Vettivetpillai Ketharanathan or ‘Nathan’ was a senior research associate at the vascular surgery unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia. He was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on 25 November 1935 to Appiah Ketharanathan and Rukmani Nama (Sivayam) Ketharanathan, who were both teachers.

Joseph Edward Oliver was born on 12 September 1920, and was educated at Coatham School, Caius College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma and the Cambridge MB in 1943, and became house surgeon at Park Prewett Hospital, Basingstoke before joining the RAMC

Wyn Morris-Jones was a consultant vascular surgeon in Sheffield. He was a real 'gentleman surgeon' and throughout his career showed compassion, dedication and care for his patients. He will always be remembered for the way in which his patient's welfare always came first, and his oft-repeated phrase

Roy Wise was a vascular surgeon in Durban, South Africa. 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

John J. Bergan was an innovative and pioneering vascular surgeon who helped develop a separate surgical specialty for diseases of the arteries and veins. Born in Tampico, Mexico on 4 April 1927, he was the son of Ernest and Arva Yealy Bergan. His parents managed property in the area and always spoke

Robert Ham was a consultant vascular surgeon at the Royal London Hospital. 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

Ian Ferguson was head of the vascular unit at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. He and his two brothers Neil and Russell were born in Longreach in central Queensland to Peter Ferguson and Leuwin Ferguson née Roxburgh. The Ferguson family owned several large farming properties. Ian had been obsessed by

John Doyle, former Director of Vascular Surgery at St Vincent's Public Hospital and Medical Director at St Vincent's Private has died, after a lifetime of exemplary service and outstanding leadership to both hospitals. I first met John in 1964 and over the 50 years since then he became in turn to me

Colin Wilmshurst was a consultant vascular surgeon at Torbay Hospital. He was born in Chislehurst in Kent on 29 October 1932, the oldest of three boys. His father was a Metropolitan Police officer and his mother a teacher. He was educated at a local grammar school near Orpington. After school, he

John Ludbrook undertook medical studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, and showed an early interest in medical research by completing a BMedSci with no less than Jack Eccles, a Nobel Laureate. His residency training was at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, with Douglas Robb. He received a NZ Un

Barry King graduated MB BS from Melbourne University in 1958. After initial postgraduate training at Prince Henry's Hospital and the Repatriation Gen Hospital he went to England in 1966 and gained his FRCS. From 1966 until 1968 he worked with Peter Martin, first at Chelmsford and then at the Hammers

Patrick Pattisson was a vascular and general surgeon at the West Middlesex Hospital, and an honorary surgeon to the England Rugby team. 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