Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows

Richard Graham Stead Mills was a senior lecturer in otorhinolaryngology at the University of Wales’ College of Medicine and a consultant surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. He was a multitalented man who proved a loyal and supportive colleague both to his ENT colleagues and the w

Peter Adlington was an ear, nose and throat surgeon to the West and East Dorset Health Authorities between 1969 and 1997. He was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on 8 April 1932. His father Basil was an ear, nose and throat surgeon and a general practitioner, and also a fellow of the College. His mo

Robert Alexander Bradwell was a consultant otorhinolaryngologist in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He was born in Sheffield on 1 February 1938, the son of John Bradwell, a coke ovens manager and chemist, and Edith née Bakewell, owner and managing director of Bradwell Electrical Ltd. He was educated at

Julian Upton was a consultant ENT surgeon at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset from 1974 until his retirement in March 1999. His father Cecil Upton was an hotelier and owner of the Winter Gardens Hotel, Bournemouth, married to Dodo Upton née Brembridge, who sadly died giving birth to Julian’

William (Bill) Spencer Lund was a consultant ENT surgeon at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. He was born on 19 July 1926 to non-medical parents, Reginald James Spencer Lund and Beatrice Alice Lund née Cudemore. He thought he might join the Navy and was accordingly educated at Pangbourne College. Bef

Chris Newbegin was a consultant ENT surgeon at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. He was born on 11 January 1953 in London. He was educated at Harrow County School for Boys and went on to study medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School. He originally planned on becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, bu

Nick Murrant was a consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon based initially at the City General Hospital and latterly the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. He was born in Sotik, Kenya, on 25 August 1958 and moved to Eastbourne when he was three. He was the only child of Peter Murrant, an insurance br

Max McCormick, a consultant ENT surgeon at the Royal Liverpool, Arrowe Park and Alder Hey hospitals, was a larger-than-life, charismatic character, much esteemed by the entire UK ENT community. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to George McCormick, a ship’s engineer, and Jessie McCormick née

Tom Lo was a consultant ENT surgeon in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. He was born in Hong Kong, the son of a solicitor, Man Wai Lo, a member of the Legislative Council and, with his brother Sir Man Kam Lo, co-founder of the law firm of Lo & Lo. Tom's education was interrupted when he was 14 by the Japane

Anthony Mitra was a specialist in ENT surgery who spent much of his career as a consultant at Oldchurch Hospital, Romford. He was born in Worcester on 15 May 1933, the younger of two children of Janandra Mitra, an engineer, and his wife Winifred Mitra née Corbett. He was educated at Colston’s School

Romola Diane Dunsmore was a consultant ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon in Doncaster and a former president of the Medical Women's Federation. She was born on 20 May 1923, the daughter of Thomas and Annabella Dunsmore (née Wildgoose). She went to four different schools, as her tax inspector father

Grant Bates was a consultant ENT surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He was born on 7 June 1953 in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of Mills Bates, a doctor, and Margaret née Duffas, the daughter of a gamekeeper, but went to the UK, to Oxford (Merton College) and then to the London Hospital