Wyn Morris-Jones was a consultant vascular surgeon in Sheffield. He was a real 'gentleman surgeon' and throughout his career showed compassion, dedication and care for his patients. He will always be remembered for the way in which his patient's welfare always came first, and his oft-repeated phrase

John Doyle, former Director of Vascular Surgery at St Vincent's Public Hospital and Medical Director at St Vincent's Private has died, after a lifetime of exemplary service and outstanding leadership to both hospitals. I first met John in 1964 and over the 50 years since then he became in turn to me

Allastair Karmody was born in Trinidad, West Indies, on 29 March 1937, the son of Solomon Karmody, an engineer, and his wife, Sylvia. His brother, Colin, qualified as a doctor at Tufts University, Boston, USA. Allastair was educated at St Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and the University o

Roy Wise was a vascular surgeon in Durban, South Africa. 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

Ernst Ibach was a vascular surgeon based in Western Australia. 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

André Nevelsteen was head of vascular surgery at the University Hospital of Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. He was born in Geel on 8 August 1951. He studied medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven, graduating in 1975. He went on to train in general surgery and then specialised in vascular surg

Frank Ashton was a consultant vascular surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He was born in Birmingham on 26 April 1925. His mother died when he was two, and he moved to Manchester to live with relatives. He returned to Birmingham at the age of 11, when his father remarried, and atten

Joseph Edward Oliver was born on 12 September 1920, and was educated at Coatham School, Caius College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified with the Conjoint Diploma and the Cambridge MB in 1943, and became house surgeon at Park Prewett Hospital, Basingstoke before joining the RAMC

Evi Kalodiki was born on 1 October 1956 in Larnaca, Cyprus. The daughter of two eminent lawyers, she was educated at Larnaca High School where, among things, she excelled at disc throwing. Proceeding to the University of Athens she studied English literature for four years, gaining an MA before turn

Hyman Gaylis (Hymie) was born in the small mining town of Boksburg, outside Johannesburg, South Africa, on 17 December 1921, the son of Bennie and Mina Gaylis. His parents were Lithuanian Jews who had immigrated to South Africa in the early years of the twentieth century to escape persecution. His e

John Ludbrook undertook medical studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, and showed an early interest in medical research by completing a BMedSci with no less than Jack Eccles, a Nobel Laureate. His residency training was at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, with Douglas Robb. He received a NZ Un

Barry King graduated MB BS from Melbourne University in 1958. After initial postgraduate training at Prince Henry's Hospital and the Repatriation Gen Hospital he went to England in 1966 and gained his FRCS. From 1966 until 1968 he worked with Peter Martin, first at Chelmsford and then at the Hammers