James Meredith Buchanan was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Sunderland Royal Hospital. Born on 4 March 1943, he studied medicine at London University qualifying MB BS in 1967 and passing the conjoint examination the same year. At St George’s Hospital in Tooting he did house jobs and became a sen

Appajappa Vasanth Kumar was a consultant in the accident and emergency department at Stafford 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

Gordon Robertson was a specialist in plastic surgery in Winnipeg and an associate professor at the University of Manitoba’s faculty of medicine. 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.

Frederick Henry Rowland ('Fred') was a surgeon commander in the Royal Navy. He was born in Merton on 28 May 1943, the eldest son of Frederick Rowland, a plumber, and Cissie Florence Minnie Rowland née Shelley. He was educated at All Saints School, south Wimbledon, and Rutlish School, Merton, where h

Vanessa Wright was a consultant paediatric surgeon at the Royal London Hospital. She was born on 1 August 1943 in Chichester, Sussex, and studied medicine at University College, London, qualifying in 1966. She was a registrar at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton and at University Col

Peter Craig was a major general in the Royal Army Medical Corps and director of defence and Army surgery. 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

Stuart Brumley was an ophthalmologist in Toorak, Victoria, Australia. He was born in Melbourne on 9 November 1935. His father, Louis Purves Brumley, was an engineer; his mother was Marjorie Caroline Kirton, the daughter of a member of the state parliament in Victoria. He had a sister, Rosemary, and

Umakkant Tribhuvan Purohit was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Elyria Memorial Hospital, Ohio, USA. He was born in Nairobi, Kenya on 10 August 1936, the fifth child and fourth son of Tribhuvan Purohit, a clerk, and Kamlagauri Purohit. He was educated at the Duke of Gloucester School in Nairobi, and th

Aspi Homi Doctor was a thoracic surgeon in Fort Pierce, Florida. Born in Bombay on 4 September 1939 he was the third child and only son of Homi Doctor, a bank cashier, and his wife Mehra née Messman. Educated at St Sebastian High School, he then proceeded to the University of Bombay and studied medi

Robin Charles Frank Gray was a consultant surgeon for the Greenwich Health District and then a medical officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization in Geneva. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested i

Robert George was born on 12 August 1944 in Hemel Hempstead. After attending St Dunstan’s College, London, he studied medicine at King’s College and St George’s Hospital. He graduated MB,BS in 1967 and did house jobs at St Georges, the Hammersmith and the Royal Marsdon Hospitals in London. In 1968

Tapan Kumar Bose was a consultant general surgeon who held posts in the UK and in India. He was born in Rangoon, Burma, on 18 October 1936, the son of Nani Gopal Bose, a lawyer, and Maya Rani Bose née Roy, a housewife and graduate of Rangoon University. He was educated at Calcutta Boys' School, St X