John Latreille Wilkins studied medicine at Cambridge University and trained at the London Hospital. After house jobs and passing the fellowship of the college in 1965, he became a consultant general surgeon at Nottingham City Hospital. He was a member of the British Society of Gastroenterology and a

Keith Giles was a consultant general surgeon at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, and the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Welwyn. He qualified in 1953 from the London Hospital Medical School. Prior to his consultant appointment, he was a surgical specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps, a surgica

John Terblanche was head of the department of surgery at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

William Robert Griffith Thomas was a consultant general surgeon at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmathen, Wales. He studied medicine in Wales, qualifying in 1957, and gained his FRCS in 1965. He died on 30 January 2009, aged 73. He was survived by his wife Jenny and children Ruth, Edward, Kate and

Bruce Christopher MacGregor Williamson was a general practitioner and an assistant surgeon at Melton and District War Memorial Hospital, Melton Mowbray. After qualifying MB BS in 1959, he held house posts at Middlesex Hospital. He went on to become an assistant lecturer at University College London

Suresh Bhimbhai Rambhai Desai was a consultant surgeon at Scunthorpe General Hospital. He was born on 8 February 1937 and studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital Medical School. He held house posts at Charing Cross Hospital and was then a surgical registrar there. He subsequently became a senior

Chandra Maulishwar Prasad Sharma was a consultant general and urological surgeon in Patna, India. He qualified MB BS in Patna in 1958 and gained his FRCS in 1965. He was a senior surgical registrar at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and a surgical registrar at West Wales General Hospital, Carm

Maurice Frohn was a consultant general surgeon from Ashford. 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

Vijay Chand Berdia was a general surgeon in North Carolina, USA. He was born in Gotegaon, Madhya Pradesh, India on 23 September 1935, the son of Seth Nandram Beria, a landlord and grain merchant, and Paras Bai Beria née Oswal. He was educated at the Municipal High School, Gotegaon, Maharashtra High

John Stanislaus Kenefick was a consultant surgeon at Barnet General Hospital. He was born in Cork, Ireland, on 10 February 1937, the son of Thomas Kenefick, a merchant, and Margaret Kenefick. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College in Cork, and then studied medicine at University College, C

Mahavir Pershad Chaturvedi was a general surgeon. His last-known address was in New York, USA. He was born in Benares, India, on 12 May 1922. His father, Mulchandji Chaturvedi, was a railway claims inspector. His mother, Phoolkunwar Chaturvedi née Chowdry, was the daughter of a banker. He was educat

Sydney Mahaindra Nauth Jaikaran was a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He was born in British Guiana on 5 January 1934, the youngest of nine children. In 1952 he won a Guyana scholarship to study medicine at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Four