Murid Ahmed Chaudary was lead clinician in breast disease at Watford General Hospital. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya on 11 May 1944, where he spent his childhood and school years, before joining Leeds Medical School in 1967. Following qualification, Murid was a house officer at St Luke’s in Bradford, before moving to Birmingham, where he worked as a demonstrator in anatomy to obtain his primary FRCS. Murid worked at Westminster Hospital and at Southend before being appointed as an Imperial Cancer Research Fund clinical research fellow at Guy’s Hospital in London. He gained his masters of surgery in 1984 and was appointed as a senior lecturer and consultant surgeon in breast disease at Guy’s Hospital in 1988. Murid moved to the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust as lead clinician in breast disease at Watford General Hospital in 1998, where he led the unit until his retirement in 2006. When Murid joined Guy’s Hospital as a research fellow, he was part of the team under the leadership of the eminent John Hayward, which was responsible for formulating and researching the efficacy of breast conservation treatment. Murid undertook pioneering research regarding the treatment and management of patients with all kinds of breast disease, and he was also involved in the very first trials of the use of adjuvant systemic therapy. As a result of his involvement in this acclaimed research, Murid travelled frequently in the 1980s and 1990s, presenting data at conferences including in Hawaii, San Francisco, Chicago and San Antonio. He also lectured in Brazil and Egypt. Murid was quoted in a number of newspapers reporting on the research trials and, later on, further medical developments in the field. In 1994, Murid, along with his colleague Ian Fentiman, was noted in London’s *Evening Standard* (12 August 1994), as being one of the city’s top medical specialists for breast disease. Murid was a skilled, calm and assured surgeon, who was also noted for both his wit and wisdom. He was meticulous in his care of patients and gentle in his approach. Ever the gentleman, Murid embodied the idea of a life spent making a difference to others. He died on 21 May 2024 from pneumonia, at the age of 80. He was survived by his wife of 48 years, Shahin, their three children, and seven grandchildren.