Ian Reynolds, formerly a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Hereford, was born into a medical dynasty. His grandfather, Russell Reynolds, himself a third generation doctor, was a pioneer radiologist in the early years of the 20th century and some of his equipment is on display in the Science Museum i

Stephen Copeland was a leading shoulder surgeon, known worldwide for his unique and innovative approach, as one of the pioneers of shoulder arthroscopy and the 'father' of shoulder resurfacing and stemless arthroplasty. He was born on 7 May 1946 in Shropshire and grew up in Cheshire. He was educa

Michael Dawson was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. He was born on 17 March 1945 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the second child and only son of Wilfred Ernest Dawson, a physicist, and Phyllis May Dawson née Osborne, the daughter of a railway fireman. He attende

Ian William Forster was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. Born on 13 November 1945 in Belper, Derbyshire, he studied medicine at London University and trained at University College Hospital qualifying MB BS in 1968. At various times he was a clinical research assist

James Randunna Corea was an orthopaedic surgeon. Born on 30 August 1941 in Ceylon, he was the eldest son of Don Henry Richard Atygalle Corea, a superintendant of police, and his wife Claire Maude née De Alwis. His father in law had been a Gate Mudaliyar, a distinguished colonial post, and his great

Sean Michael O'Riordan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Lincoln County Hospital and Grantham and Kesteven General Hospital. He was born in York on 3 August 1944, the eldest of three children of John Joseph O'Riordan, a psychiatrist, and Theresa Margaret O'Riordan née Markham, the daughter of

George Simon Edmund Dowd was an orthopaedic surgeon in London. Born on 9 November 1946 he studied medicine at Liverpool University and graduated MB ChB in 1971. After house jobs in orthopaedics at the David Lewis Northern and the Sefton General Hospitals in Liverpool he passed the fellowship of the