Christopher Robert Elmes was a surgeon who worked in Australia. He gained his FRCS in 1972 and was also a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He died on 26 July 2011.

Roger Greenhlagh was professor of vascular surgery at Imperial College, London and head of its vascular surgery research group.

Philip John Pownall was an orthopaedic surgeon in Bolton. He was born on 22 February 1937 and studied medicine at Manchester University, qualifying MB ChB in 1961. He gained his fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and of England in 1971 and 1972 respectively. Prior to his consu

David Vincent Heath was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at University Hospital of North Durham. He was born on 3 June 1941 and studied medicine at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, gaining his MB BS in 1965. He was a registrar and senior registrar in orthopaedic surgery in Bradford, Leeds General

Roger Bennett was a surgeon in British Columbia, Canada. He studied medicine at London University and the Westminster Hospital, qualifying MB, BS in 1968. After house jobs in the obstetrics department of the Westminster and in anaesthetics at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, he moved to the Royal Marsd

James Little was a surgeon at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent. 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

Santosh Kumar Mitra was a surgeon in Kolkata, India. He was born in Calcutta on 16 December 1933, the son of Surendra Krishna Mitra, a businessman, and Sudhira Mitra née Sinha, the daughter of a businessman. He was educated at the Central School, Vidyasagar College and the National Medical College,

Humphrey John Anthony Hahn was an ophthalmic surgeon. He studied medicine at London University and qualified MB BS in 1948 passing the conjoint examination in the same year. At St George’s Hospital he did house jobs in ophthalmology and also at the St John Ophthalmic Hospital in Israel. Joining th

Marcello G Grippaudo was an ENT surgeon at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth. Born in Palermo, Sicily on 4 August 1927, he was the first child of Vincenzo Grippaudo, also an ENT surgeon and his wife Maria née Velardi. After being educated at the Jesuit’s College Gonzaga in Palermo, he attended

Colin John Fontaine was a general surgeon who lived in Abergavenny, Wales. 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

Roger Owen Quin was a consultant general and vascular surgeon in Glasgow. 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

Huw Owen Thomas was an orthopaedic surgeon at Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals on the Wirral. He was born in 1941 into a medical family. He gained his MB BCh in Cardiff in 1966 and was a house surgeon in the accident unit at Cardiff Royal Infirmary. He went on to train in orthopaedic surge