Anthony Edgar Steel trained at St Mary’s Hospital in London where he did house jobs before moving to the Hammersmith Hospital. He served in the RAMC as a lieutenant colonel in the territorial army. In 1960 he passed the fellowship of the college and, the following year, was appointed consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon to the Southend and Rochford Hospitals. He lived in Leigh-on-Sea and ran a successful private practice from his home and also at the Wellesley Hospital in Westcliff-on-Sea. Inner ear surgery was one of his main interests and he published many important papers on the topic. He retired in 1987 and went to live in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex where he enjoyed playing golf and racing his yacht. His wife Jo died in 2001 and Christopher, one of his twin sons, died in 2015. He died on 28 October 2019 aged 95, survived by his son Robin and two grandchildren.