Prince Selvadurai Selvachandran was head of surgery at the Green Memorial Hospital in Manipay, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, until it was virtually destroyed in the civil war. He was born on 4 January 1938, the son of S S Selvadurai, principal of the American Mission College, Udupiddy, treasurer of the Jaffna

Alan ‘Budgie’ Burge was a consultant ENT surgeon in Hong Kong and Antigua. 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

Christopher Richard Keevil Rickford was a consultant general surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. 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

Heather Margaret Dukes was a general surgeon, paediatrician and general practitioner. She was born Heather Margaret Starkie in Hyde, Cheshire on 4 September 1942. Her father, Colin Starkie, was medical officer of health for Kidderminster; her mother was Margaret Joyce Starkie née Wrigley. She was ed

Nigel Offen was chief executive of Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust and a former general surgeon. He was born on 24 January 1943 in Brighton, Sussex, the only child of Harold Forsyth Offen, an accountant, and Pamela Offen née Lawson. He was educated at Upminster County Primary School and Palmer’s S

Rashid Choudhury was a consultant neurosurgeon at the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia. He was born in a remote village in the district of Hailakandi, Assam, India, the son of Imran Ali Choudhury and Sumsun Choudhury. He came from a humble background and had to work hard to become a surgeo

Lawrence Iregbulem was a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Cambridge Private Hospital. Born in Ifakala, Nigeria on 9 November 1938, he was the eldest child of Philip Iregbulem, a businessman, and his wife, Elizabeth. He was educated at St Patrick’s College, Calabar, Nigeria which he attended as

David Anthony Griffiths was born in Newport, Monmouthshire on 2 August 1940. His father, also named David, was a master painter and decorator and his mother, Lily Doreen née Bateman, was the daughter of a coalminer. He was their oldest son and his brother became a dental surgeon and member of the co

Joanna Marcia Catherine Zlotnik was a paediatric surgeon. Born on 26 July 1943 in Edinburgh, she was the eldest child of Izrael Zlotnik, an experimental neuropathologist and his wife Amelia née Vinestock. Educated initially at St Hilary’s School in Edinburgh, she then attended Boroughmuir Senior Sec

Beverley John Abel (Bev) was born in Nottinghamshire in 1943. His parents, Albert and Winifred, ran a butcher’s shop and the family, which included Bev and his younger sister Wendy, lived above it. When he was two years old he suffered from rickets and had to wear leg splints for a time. From early

Kenneth Leslie George Mills, known as ‘Ken’, was an orthopaedic surgeon in Aberdeen. Born in Birmingham on 16 August 1929, his parents were Leslie Charles Mills, an insurance manager, and Grace Mills née Peel. He attended Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield and then Glasgow High School

John Anthony Lynn was born on 27 July 1941 in Caversham, Berkshire. His father was a pharmacist. Educated at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester, he studied medicine at London University and trained at King’s College Hospital Medical School, graduating MB, BS in 1964. After various house jobs, he