J Kenneth Chong was a plastic surgeon in southern California. He was born in Ipoh, Perak state, Malaysia, on 4 April 1929, the son of Francis Tak-Nam Chong, a general practitioner, and Catherine Keng-Mun Chong née Lee. He attended Anderson School in Ipoh and then completed his A levels at Badingham

John McGregor was a consultant plastic surgeon in Edinburgh and the Lothians. He was born on 21 April 1944 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, the only child of John Alexander McGregor, a chartered civil engineer, and Isabel Millar McGregor née Cummack, the daughter of a farmer. He was educated at Paisley Gra

Ronald Pigott, a consultant at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol was one of the most influential plastic surgeons of his generation, especially in the field of cleft lip and palate. Although he was the quintessential English gentleman, Ron actually carried an Irish passport. He was born on 16 September 193

Rajaratnam (Raj) Sundarason was born in Singapore on 3 July 1929. Sponsored by the Colombo Plan, he travelled to Australia in 1950 when he was 21 to study medicine at Melbourne University. Sadly it was at a time when there was a great deal of racial prejudice in the population and he and his fellow

Hunter Fry was a plastic surgeon at the Royal Melbourne 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

Hugh Brown was a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle. 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

David Thomas Sharpe was a professor of plastic reconstructive surgery at the University of Bradford University. 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.

John Prichard Bennett was a consultant plastic surgeon at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 3 July 1939, he was the son of Russell Percy Bennett, a headmaster, and his wife Margaret Enid née Prichard who was a hairdresser. After attending Court Lane Primar

Gearoid Lynch was born in Dublin on 17 February 1932, the son of Fionan Lynch and his wife Bridget née Slattery. He studied medicine at Belfast University, graduating MB, BCh, BAO in 1948. Travelling to London he worked as a surgical registrar at the Hammersmith Hospital and then as a registrar in p

John Hunter Williams was born at Wharewhitu Private Hospital in Dannevirke. His father Charles Skinner Williams was an Orthopaedic and General Surgeon (who was also involved in veterinary Orthopaedics) in the Manawatu area. He was given the name John Hunter in memory of the 18th century Scottish ana

Seamus (Morgan) O’Riain was a plastic surgeon in Dublin. 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

Arthur MacGregor Morris was a distinguished consultant in plastic and reconstructive surgery in Dundee. He was born on 6 May 1941 and was educated at Dulwich College, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Guy’s Hospital Medical School, London. He qualified in 1965. He held his house posts at Guy’s and wa