Sewell, Ivor Alwyne (1930 - 1992)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E008303 - Sewell, Ivor Alwyne (1930 - 1992)
Title
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Sewell, Ivor Alwyne (1930 - 1992)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E008303
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2015-10-01
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Sewell, Ivor Alwyne (1930 - 1992), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Sewell, Ivor Alwyne
Date of Birth
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1930
Date of Death
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30 July 1992
Occupation
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General surgeon
Military surgeon
Urological surgeon
Urologist
Vascular surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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TD
MRCS 1956
FRCS 1963
MB BS 1955
PhD
FBIM
LRCP 1956
Details
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Ivor Alwyne Sewell studied medicine at King's College Hospital, qualifying MB BS in 1955. A lecturer in surgery at Westminster Hospital Medical School at the start of his career, he then became senior registrar in surgery at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He was awarded a PhD for research into the microcirculation in 1962. Later he developed interests in urology and vascular surgery and was appointed consultant surgeon at Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne, in 1971.
He had a life long interest in the Forces. He attended Sandhurst and was a lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. He was surgeon major to the 52nd Lowland Volunteers until 1971. When he retired from the Territorial Army he was lieutenant general at 207 Manchester General Hospital and he continued to lecture at the combined services' training courses. As a founder member of the Military Surgical Society he designed a badge which would meet all the requirements of the College of Arms. He also helped develop ideas for the radical change in the structure of hospitals for the British Army of the Rhine and was subsequently awarded the Territorial Decoration.
His many interests included management - he became a member of the British Institute of Management; railway engineering - supporting Dinting Railway Museum; oil painting and technical drawing. He produced many innovative teaching aids with these skills.
He died on 30 July 1992 after a second myocardial infarction, survived by his wife, Jean, and two adopted children, Mark and Jackie. His epitaph reads 'Scholar, scientist, soldier, surgeon' - he was all of these.
Sources
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*BMJ* 1992 305 1495
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E008000-E008999/E008300-E008399
URL for File
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380486
Media Type
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Unknown