Filmer, Robert Bruce (1938 - 2015)
by
 
Thomas Howard Mitchell

Asset Name
E009028 - Filmer, Robert Bruce (1938 - 2015)

Title
Filmer, Robert Bruce (1938 - 2015)

Author
Thomas Howard Mitchell

Identifier
RCS: E009028

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2016-01-20

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Filmer, Robert Bruce (1938 - 2015), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Filmer, Robert Bruce

Date of Birth
1 June 1938

Date of Death
23 August 2015

Occupation
Paediatric surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MB BS Sydney
 
FRCS 1968
 
FRACS

Details
Dr Robert Bruce Filmer, 77, of Quarryville, PA died on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Sydney, Australia, he was the son of Albert Robert and Janet Isabel Watson Filmer and spouse of Thomas Howard Mitchell. Bruce served his fellowship in Australia, England, and the United States. Bruce was a graduate of the University of Sydney Medical College and served his residency in Sydney and the United Kingdom. He served as faculty at the following learning institutions: Northwestern Medical School, Detroit Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Associate Professor of Pediatric Urology, Detroit, Michigan, Associate Professor of Pediatric Urology, Philadelphia, PA. Bruce's professional appointments included service at many hospitals, some of which were: Pediatric Urologist, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Children's Hospital, Detroit, MI, Alfred I. DuPont and St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Journal articles that Bruce published were numerous, appearing in many reference and medical journals around the country and he was respected as an expert in his field of Urology. He holds countless honors and awards and was a sought after speaker. He was a member at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed the pleasures of landscaping the farm, classical music, reading, cooking and listening to grand pipe organ recordings. In addition to his spouse, Bruce is survived by his sister, Barbara Enod Milne, wife of Grant Stewart of Auckland, New Zealand and numerous nieces and nephews.

Sources
*In Memoriam* www.surgeons.org/about-racs/about-the-college-of-surgeons/in-memoriam

Rights
Republished by kind permission of the President and Council of The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Collection
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Format
Obituary

Format
Asset

Asset Path
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E009000-E009999/E009000-E009099

URL for File
381211

Media Type
Unknown