Colin Stewart McArdle was professor of surgery at the University of Edinburgh. He was born on 10 October 1939 in Glasgow, the son of Alfred McArdle and May McArdle née Baird. Both of his parents were teachers. His sister Helen also became a doctor. He was educated at Jordanhill College School and th

Chester Troy was a consultant general surgeon in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in Summer Hill, New South Wales, on 24 March 1932, the son of Bert Troy (formerly Trunkowski), a clothing manufacturer, and Ida Troy née Beresniakoff, a housewife. The family moved to Melbourne and Troy attended Scotc

Peter Alan Dupont was a consultant surgeon at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia. He was born in 1938 in France and lived as a child in West Africa. When he was a small boy his mother died and he returned to family in the UK. He completed his education in Colchester before entering St Mary's H

Robertson Doig was a consultant general surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary. 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

Sri Skandarajah was a consultant general surgeon at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia for 37 years. He made an outstanding contribution to medicine in the Latrobe Valley and the care of and kindness towards multigenerational families will be his legacy. Born on 18 August 1

Timothy Flew was a consultant general surgeon in Weston-super-Mare. 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

Melvin Calverly Jennings ('Mel') was a urologist and general surgeon at East Surrey Hospital. He was born on 21 June 1939, into a surgical family. His father, Calverly Jennings, was a fellow of the college and a GP surgeon who worked at Epsom Cottage Hospital before the advent of the NHS. His mother

Roger Hughes Johnson was a consultant general surgeon at Whiston and St Helens hospitals, Merseyside. He was born in Southend-on-Sea on 24 July 1939. His father, William Joseph ('Bill') Johnson, was a firefighter and his mother, Irene Johnson (neé Hughes), taught home economics. His grandfather was

George Patrikios was chief of surgery at Sebokeng Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa. He was born on 13 February 1937 in Salisbury, Rhodesia, the third child and second son of Greek parents – Nestor Theodore Patrikios, a tobacco grader, and Eudokia Patrikios née Tselentis. He was educated at the David

Piyatissa Jayasuriya (known as 'Tissa') was an acclaimed medical professional and surgeon in Sri Lanka and Australia, credited with countless surgeries and medical advice he performed and provided. He was born on 21 September 1932 in Beruwala, Sri Lanka, to Simon Perera Jayasuriya and Cicilin Diming

Suleiman Saleem Dahabreh was a key figure in progressing medical and surgical training in Jordan and was the founder and first president of the Jordanian Association of Urological Surgeons. He was born in Shatana, a farming village in the north of Jordan, in 1933. His father, Saleem Issa, died wh

Edward John Immelman was a consultant vascular surgeon at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. He was educated at Rondebosch Boys' High School and went on to study medicine at the University of Cape Town, where his academic ability was recognised with the award of the McCullogh and Aaron