Alan Brock McCarten was a surgeon in Edmonton, Manitoba. Born in Winnipeg on 11 January 1919, he was the second son of Daniel Alexander McCarten, a dental surgeon, and his wife, Ella Isobel née Goldthorpe, the daughter of a lumber mill operator. After attending Kelvin High School in Winnipeg he won

When Ade (as he was universally known) died, the President of Nigeria said that his country had lost an icon. Ade would have liked the word because of its classical connotations; not only was he an academic surgeon with an international reputation, but he was also an author and an historian with a w

David Annis was a consultant surgeon at Liverpool's Royal Infirmary. His father was a Polish Jew who emigrated from England to Canada and served with distinction in the Canadian Army during the first world war, being decorated for his conduct at Vimy Ridge. After the war, he returned to England to s

William Henry Bickersteth, entered in the College Calendar as Henry Bickersteth, was born in 1813 and became distinguished both as a Physician and as Surgeon to the Somerset Hospital, Cape Town. He died at Cape Town on Aug 6th, 1862, and in the Medical Circular (1865, NS. xxvi, 447) there appeared t

Abdallah Shukry Mishrick was a senior consultant surgeon at Syosset and Plainview hospitals on Long Island, New York. He was born in Lebanon on 28 November 1928, the son of Shukry Abdallah Mishrick, a doctor, and Matilda Mishrick née Fernainy. He was educated at the English Mission College, Cairo, E

Born at Crosbane, Co Mayo, in October, 1789, and received his professional training at the Middlesex Hospital and other schools. He entered the Bombay Army as Assistant Surgeon on April 4th, 1823, being promoted to Surgeon on December 24th, 1835. He saw active service in Burma (1824-1825), for which

Served as a Surgeon in the Royal Navy, and died at Leinster Road, Dublin, on March 29th, 1862.

Studied at the University of Toronto, where he also distinguished himself at football. In 1894 he played for the University of Toronto, which won the Championship of Canada over Montreal. He served on the House Staff of the Toronto General Hospital, and after postgraduate work in anatomy, physiology

Owen David Morris, born in Port Madoc, Wales, on 24 February 1916, was the eldest son of John Morris, master mariner, and Mary Jones. He was educated at Port Madoc Grammar School and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, where he qualified MRCS LRCP in 1939. He was the twenty-second member of h

Dhun Jal Irani née Sumariwalla was a general surgeon in Bombay, India. She was born in Bombay, the eldest daughter of Jaiji D Sumariwalla and Dinshaw Cawasji Sumariwalla, and had three brothers and three sisters. A very studious individual, Dhun received her early education in various institutions i

Vijay Chand Berdia was a general surgeon in North Carolina, USA. He was born in Gotegaon, Madhya Pradesh, India on 23 September 1935, the son of Seth Nandram Beria, a landlord and grain merchant, and Paras Bai Beria née Oswal. He was educated at the Municipal High School, Gotegaon, Maharashtra High

Michael Crowson was consultant surgeon to Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. He was born in Lincoln on 17 December 1953. His father Dennis Crowson was a Squadron Leader in the Royal Air Force. His mother was Helen née Ahearn. His education took place at many different schools, as his father was p