Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

Eric Leslie Gilliland was a consultant urologist at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton-on-Tees. Born on 2 January 1948, he studied medicine at London University. After training at Saint Mary’s Hospital as a registrar in surgery he moved to a more senior position at the Queen Elizabeth

Clive Parker was a consultant urological surgeon at the Royal Infirmary in Sunderland. Born in 1933, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University and graduated MB ChB in 1957. He became a fellow of the college in 1966. On 24 March 2016 he died aged 83.

Boushra Riad Mikhael was chief of urology at Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Born in Assyout, Egypt on 2 June 1936, his parents were Riad and Labibal Mikhael and he was the tenth of their eleven children. After attending medical school in Cairo he travelled to the UK and studie

Donald McIntyre studied medicine at Edinburgh University and graduated MB, ChB in 1951. He did house jobs at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and then moved as a registrar to the department of urology at the United Leeds Hospitals. Following a period as senior registrar in urology to the Salford Royal

William Graham, colloquially known as 'Harry', received his medical education at Glasgow University and King's College London, qualifying MB ChB Glasgow in 1927, and passing the FRCS in 1934. Deciding to specialise in urology after junior posts, he was surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, Islington, and a

John Alex Stephen Green was a urological surgeon in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Born on 27 October 1916, he passed the fellowship of the college in 1946. He died on 1 September 2005 aged 88.

Norman William Struthers was chair of the urology department at St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. He was born in Kilbarchan, Scotland on 31 December 1927. His father, Ian Loudon Struthers, was a soft drink manufacturer; his mother was Mary Elizabeth Struthers. He attended Spiers’ School in Bei

Robert Pickard was professor of urology at Newcastle University. He was born on 23 June 1961 in Chessington, Surrey, the second of three sons. His father, Peter Pickard, was a laboratory administrator, and his mother, Margaret, was a nurse. The family lived in Leatherhead and Rob attended Kingston G

John Pritchard Williams was a consultant urological surgeon to St Peter’s Hospital, Greenwich District Hospital and King Edward VII’s Hospital for Officers in London. He was also an honorary consultant urologist to the Army. ‘JP’, as he was always known to friends and colleagues, was born on St V

Elijah Oladunni Kehinde was a professor of surgery and a consultant urological surgeon at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. He was born in Ogbomoso, Nigeria, on 13 November 1953, the son of Solomon Kehinde-Bankole and Deborah Anke Kehinde-Bankole, both devout Baptists, after his mother had

Reginald Wyndham Lloyd-Davies was head of clinical urology at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

Grant Burkhill Williams was born in Birkenhead on 31 December 1932. He was the third child and only son of Edward Williams, a timber importer, and his wife Sybil née Baker, who was a grocer’s daughter. After attending Bedford School he studied medicine at London University and the London Hospital Me