Martin Horowitz was educated at Cambridge and did his clinical studies in Manchester. After junior posts he specialized in ENT surgery, becoming lecturer and senior registrar at the University of Liverpool. He was appointed to the North Riding Infirmary, Middlesbrough, where he became the senior con

Rodney Vincent Tracy Forster was an ear, nose and throat surgeon in Southport and Sefton. He was born on 28 October 1918 in Warrington. He was the son of Louis Edward Tracy Forster and Helen Gertrude née Berry. His mother's father was a well-known general practitioner surgeon in Wigan. Tracy Forster

Asok Das Gupta was a kindly and much-respected ENT surgeon in Birmingham and Walsall. He was born into a highly-educated Hindu family in Daulatpur, Bengal; his father later became professor of mathematics at the University of Calcutta. As a consequence of the Partition of India in 1947, Asok and his

Marcello G Grippaudo was an ENT surgeon at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth. Born in Palermo, Sicily on 4 August 1927, he was the first child of Vincenzo Grippaudo, also an ENT surgeon and his wife Maria née Velardi. After being educated at the Jesuit’s College Gonzaga in Palermo, he attended

Tony Bull was an ENT surgeon at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London. He was born on 21 December 1934 in Bath, Somerset, the son of Henry Bull, a dentist. He was educated at Monkton Combe School, where he excelled academically and on the sports field, playing tennis for Somerset

Philip Golding-Wood was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Maidstone, Kent. He was born on 3 May 1914, the son of Benjamin and Bessie Wood in Speldhurst. His father was a general storekeeper. His mother's maiden name was Golding, and in 1953 he added his mother's name to his surname by deed poll.

William Simon Pease was born in London on 15 October 1925. He was the son of Lord Wardington, the first Baron Wardington (1869-1950), who was the chairman of Lloyds Bank and his mother was the Honourable Dorothy Charlotte née Forster, the daughter of Lord Forster. After preparatory school at St Pet

Stephen Higgs Richards was an ENT surgeon in Cardiff. He was born on 8 April 1928 in Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, the fifth son of Sylfanus Higgs, a farmer, and Gwladys Jane née Brown. He went to Machynlleth County School and then to Guy’s Hospital, where he qualified in1951. After house jobs at G

Ian Robin was a distinguished London ear, nose and throat consultant. He was born at Woodford Green, Essex, on 22 May 1909, the son of Arthur Robin, a Scottish general practitioner, and Elizabeth Parker née Arnold, his American mother. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, in Edinburgh, and a

Neil McGuire had a varied surgical career, ranging from active service in the RAMC during the Second World War, followed by general surgical training, 11 years in the Colonial Medical Service, further senior registrar posts (initially in cardiothoracic surgery, before changing to ENT surgery) and fi

David Hollis was an ENT surgeon in south London. He was born in Northwood, Middlesex, on 16 June 1924, the elder son of Frederick James Hollis, a priest and university lecturer, and Christina Mary née Hanbury. Educated at Ovingdean Preparatory School, Brighton, and Lancing College, David Hollis read

Sivathanu Subramania Pillai was an ENT surgeon in Sunderland. He was born in Nagercoil, India, on 30 November 1925 to Sivathanu Pillai and Marthandalakshmi née Muthukaruppan. He was educated at St Francis Primary School and the Scott Christian College in Nagercoil. Deciding to follow a career in med