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

Revanappa Tirkappa Kulkarni was a surgeon in Gadag-Betageri, Karnataka, India. He was born in Savanur, in Dharwar district, Mysore State, on 6 March 1937, one of 14 children of Tirkappa Ningappa Kulkarni, the town clerk and a landlord, and Nilgangawa Kulkarni née Godhi. Only six children survived in

Richard Guy Fiddian-Green was professor of general surgery at the University of Massachusetts. Born on 8 March 1940 in Matatiele, East Griqualand, South Africa, he was the second son of two doctors, William Brandreth Fiddian-Green, a GP, and his wife, Isobel Alys (known as Alys). Her father was Colo

Bhaskarnath Rughoonundon was a general surgeon in Mauritius. He was born in Surinam, a village on Mauritius, on 28 July 1939, a time when life was tough and money was scarce. His father, a small scale planter, wanted a different destiny for his only son, and decided he should become a doctor ‘…becau

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

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

John Jeffrey Price (known as Jeff) was a consultant general surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary and a senior lecturer in surgery at the University of Leeds. He was one of the youngest consultant general surgeons at the time, having been appointed at the age of 31, and one of the very few in the coun

John Strong was a general surgeon who lived in Brecon. 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

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

Paul Whiteside Eustace was a consultant general surgeon at Castlebar General Hospital, County Mayo, Ireland. He was born on 9 October 1943 in Nelson, Lancashire of Irish parents. His father, Anthony Eustace, was chief medical officer of County Meath; his mother, Evylyn Eustace née Dick, had a MSc de

In a wide-ranging career, James Ware was a surgeon and medical educator in Europe, Africa, the Far East and Middle East. He was born on 8 July 1941, the son of Martin Ware, a former editor of the *BMJ*. His father was a great influence on his life and, even latterly, he recounted with fondness famil

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