Janice Mary Quinby was an orthopaedic surgeon at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. She gained her FRCS in 1982. She was an ordained priest. She died on 1 November 2008, aged 56.

Peter Hugh Ashby was a plastic surgeon in London. He was born in Penang, Malaysia, the son of Hugh King Ashby, who worked in the Colonial Agricultural Service, and Birthe Ashby née Rentse. He studied medicine in Birmingham, gaining his MB ChB in 1974. He gained his FRCS in 1982. He was a registra

Alexander Gerald McFarlane was a lecturer in anatomy at Edinburgh University Medical School. He was born on 14 October 1955 in London. He studied medicine at Westminster Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1978. Prior to his post at Edinburgh University, he was an orthopaedic registrar at Dund

Paul David Abel was a professor of urology at Imperial College, 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

Adrian Paul Savage was a consultant general surgeon at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley. 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

Chris Bulstrode was a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at the John Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford. 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

Nicholas Slater was a senior consultant surgeon at Lewisham Hospital, London. Born in Sidcup, Kent on 10 March 1954, he was the only son of Henry, a marine plumber in the London docks, and his wife Mary. His two elder sisters were Carole, later Mrs Oates, and Dolores. Their father's only reading mat

Catherine Milton was a consultant otolaryngologist at Kent and Sussex Hospital, Tunbridge Wells. She was born in Bristol on 6 April 1951, the middle of three children. Her brothers were Kevin and Richard. Her parents, Maureen and Robert, were both primary school teachers. The family moved in Catheri

Ghassan Hanna was a Palestinian who left his troubled homeland during the Six-Day War of 1967 to realise his dream of becoming a doctor; he subsequently made his home in Britain, where he became a successful ENT surgeon. He was born into a Palestinian Christian family in Nablus on 19 October 1949, o

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

John Mark Hamilton Paterson was a key figure in the development of children's orthopaedic services in the East End of London. He was born in Hong Kong on 21 January 1954 into a family with a long medical missionary tradition. His father, Edward Hamilton Paterson, was medical director of the United C

Graham Venn was a consultant cardiac surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and, for the last decade of his life, at the centre of British cardiac surgery. He was part of all aspects of the discipline, from being passionate about training junior surgeons, to overseeing cardiac surgical