E005699
Media Type:
Unknown
