Ivor Barwell-Clarke was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He was born on 25 December 1920 in Cardiff, the son of Uriah Barwell Clarke and Mary Elizabeth Clarke née Williams. His father died in October 1925. Barwell-Clarke graduated from the National S

Robert (Bob) Smith, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, inventor of Solugel and raconteur extraordinaire, was born on 2 August 1937 in Mittagong, New South Wales, to parents Clare Smith and Robert Frederick Smith. He is "R A Smith" to his hospitals, "Boss" to his family and "Algy" to his close frien

Professor Jacques Caspar Henricus Van der Meulen was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who was head of the academic department of plastic surgery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. When he was awarded the honorary fellowship of the college in 1993 it was noted that he was one of the foremost academi

Roger Adlard was a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon at St George’s University Hospital, London. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Lawrence Iregbulem was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Cambridge Private Hospital. Born in Ifakala, Nigeria on 9 November 1938, he was the eldest child of Philip Iregbulem, a businessman, and his wife, Elizabeth. He was educated at St Patrick’s College, Calabar, Nigeria which he attended as

Tom Milliken was born in Christchurch in 1925 to Thomas, a solicitor, and Winifred Kate. He had two younger sisters, Dawn and Betty. Tom commenced school at Fendalton Open Air School in 1930 and moved to Julius House at Christ's College in 1938. At the age of 16, and as a result of the death of his

Rustom Jamshed Maneksha was head of the department of plastic surgery at Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital in Mumbai. Born on 14 February 1920 in Bombay, he was the second child of Jamshed Maneksha, assistant professor of anatomy at Grant Medical College and his wife, Goolbai. His maternal grandfather, Jehan

John James, always known as Jimmy, was a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon who spent much of his career in Africa. He was born on 25 September 1940 in Lusaka, the fourth child of missionary parents. His father, Henrik Gerard James, was Dutch and a French Protestant pastor, trained at the

Jan Van Wingerden was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

Michael David Brough was a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, London. He was born on 4 July 1942 in London, where his father, Kenneth David Brough, was chairman of Metal Box Overseas Ltd. His mother was Frances Elizabeth née Davies, the daughter of Walter Ernest Llewellyn Davies,

Brian Coghlan was a consultant cleft lip surgeon at Guy’s Hospital. He was a schoolboy international cyclist and he toyed with the idea of becoming a professional. Medicine won, and he studied at Bristol. His intercalated physiology degree involved working on a project with Ron Piggott at the French

John Samuel Pattison Wilson, or ‘Iain’, as he was generally known, was a plastic surgeon in London with a particular interest in head and neck surgery. He was born in Edinburgh on 16 October 1923, and at the age of six went away to boarding school at the Edinburgh Academy. He remained in Edinburgh t