Michael Lea Thomas, who was elected to the Fellowship in 1989, was a distinguished radiologist. He received his medical education at Cambridge and St Thomas's Hospital. After qualifying in 1952 he spent some time in junior posts at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and St Stephens Hospital, London, before s

William Box was born on 1 December 1924, in Hampstead, London. His parents were William J O Box, a caterer, and Dorothea, née Green, a model. He was educated at Hilltop Hall School, Seaford, Haileybury, Trinity College, Dublin, and Edinburgh. After qualifying, he worked in junior surgical posts in C

Richard John Heafield was born on 25 April 1962, the son of Peter John Heafield and his wife Betty Jean. He qualified in MB, BS in 1962 and passed the fellowship of the college in 1990, becoming a consultant radiologist at Torbay Hospital. He died of mesothelioma on 25 August 2018, aged 56 and wa

Lawrence Brock ('Laurie') was born of missionary parents in 1923 at Honan, China. His first degree was in chemistry, and then after qualifying he did research in neurophysiology with Professor Sir John Eccles and subsequently in Cambridge. He then trained in surgery, but decided after lumbar disc pr

Thomas Lodge was a consultant radiologist at Sheffield and a former President of the Faculty of Radiologists. He was born in Sheffield on 25 November 1909, the son of James Lodge, a cutlery manufacturer, and Margaret Lowery. He was educated at the Central Secondary School, Sheffield, from which he w

John Howson was a radiologist in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Frederick George Osborne Burrows was a consultant radiologist for Birmingham Central Health District. He was born in Stranorlar, County Donegal, Ireland in 1924. He studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin and qualified in 1949. He gained his FRCS in 1954 and then focused on radiology. Prior t

David Francis Charles Shepherd was a consultant interventional radiologist at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Frank Curnow Jones was a radiologist in Victoria, Australia. He was born in Victoria on 4 April 1927, the son of Garndiffith Jones, known as Gary, and Lina Estelle Jones née Curnow, known as Elsie. He studied medicine at Melbourne University and qualified in 1957. He went to the UK for further t

Douglas Dundee was radiologist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born on 31 May 1929 and brought up in Regina, Saskatchewan. His father, Samuel Dundee, who was originally from Ireland, was an auditor for the provincial government. His mother was Katherine Dundee, whose father was from R

Dennis Stoker was a consultant radiologist at the Royal National Orthopaedic and St George’s hospitals, London. He was born in London, the son of George Morris Stoker, a general practitioner, and Elsie Margaret ‘Peggy’ Stoker née McQueen. He was educated at Oundle School and then studied medicine at

Peter Phelps was a consultant radiologist at the Royal Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London. He was born on 22 May 1939, in Harrow, Middlesex. His father, Donald Percy Phelps, was part of the family who owned Meyer and Phelps, the surgical instrument makers. His mother, Phyllis Mabel née Willis, be