Patrick Joseph Bradshaw Smith, or Paddy as he was known, was a consultant urologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He was born in Exeter on 22 January 1939, the son of Richard Smith and Bridget Smith née Kelly, successful art and antique dealers. As a child he was lucky to escape death when a German bomb hit his parent’s house in Exeter but failed to detonate. Shortly afterwards, he was evacuated to Ireland, where he spent a good part of his early youth on the family farm in New Ross, County Wexford. In 1946 he joined his two older brothers at Saint Boniface’s Catholic Boarding School in Plymouth. He was sporty and successful at school, enjoying both cricket and rugby. He was a handy opening batsman but lost his two front teeth on a lively school wicket! Always an adventurer, in 1956 he rode a moped from Exeter to Barcelona and back with a Spanish schoolfriend using an old map. His National Service in the late 1950s was spent in the Royal Navy, where he was promoted to lieutenant commander but never progressed any further because, by his own admission, he was ‘a bit too rebellious’. This set the tone for his later career: he would often challenge the status quo and ‘established dogma’. In 1960 he began his studies at Bristol Medical School and became captain of the rugby team. He continued to have adventures, including having his trousers removed and thrown into the fountains outside the Victoria Rooms at the University during a black-tie rugby club dinner. He qualified in 1966 and, after house posts, was appointed as a registrar at Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1968. He then moved to a senior registrar post at Leeds in 1970. His first consultant appointment was in 1974 at St Martin’s Hospital, Bath, where he remained until 1984. He then moved to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where he was a consultant until 2005. He spent time at the Mayo Clinic in the USA under the wing of Tom Stamey, which is where he learned ‘modern techniques’ of urology including optical urethrotomy. He enjoyed extensive travel during his career, practising in Dubai, Athens and Rome. After retiring from surgery he continued a successful medico-legal practice, where he enjoyed locking horns with talented QCs! He was a gifted, talented and eclectic individual with many interests. Outside medicine, he was a patron of the Royal Shakespeare Company and would spend many weekends listening to Shakespeare’s works. He collected Irish art, Staffordshire porcelain and rare books. He enjoyed fine wine, notably Pichon Longueville, and would drink Winston Churchill Pol Roger champagne every Christmas and birthday! After working in Italy, he treated himself to a Maserati luxury car, which he found to be a bit too fast but very enjoyable. Later in life he settled down with a more discreet Mercedes for his trips to London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Paddy died at his beloved home on the Royal Crescent, Bath, on 28 April 2022 at the age of 83. He was survived by his wife Frances (née Murphy), whom he married in Cork in 1967, and his two sons, Michael and Paul. He also leaves behind many, many grateful trainees for whom his loyal support, guidance and encouragement was invaluable in spawning many fruitful careers. In addition, many former patients are profoundly grateful for his care and for prolonging their lives.