Alan McKinna was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He was born on 13 August 1932 in Nottinghamshire, the youngest son of two GPs, Eva McKinna née Young and Henry Drummond McKinna. His father died suddenly at the age of 40, leaving his mother to bring up her sons while she c

Jerry Gilmore was a consultant general surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, where he established the pioneering breast unit. He was born on 27 December 1941, a much-loved son of Owen Dermot Gilmore and Carmel Gilmore née Cantwell. His father was a respected and successful family doctor and

William David George held the regis chair of surgery at the University of Glasgow. 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

David Anthony Berstock was born in Manchester on 14 September 1946. He was the only son of Ellia Berstock, a general practitioner, and his wife Rene née Hall. Educated at Stockport Grammar School, he trained in medicine at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and London University, graduating MB, BS in 1970. H

David William Daly was a consultant surgeon in Nottingham. He qualified in 1955 and gained his FRCS in 1958. He was a Hunterian professor at the Royal College of Surgeons. In February 1968, he was appointed to the General and Children’s hospitals in Nottingham. Six years later, when two paediatr

Robert Anthony Bowness Wood was an innovative consultant breast and general surgeon in Dundee. He was born in Horsforth, near Leeds on 12 April 1943. Both of his parents, John Fletcher Wood and Mabel Wood née Bowness, were pharmacists. He boarded at St Peter’s School in York and then studied medicin

Colin Teasdale was a consultant general surgeon at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. He was born in Leeds on 26 June 1945 to Alan Wainwright Teasdale and Eva Teasdale née Rowley He had an older sister, Jean, who trained as a dietitian, and a younger brother, Eric, became an occupational medicine consul

Ronald Geoffrey Kay was a caring, compassionate surgeon of considerable humility who set high standards of clinical excellence, demonstrating insight and respect for his patients. He was a trusted, respected and valued colleague sought out as a mentor and teacher by many New Zealand surgeons and tra

Sir Arnold Elton was born on 14 February 1920. He trained at University College Hospital and qualified MB, BS in 1943. After house jobs at Charing Cross Hospital (where he was Gosse research scholar), St Peter’s Hospital for Stone and University College Hospital, he passed the fellowship of the coll

Sir Patrick McEwen Forrest was regius professor of clinical surgery at the University of Edinburgh. Pat, as he was known to all, was a giant of British and international surgery, and his contributions to the management of breast cancer were immense. He was born in Lanarkshire, the son of Andrew

Kshiti ‘Kit’ De was a consultant surgeon at Jersey General Hospital, Channel Islands. 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

Gábor Péley was a consultant breast surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. He was born on 24 March 1961 in Hungary, and studied medicine at Szegad before completing his training in Budapest. He worked in the department of surgical oncology in Budapest, where he helped pioneer the