James Cyril Angell received his medical education at the Middlesex Hospital. After qualification he was for a time resident surgical officer at St Mark's Hospital and senior surgical registrar at the Central Middlesex Hospital and the Middlesex Hospital before moving to specialise in urology, and

Alec Badenoch was born in Banff on 23 June 1903, the son of John Alexander Badenoch, a chartered accountant, and Georgina Dingwall Joiner, daughter of a master mariner. He was educated at Banff Academy and went on the Marischal College, Aberdeen, to read English Literature, but later changed to medi

Nobel prize winner, scientist and outstanding urologist, Charlie Huggins changed forever the way scientists regard the behaviour of cancer cells. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 22 September 1901, the son of Charles Edward Huggins, a pharmacist, and Bessie Marie née Spencer. He was e

Hugh Kinder was a consultant urologist at Guy's. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on 12 March 1922. His father, Geoffrey, was a civil engineer in charge of irrigation in the days of the British Mandate, where he was involved in increasing the height of the Aswan Dam. Returning to England, he was in

Stanley Henry Watson, known as Stan, was a consultant urologist at the Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 1 December 1924. His father, Henry Edward Watson, was an accountant; his mother was Sophia Anne Watson née Hester. He studied medicine at the Universi

Derek Packham was head of the urology department at King's. He was born on 25 April 1932 in a tiny house off the Walworth Road in South East London, the only child of Albert William Packham, a local butcher. His mother was Jessie née Symonds. His second name was 'Albert', much to his relief, as he w

David Downham was a consultant urologist in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. 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

Baharul Elem, known as ‘Baha’, was a professor of urology in Zambia. He was born on 23 May 1938 in eastern India, the son of Rebecca and Reyas Elem. The family later moved to Rangpur in what is now Bangladesh. Baha received his initial medical qualification from Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Ban

Rob was appointed as a consultant urologist to the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust in 2005. He was born on 21 October 1969 in London, the son of Malcolm I Brierly and Margaret A Brierly née Howard. He qualified from St Bartholomew Hospital Medical School in 1993, received his specialist training in Londo

Harold Brayshaw was born in Johannesburg on 1 February 1896. His father, Edmund, was a mining director and his mother's maiden name was Harriette Williamson. Harold was educated at St John's College, Johannesburg and at the South African College, Cape Town, where he studied for two years. During

Born on 29 March 1910, the third child of David Shackman, a manufacturing jeweller and diamond merchant, Ralph was educated at the Grocers' Company School and St Bartholomew's Hospital. Before the second world war he was the resident surgical officer at the Royal Infirmary Sheffield where he was enc

Dermot O'Flynn was a consultant surgeon in the urology department at the Meath Hospital and County Dublin Infirmary, Dublin. He was born on 21 January 1920 and studied medicine at Cork, qualifying in 1942. After house jobs in Mansfield and Lincoln, he joined the RAMC, which took him to West Afric