Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E001554 - Davies, David Graham Leighton (1923 - 2006)
Title:
Davies, David Graham Leighton (1923 - 2006)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E001554
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-11-10
2015-06-19
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Davies, David Graham Leighton (1923 - 2006), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Davies, David Graham Leighton
Date of Birth:
1923
Date of Death:
15 September 2006
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
RD 1967
BSc Wales 1943
MB BS London 1946
FRCS 1953
Details:
David Graham Leighton Davies was a consultant general surgeon at East Glamorgan General Hospital, Pontypridd, and an honorary clinical tutor in surgery at the Welsh National School of Medicine. He studied in Cardiff, gaining a BSc degree with a distinction in anatomy, in 1943 and at Guy's Hospital Medical School. He qualified MB BS in 1946.
Prior to his consultant appointment, he was a house surgeon and house physician at a Guy's Hospital unit based in Orpington and a senior registrar in surgery at the United Cardiff Hospitals. He also served as a surgeon commander in the Royal Naval Reserves and was awarded the Reserve Decoration (RD) in 1967.
He was a tutor in surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons, and a fellow and former member of the council of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
His widow Felicity informed the College of his death on 15 September 2006.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001500-E001599
Media Type:
Unknown
