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Asset Name:
E007286 - Gordon, Mendel (1902 - 1983)
Title:
Gordon, Mendel (1902 - 1983)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E007286
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2015-05-18
Description:
Obituary for Gordon, Mendel (1902 - 1983), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Gordon, Mendel
Date of Birth:
31 May 1902
Date of Death:
2 March 1983
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 1929

FRCS 1938

DCO 1934

LRCP 1929
Details:
Mendel Gordon was born on 31 May 1902. He went to school in Bournemouth before training at King's College, London and Charing Cross Medical School, where he qualified with the Conjoint Diploma in 1929 and was awarded the Governor's gold medal in medicine and surgery. After house surgeon appointments at Charing Cross Hospital he became registrar in ear, nose and throat surgery at the Royal Free Hospital. He served throughout the second world war in the RAFVR holding the rank of Squadron Leader. Later he worked with Sir Archibald Mclndoe in plastic surgery. He held appointments at the National Temperance Hospital, Sydenham Children's Hospital and Mayday Hospital. His principal interest in later life was in rhinoplasty. He died on 2 March 1983, survived by two sons and a daughter.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1983, 286, 1292
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E007000-E007999/E007200-E007299
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Unknown