William Graham, colloquially known as 'Harry', received his medical education at Glasgow University and King's College London, qualifying MB ChB Glasgow in 1927, and passing the FRCS in 1934. Deciding to specialise in urology after junior posts, he was surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Islington, and a

Norman William Struthers was chair of the urology department at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He was born in Kilbarchan, Scotland on 31 December 1927. His father, Ian Loudon Struthers, was a soft drink manufacturer; his mother was Mary Elizabeth Struthers. He attended Spiers’ School in Bei

Himadri Sarkar was a urological surgeon in Calcutta, India. 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

Boushra Riad Mikhael was chief of urology at Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Born in Assyout, Egypt on 2 June 1936, his parents were Riad and Labibal Mikhael and he was the tenth of their eleven children. After attending medical school in Cairo he travelled to the UK and studie

Eric Leslie Gilliland was a consultant urologist at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton-on-Tees. Born on 2 January 1948, he studied medicine at London University. After training at Saint Mary’s Hospital as a registrar in surgery he moved to a more senior position at the Queen Elizabeth

Robert Pickard was professor of urology at Newcastle University. He was born on 23 June 1961 in Chessington, Surrey, the second of three sons. His father, Peter Pickard, was a laboratory administrator, and his mother, Margaret, was a nurse. The family lived in Leatherhead and Rob attended Kingston G

Clive Gingell was a consultant urological surgeon at Southmead Hospital. 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

Mark Phillip James Wright was a consultant urological surgeon at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He was born on 15 September 1965, the son of Phillip J Wright and Margaret Jean R Wright née Hern. He had a brother, James. He studied medicine at St Thomas’s Hospital Medical School in London, qualifying in 19

Donald McIntyre studied medicine at Edinburgh University and graduated MB, ChB in 1951. He did house jobs at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and then moved as a registrar to the department of urology at the United Leeds Hospitals. Following a period as senior registrar in urology to the Salford Royal

Clive Parker was a consultant urological surgeon at the Royal Infirmary in Sunderland. Born in 1933, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University and graduated MB ChB in 1957. He became a fellow of the college in 1966. On 24 March 2016 he died aged 83.

Joseph Colin Smith (Joe) was a consultant urological surgeon in Oxford. Born on 9 February 1931 in Lancaster, he was the son of Francis Brian Smith, a master grocer with the family firm T D Smiths, and his wife Kathleen Mary née Parkinson. At any loyal toast he could always be relied upon to add a t

John Roberts was a consultant urological surgeon in Bristol. 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