Patrick Boulter, or ‘Paddy’ as he was affectionately known, was a consultant surgeon to the Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Regional Oncology Centre, Guildford, Surrey. He was elected president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and served from 1991 to 1994. He was born in Annan, D

Philip Blake Humphris was a general surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, on 10 June 1924, the son of Frank and Alma Humphris. He was educated in rural New South Wales and finished his schooling at Armidale School. He joined the Australian Army just weeks after hi

Shirish Bhansali was a consultant surgeon in Bombay, India. He was born on 21 September 1929 in Bombay into a medical family. His father was Kanchanlal Bhansali, a general practitioner, and his uncle was a gynaecologist. His mother was Kumud Vakil. He was educated at the Modern School and Elphinston

Vishnu Ganesh Mavalankar was a surgeon in Gujarat, India. He gained his FRCS in 1958. He was honorary secretary of the Gujarat branch of the Indian Red Cross. He died on 28 April 2014.

Andrew Bearn was born in Wallington, Surrey, on 9 May 1929, the son of Joseph Gauld Bearn, an industrial chemist, and his wife Hilda (née Keil). Two of his uncles were in the medical profession. He was at school in Berkhamsted before entering the Middlesex Hospital where he was awarded the Lyell Med

John Moran was a general surgeon in Oamaru, New Zealand. 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

Michael Joseph Ball was a consultant surgeon at the Mansfield group of hospitals. He was born in London on 21 February 1925. His father, Norman Dyer Ball, was a general practitioner. Michael came from a long line of doctors; his paternal grandfather was a medical missionary in Hong Kong, and three o

Warwick John Cook was a consultant general surgeon at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney on 3 July 1930. His father Marcus Cook was a service manager; his mother Hilda Maude Cook née Thame was a housewife. He had a sister, Nerida. He attended Sydney Boys’ High School

Barry Altman was director of surgery at White Plains Hospital, New York. Born in London on 29 July 1927 he was the second son of Louis Altman, a millinery manufacturer and his wife Raie née Bacal. Educated in Salford, Lancashire at St John’s Elementary School and Salford Grammar School, he studied m

Robert Peter Silverton was a surgeon in Sydney, Australia. He was born in Sydney, the son of Robert Joseph Silverton, a consultant urologist, and Dulcie Myee Silverton née Huxtable. He attended Cranbrook School and the University of Sydney. He held residencies at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Manohar Janardan Joshi was born on 11 December 1931 in Ratnagiri, India. His father, Janardan Joshi, was a lawyer and social reformer and his mother, Malatibai, was the superintendant of the Girl’s High School in Ratnagiri. The school had been founded by his parents in 1925 and was the first school

Harry Learoyd was a surgeon who lived in Parramatta, New South Wales. 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