James Joseph O’Brien was a general surgeon in Australia. Born in Northern Ireland on 21 September 1921 he studied medicine at Queen’s University, Belfast and graduated MB ChB in 1945. He did house jobs in London and passed the fellowship of the college in 1961. He moved to Australia, was appointed a

Henry Wickham was a general surgeon in Preston, Lancashire. 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

Norman A Matheson ‘NAM’ was a consultant general surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Born on 26 March 1932 in Inverness, he was the son of Allan John Matheson and Margaret Ann Matheson née Mutch. He grew up on Avonside in the shadow of the Cairngorm Mountains and his early education was in Tomintou

John Stephen Winter was born on 21 January 1920 and educated and trained at Cambridge University and Liverpool University Medical School qualifying during the second world war. He served in the RAMC until 1947 and then joined the Royal Air Force Medical Service in 1950. Having worked in general, ort

Paul Rosswick was a consultant surgeon at St George's Hospital, London. He was born in London on 1 June 1932, the son of John Rosswick, an advertising director, and Phoebe Rosswick née Fagin, a housewife. He attended Malvern College from 1945 to 1950 and then studied medicine at London Hospital Medi

Bernard Welford was a surgeon who lived and worked in New Zealand. He qualified MB ChB in 1954 and gained his FRCS in 1961. He lived at addresses in Timaru, Invercargill and Southland, New Zealand. He died on 10 October 2012, aged 83.

John Bridger was a consultant general surgeon in Stafford. Born on 2 September 1926, John grew up in Enfield, north London, where his father, George Bridger, was the superintendent of parks. His mother was Violet Millicent Bridger née Lee. He gained a scholarship to Enfield Grammar School and later,

Paul Atkins was a consultant surgeon in Liverpool. He was born on 26 June 1933, into a musical family. His father George, known as 'Tommy', made and repaired church organs, including the one in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. His mother Dorothy was a dressmaker. As a student at King's College Hospit

As a surgeon – from his birth in New Delhi, India, his training in England to a career in New Zealand – Roy Chowdhury occupied the world of medicine more than most. Salil Roy Chowdhury (widely known as Roy) was born in 1928, the sixth child of Abala Bondhu Roy Chowdhury, a manager of a colliery i

Sorab Pestonji Minwalla was a surgeon in North Carolina, USA. He was born in Karachi in what was then India on 29 March 1926, the third child and second son of Pestonji Minwalla, an accountant, and Goolbai K Minwalla. He was educated at the Bai Virbaji Soparivala Parsi High School in Karachi, the D

William (‘Bill’) Murdoch Lennox was a general surgeon based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He was born on 19 January 1930 in West Derby, Lancashire. His father was William Murdoch Lennox III; his mother was Dorothy May Lennox née Smith. He studied medicine in London and qualified in 1954. He ga

Imdad Khan was a general surgeon in Greenock. 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