Durga Das Guha was a general surgeon who practised across four continents, living his last 49 years in the USA. He was born on 19 March 1918 in Mymensingh, Bengal to Jogesh Chandra, a civil engineer in the Public Service Department of Bengal in undivided India, and Shaibalini. He was the second of t

Robert (Bob) Britten-Jones was a senior visiting surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. He was born in Adelaide on 9 June 1928. His father, Thomas Alan Britten Jones, was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of En

John Lancaster was a surgeon who lived in Bath. 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

Raymond Kirk, known throughout his entire professional life as ‘Jerry’, was a late entrant to medicine, having left school at 16 and serving for four years in the Royal Navy in the Second World War, before becoming one of the most celebrated surgical educators of his day through his outstanding teac

Norman Goodwin was a surgeon based in Southampton. 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

Geoffrey Wynne-Jones, the youngest child of Frederick Arthur Jones, a monumental mason, and Catherine Emily Parker was born in Hawera. He had two brothers, David and Richard, and a sister, Elizabeth. Geoffrey commenced school at Hawera Main School and subsequently attended Hawera Technical High Scho

Keith Ewen was born in Lower Hutt, the son of David Ewen and Marian Nathan. His father was managing-director of Sargood Son & Ewen, a prominent family business, Mayor of Lower Hutt and subsequently knighted for his many community and business contributions. There were two older siblings – brother, I

Malcolm Inglis was an Australian surgeon who lived in New South Wales. 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

Albert Victor Forage was a surgeon from Hobart, Tasmania.

John Ian Burn was a consultant general surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital, London. 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

Ruth Hickson was a surgeon who lived in Coventry. 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

Phani Prasad was director-in-chief of the health services for the government of Bihar state, India, and chief of surgery at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives