Roger Armour was a consultant general and vascular surgeon at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, who in retirement invented an inexpensive ophthalmoscope, which could be used in poorer regions of the world. He was born Roger Hanif Ahmed on 19 August 1934 in Murree, a small hill station in the foothil

Brian Sterry Ashby was born in Northampton on 28 August 1930, the son of Roland Sterry Ashby, an estate agent and auctioneer. His mother, Marion Elizabeth née Phillips, was a company director whose father and two brothers were all dental surgeons. He attended Waynefleet House primary school in Brack

Paul Atkins was a consultant surgeon in Liverpool. He was born on 26 June 1933, into a musical family. His father George, known as 'Tommy', made and repaired church organs, including the one in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral. His mother Dorothy was a dressmaker. As a student at King's College Hospit

Lynne Wilford Baker was head of the department of surgery at the University of Natal Medical School, South Africa. He was born on 28 June 1928 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, the first child of Lynne Wilford Borrius Baker, a bank clerk, and Fredericka Wilhelmina Baker née Tom, the daughter of a ‘landro

John Bridger was a consultant general surgeon in Stafford. Born on 2 September 1926, John grew up in Enfield, north London, where his father, George Bridger, was the superintendent of parks. His mother was Violet Millicent Bridger née Lee. He gained a scholarship to Enfield Grammar School and later,

Geoffrey Michael Boone Bulman was a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Cornwall. He was born on 21 September 1927 in Norwich, Norfolk, the son of Michael Waldo Boone Bulman, an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, and Muriel Louise Bulman née Hewlett, the daughter of Richar

Dr William Hamilton Cadzow, who was senior visiting urologist at Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital from 1986 to 2001, died on 13 September. Bill was a urologist at that hospital almost continuously from 1966 until his full retirement 40 years later. Bill gained his MB BS from the University

Gordon Vivian Catford was a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at St George’s Hospital, London. He was born on 23 November 1927 in Bristol. His father, Harry George Bascombe Catford, was a stockbroker; his mother, Gladys Annie Catford née Horton, was a licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music. Catford wa

Avi-Nash Chander Chadha was a general practitioner in Farnham. 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

As a surgeon – from his birth in New Delhi, India, his training in England to a career in New Zealand – Roy Chowdhury occupied the world of medicine more than most. Salil Roy Chowdhury (widely known as Roy) was born in 1928, the sixth child of Abala Bondhu Roy Chowdhury, a manager of a colliery i

Stewart Desmond Clarke was a consultant surgeon in Belfast, Kuwait and finally at the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Brice Richard Clarke, a doctor, and Doreen Clarke née Cassidy, who worked in catering. He studied medicine at Queen's Univers

John Coals was a consultant surgeon in accident and emergency surgery at Chester Royal Infirmary. He was born in Highbury, London, on 8 February 1930, the son of John Rueben Coals, a shipping agent, and Alice Maud Beatrice née Ensor. He was educated at St Andrew’s Church School and Enfield Grammar S