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Asset Name:
E008153 - Lowry, James Shanks (1927 - 1996)
Title:
Lowry, James Shanks (1927 - 1996)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E008153
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-09-17
Description:
Obituary for Lowry, James Shanks (1927 - 1996), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Lowry, James Shanks
Date of Birth:
1927
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death:
15 February 1996
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1951

FRCS 1957

MB BS London 1951

LRCP 1951
Details:
Jim Lowry was born in Chicago of Northern Irish parents in 1927. He trained at the London Hospital where he played rugby, and was known as a popular, quiet person who had a good sense of humour. He also played the London Irish. After doing his National Service he returned to London to study for the FRCS which he obtained in 1957, and started on the general surgical registrar rotation, working for a time with Vernon Thompson. He found it impossible to get any further up the ladder, and turned to general practice, joining a practice in Shepherd's Market, about which he would tell the most wonderful stories. He remained in the professorial department at Charing Cross to run the varicose vein clinic and keep his surgical hand in. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack on 15 February 1996, leaving a wife, Audrey, one son and two daughters.
Sources:
*BMJ* 1996 312 722
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E008000-E008999/E008100-E008199
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Unknown