Michael Jamison was a consultant colorectal surgeon at Gwynedd Hospital, Bangor, north Wales from October 1987 until he retired in March 2011. He was born on 27 October 1947 in London, the son of Howard Mitchell Jamison, a surgeon, and Monica Mabel Jamison née Niall, a nurse. When the family moved to Bishop Auckland, he was sent to St Bees School, Cumberland, where he did well academically and on the sports field. He also learnt to play the oboe to a high standard and enjoyed making music with others. He was awarded a place at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, followed by medical training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London (from 1969 to 1972). He won the Knott prize for surgery but also the Kirkes prize and gold medal for medicine in 1970. He was a house surgeon for Gerard William Taylor and M H Irvine at Barts. Mike’s love of climbing and mountaineering started at this time, and he enjoyed some successful seasons in the Alps with close friends, including the ascents of Dent Blanche and Mont Blanc. He was deputy leader of a Westminster School expedition to Greenland in 1974 and the medic in charge. He wrote up ‘A case of snow blindness’ – in which he describes the symptoms that he himself suffered during the expedition, reporting that it was excruciatingly painful. He returned to Cambridge as an anatomy demonstrator for a year and then decided to go north to Manchester, where he did his senior house officer/surgical registrar northwest region rotations. He met Gillian Farquharson at Stepping Hill Hospital doing her house jobs prior to training as a GP. They got married in June 1980 when Mike was a research fellow with the British Digestive Foundation before starting the senior registrar northwest region rotation. They moved to Johannesburg for a sabbatical year when Mike worked on J A Myburgh’s GI unit at Johannesburg General and also at Hillbrow Hospital. He gained a lot of experience on the professorial unit and with trauma and stab injuries. Family life began for Mike and Gill in Johannesburg with the birth of their son Alex. Mike was delighted to be appointed as a consultant colorectal surgeon at Gwynedd Hospital, as he already knew Snowdonia well through climbing and mountaineering trips and his ward had a wonderful view! He ran a busy practice in colorectal surgery, specialising in the management of rectal cancer by mesorectal excision and coordinating the multidisciplinary approach to this disease. He had a large endoscopic workload but continued to see patients with upper GI and biliary disease. He also mastered laparoscopic cholecystectomies. He saw teaching as an important facet of his work and enjoyed seeing his trainees, many now consultant surgeons in their own right, gaining confidence and skills. He organised fellowship courses in Manchester and in Johannesburg and the Royal College of Surgeons’ Training the Trainers course. He was programme director of core surgical training in north Wales, and the Royal College of Surgeons’ tutor for Gwynedd (from 1989 to 1994). He was a longstanding member of the Wales Colorectal Cancer Steering Group and was on the list of assessors held by the Royal College of Surgeons for consultant appointments in coloproctology. He was honoured to be president of the Welsh Surgical Society in 2007. He was held in high esteem by colleagues, staff and patients for his kind manner, his dry sense of humour and genuine concern for others. Apart from work, Mike was a competitive athlete who took part in cycle time trial races as well as triathlons and mountain running events. He was a tough competitor, taking part in the Fred Whitton Challenge – consisting of cycling 112 miles around the Lake District, up and down all the famous passes including the Hardknot Pass after 90 miles. He completed it in nine hours, eight minutes and 20 seconds. Another big event was traversing all the 14 peaks over 3,000 feet in Snowdonia, involving 14,000 feet of climbing. He completed it in under ten hours by running most of the way. He pursued his love of music by playing his oboe with the Eryri Wind group and other friends and musicians. He was on the committee of the Beaumaris Music Festival, as he was passionate about promoting music in the local area and giving young musicians the opportunity to perform. He delighted in his four children – Alex, Claire, Karen and Fiona – who have all pursued their own careers, not medical but all shared his love of outdoor pursuits. Mike died on 21 February 2024 at the age of 76. He was a wonderful husband, great dad and cherished his grampa role. His quiet, caring and loving presence is missed by all who knew him but most especially his family.