Simon Cox was a sportsman, countryman, conversationalist and *bon viveur*, as well as a surgeon. He was the life and soul of any party and was known for his sunny personality, *joie de vivre* and compassion for patients. Born in Malaya, where his father died as a prisoner of war in Changi prison, S

Howard Fyfe Harper was a pioneering ophthalmic surgeon who worked in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. He was born in Te Kuiti, New Zealand, the son of William Stanley Blyth Harper, a chemist, and Esther Harper née Fortune, a schoolteacher. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, but left early to

Robert Alexander Bradwell was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He was born in Sheffield on 1 February 1938, the son of John Bradwell, a coke ovens manager and chemist, and Edith née Bakewell, owner and managing director of Bradwell Electrical Ltd. He was educated at

Christopher Thomas Blaiklock was a consultant neurosurgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. He was born on 27 July 1936 in Newcastle upon Tyne and raised in Northumbria. His parents, Thomas Snowdon Blaiklock and Constance Rebecca Blaiklock, were both doctors. He attended Oundle School, Northampton, and

Born on 18 December 1939 in London, David Jagelman was educated at St Joseph's College, Beulah Hill and King's College London, before going on to Westminster Hospital Medical School. After qualifying in 1963 he was surgical registrar, research lecturer and senior registrar at the Metropolitan, Westm

Michael Bultitude was a much respected urologist at St Thomas' Hospital who helped set up the first public lithotripter service in the UK for renal stones and also made significant contributions to the study of urodynamics. He was born on 29 September 1936 in Withernsea, Yorkshire, the only child o

Stephen Thomas (or 'Steve' as he was known to his friends) was a consultant ENT surgeon at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He was born in Cardiff on 12 July 1940 to Hector Thomas, a consultant otolayrngologist at Cardiff Royal Infirmary, and Enid Thomas, a Welsh hockey international. He attended Radley C

Robert (Bob) Smith, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, inventor of Solugel and raconteur extraordinaire, was born on 2 August 1937 in Mittagong, New South Wales, to parents Clare Smith and Robert Frederick Smith. He is "R A Smith" to his hospitals, "Boss" to his family and "Algy" to his close frien

Andrew Ransford, known to friends and colleagues as ‘Andy’, was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at University College Hospital (UCH), London and at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, who specialised in spinal surgery. He was born in Kenya, where his father, Oliver Ransford, was a

Ronald Sahoy was a pioneering cardiothoracic and general surgeon in the Caribbean. He was born on 3 January 1940, in Essequibo, British Guiana (now Guyana). His father was Kunandan Ramdial Sahoy, a business man who owned a trucking service, and his mother was Baidwattee née Narayan, who had worked a

Joseph John ('Joe') O'Sullivan was an ophthalmologist in Victoria, Australia. He was born in Sydney on 28 July 1927 and was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Sydney. He served in the Army between 1946 and 1948, repatriating some prisoners, and then went on to the University of Sydney to

Jonathan George Cochrane was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon to St John's Hospital, Livingston, and Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital, Edinburgh. He was born on 17 November 1941 and was educated in Fareham and at Purbrook Park County High School. He began his career in London, qualifying