Malcolm was born into a medical family in 1928. His father, Malcolm (Senior), was an ear nose and throat surgeon, one of Malcolm's brothers became a paediatrician and the other a psychiatrist. Malcolm was educated at Medbury Preparatory School and at Christ's College. After spending a year at Canter

Omar Shaheen was recognised as one of the foremost head and neck cancer surgeons of his era in the UK. His reputation established the ENT department at Guy’s as a centre of excellence for head and neck cancer that attracted both British trainees and fellows from the USA and Australia. He influenced