David Ian Wilson was born on 4 July 1962 in Birmingham. Regarded as the cleverest of his family, he won a scholarship to Warwick School. He trained in medicine at St Georges’s Medical School, passing his MB, BS London in 1985 and from there proceeded to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth to begin his trai

Catina Katriona Bernardis was a consultant plastic surgeon St Thomas’ Hospital, London. 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

Benjamin Coplan Cohney was a consultant plastic surgeon in Perth, Western Australia. 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

Morris Hensman Heycock, or ‘Bob’ or ‘Bobby’ as his family, friends and colleagues knew him, was a consultant plastic surgeon in Hull. He was born in Dublin on 31 October 1928. His father, Morris Sadler Heycock, read natural sciences at King’s College, Cambridge and was a chemist before becoming head

Jacob Goldin was a pioneering craniofacial surgeon and a former president of the European Society of Craniofacial 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

Ronald Julian Osborne was a plastic surgeon in Ontario, Canada. He was born on 31 August 1931 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Richard and Rose Osborne. In 1958, he gained his licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He was a

Peter Mahaffey was a consultant plastic and hand surgeon at Bedford 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.

“Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tane – A mighty totara has fallen in the forest of Tane” aptly describes the sudden and unexpected death of JJ de Geus some months ago. John de Geus was a great teacher, colleague and friend to many. A well-loved surgeon, colleague, employer, friend and family man

Air commodore Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Brown was a consultant in burns and plastic surgery in the RAF. He was born in London on 11 September 1925. His father, Oscar Frank Brown, was director of telecommunications research during the Second World War and prominent in the development of radar. His mother, Dori

Andrew Michael Munster was professor of surgery and plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore and president of the American Burn Association. He was born in Budapest, Hungary on 10 December 1935. His father, Leo Stephen Munster, was a merchant; his mother was Marianne

Donald Neil Robinson was a plastic surgeon in Adelaide, South Australia. He was born on 28 October 1924 in Salisbury, South Australia. His father, Edwin Alexander Robinson, was a bank manager; his mother was Mary Robinson née Nicholson. From 1939 to 1941 Robinson attended Scotch College in Adelaide