Zuhair Raouf Al-Bahrani was a distinguished professor of surgery in Baghdad. He was born in 1932 and qualified MB, ChB in 1955 in Iraq before travelling to the UK to study for his FRCS. After passing the LMSSA and the fellowship of the college in 1963, he spent some time as a surgical registrar at t

William Hamilton Heslop Garvie was a surgeon who lived in Aberdeen. 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.

Peter Staer was a general surgeon and gynaecologist at Fremantle Hospital, Western Australia (WA). Born in Loxton, WA on 12 June 1935, he was the son of Alfred Lansell Staer, a farmer, and his wife Gladys Amy née Dolling. After primary education in Leederville he won a scholarship to Perth Modern Sc

Graham Julian Santer was a consultant general and vascular surgeon at Walton and Fazakerley hospitals. He was born on 16 December 1930 in Liverpool, of orthodox Eastern European Jewish heritage, and was educated at the Liverpool Collegiate School, which set him on a sound foundation for a highly aca

Michael Peter Aroney was a general and trauma surgeon in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was born on 16 August 1934 in Brisbane, Queensland. His father, Peter Nicholas Aroney, was a confectioner; his mother was Irene Adie née Mavromatis. He attended Brisbane State High School and then went on

Jeremy Wilson was a consultant general surgeon at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup. He was born on 27 January 1932, the youngest child of Charles Paul Wilson and Margaret Fraser Wilson née Cameron. His early education was at Moffats School and Bryanston, before going up to Downing College, Cambridge in

John Thomas Hobbs was a renowned vascular surgeon, researcher and educator. He was born on 18 January 1931 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to John Leonard Hobbs and Winifred Maud Hobbs née Haynes. He qualified in 1954 at St Bartholomew’s Medical School, London, and spent the next three years as

David Evans was a much admired general and vascular surgeon in Shrewsbury who became well known nationally in the latter part of his career for being in the forefront of hernia repair by minimal access surgery. He performed more than 2,600 such operations, giving a Hunterian lecture on his experienc

Donald Golinger was a consultant surgeon at the Royal Perth 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

William (Bruce) Conolly was a pioneering hand surgeon. Born in Molong, New South Wales on 1 February 1935, he was the eldest son of William Arnold Conolly, a doctor who was responsible for founding the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. His mother Ruth née King was a direct descendan

Colonel Noel Peters was a military surgeon, general surgeon and later consultant oncologist at the Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich. He was born in Hong Kong on 20 December 1931 to Rose Margaret Peters née Shea and William Henry Peters. He was the youngest child and only son with three el

Michael Du Preez (he did not use ‘Hercules’) was born in Cape Town on 19 November 1935, the son of Hercules James Du Preez, a company director, and his wife Josephine Florence née Koll. Educated at Rondebosch Boy’s School from 1944 to 1952, he proceeded to study medicine at the University of Cape To