Graham Edward Foster studied medicine at Liverpool University and graduated MB, ChB in 1968. In 1974 he passed the fellowship of the college. He did house jobs at the Liverpool Royal Infirmary and was a lecturer and demonstrator in anatomy at the University. Moving to Nottingham he lectured in surge

Michael Chare was a consultant surgeon at Neath, Baglan, Morriston and Singleton hospitals. He was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the second son of Ernest John Bruton, an engineer, and Marjorie Bruton née Briars. He was educated at Warwick School, where he boarded from the age of seven and wa

John Hogg was a vascular and general surgeon in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 10 January 1943 in Sydney, the son of James Wilson Hogg, the headmaster of Trinity Grammar School, and Alyson Hogg. He was educated at Trinity, where he excelled academically and was al

Samie Bashir Safar was a professor of surgery at the University of Baghdad. He was born in Mosul, Iraq, on 2 February 1943, the son of Bashir Safar, a pharmacist, and Sabria Safar née Al-Aswad. He studied medicine at Mosul Medical School, which at that time was part of Baghdad University, and qualif

Nicholas Coe was associate director of surgical education at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts and a professor of surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine. He was born in Surrey on 8 May 1946, the son of Stuart Coe and Joan Coe née Whittley. He attended school in Abingdon and

Tony Goode was a professor of endocrine and metabolic surgery at the Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical Schools with Queen Mary College. He was also an honorary professor at the centre for biological and medical systems, Imperial College. He was born on 3 August 1944 in Newcast

Paul Hurst was a consultant general and vascular surgeon at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. He was born on 9 August 1946 and was brought up in Essex on the London borders, industrious and with fine academic ability and musical talents. He studied medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical Sc

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

Ashok Balkrishna Mathure was a surgeon based in Mumbai, India. He was born on 22 April 1941 and studied medicine in Mumbai. He gained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1974. He was married to Nandini. They had a daughter, Mekhala, and a grandson, Yash. He died on 23 Fe

David Osborne was a consultant surgeon who established the first urological department in Basildon. He was born in Weston-super-Mare on 12 December 1943, the son of Alan John Osborne, a leading aircraftman, and his wife, Tilly Fleming née Straiton. He was educated at Hazelcroft Primary School and th

Roger Barritt Jones was a consultant surgeon and clinical director of surgery and urology at Rotherham General Hospital. He studied medicine at Manchester University, gaining a BSc in 1965 and graduating MB ChB in 1968. After house posts, he was an assistant lecturer in anatomy at Manchester Univer