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First Title value, for Searching Smith, Colin John (1938 - 2018)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date 2023-07-05
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Occupation Oral pathologist
Details Colin John Smith was a professor of oral pathology at Sheffield University. 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
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First Title value, for Searching Cooke, Brian Ernest Dudley (1920 - 2007)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by D Murray Walker
Publication Date 2023-08-10
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Occupation Oral surgeon Oral pathologist
Details Emeritus Professor Brian Ernest Dudley Cooke, Founder Dean and Professor of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology of the Dental School, University of Wales, College of Medicine, 1961-1982, died at his home at Pembroke on 28 September 2007, at the age of 87. His infectious enthusiasm and great integrity made him an effective leader. Brian qualified in dentistry at the London Hospital which he left in 1942 to join the Royal Navy Reserve as a Surgeon Lieutenant (Dental), serving in WWII. Afterwards, he completed his medical training. He became Reader in Dental Medicine at Guy’s under Professor Martin Rushton, the greatest influence in his career. Brian's private tuition course at his home for candidates for the Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons was attended by many postgraduates – it was said that only those who had been on Brian’s course stood a chance of passing the examinations! In 1961, he was appointed as the First Dean and Professor of Oral Medicine of a new Dental School of the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff. In 1948, Brian married Neilla (née Hope) who was a staff nurse at the London Hospital, who survives him. Throughout their 59 years together, Neilla provided the love and support Brian needed in fulfilling all his many responsibilities. They regularly welcomed all staff to parties in their home in Lisvane and entertained visiting examiners and other academics or pathologists. Neilla not only knew the names of all the school staff but those of their families, helping to maintain staff morale at the new Dental School. In retirement, Brian pursued his considerable interests in poetry and literature, philately, furniture making and history of medicine. Their son, Nigel, is now a consultant physician and their daughter, Susan, a nurse practitioner.
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First Title value, for Searching Cohen, Bertram (1918 - 2014)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by David Barnard
Publication Date 2014-04-09 2014-06-13
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URL for Files https://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/client/en_GB/search/asset/377442377442
Occupation Dental scientist Oral pathologist
Details Bert was the first Nuffield research professor of dental science at the Royal College of Surgeons. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the third of four children of Pauline (née Soloveychik) and Morris Cohen, Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. His grandfather, Shmuel, had opened a wholesale grocery in downtown Johannesburg. Bert was educated at King Edward VII School, Johannesburg, and at the University of Witwatersrand, where he was president of the Student Dental Society and the All Sports' Committee of the University. He played first team cricket and squash, and conducted original research on oral disease in the Bantu as an undergraduate. He qualified in dentistry in 1942 and was awarded the Henry St John Randall medal as the most distinguished student of his year. This was judged not only on academic excellence, but also on the record of student activities and athletics, conduct and personality. Bert joined the South African Medical Corps and became a dental officer. He kept a remarkable war diary, tracing his progress to Egypt and then, in the bitter Italian Campaign, from Taranto to Bellagio, where his war ended beside Lake Como. He was appointed to the whole time staff of the Oral and Dental Hospital at Witwatersrand in 1946. Within six months he won the Montgomery Ward fellowship to Northwestern University, Chicago, where he was awarded a masters degree by thesis. During this period, he also obtained the higher dental diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, (the forerunner to the fellowship in dental surgery). He returned to Witwatersrand as a senior lecturer and quickly showed himself to be a talented teacher and innovative research scientist, securing important research grants. He was appointed chairman of the scientific programme committee of the International Conference of the Dental Association of South Africa. In 1954, he was the first dentist to be awarded a Cecil John Adams memorial travelling fellowship and spent a year in the section of morbid anatomy and the radiopathology research unit of the Medical Research Council, attached to the Hammersmith Hospital in London. He conducted research into salivary gland function and bone pathology. Once again he returned to South Africa, and then came the event which was to shape the rest of his life, and the lives of many others. He applied for the Leverhulme research fellowship in the department of dental science at the Royal College of Surgeons. In his original application he stated: 'It would be my sincere desire to serve the College to the limits of my capacities by seeking to advance the standards and the status of dental science.' One of his referees spoke of Bert's early recognition 'that fundamental research in dental pathology must be based upon the principles of general human pathology'. This important principle became the lodestar of his approach to the science of dentistry. He took up the fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons in January 1957. In 1960 he was appointed as the first Nuffield research professor of dental science and director of the department. He occupied this position with great distinction for 23 years. He was a prolific researcher and an inspiration and father figure to generations of younger colleagues. He had broad interests in the pathology of oral and dental disease, and his world-leading research into dental caries, and his work to develop a vaccine to prevent it, formed a central part of his endeavours over 20 years. Much of the research was undertaken at the research station at Downe. A successful vaccine was not achieved, but his department contributed to the understanding of this common disease in a way that has influenced research and patient care ever since. He also demonstrated innovative thinking on the susceptibility to the other common dental problem, periodontal disease. In 1980 he delivered a Charles Tomes lecture on 'Problems peculiar to oral pathology'. The same year he gave a memorable Vicary lecture - 'A tale of two paintings', in which he presented elegant research to prove the provenance of the two Holbein paintings belonging to the Company of Barbers and the Royal College of Surgeons. In 1982 he presented a Hunterian lecture entitled 'An inquiry into the decay of teeth'. It wove a magical path from John Hunter through to contemporary academic research. He was highly respected as a diagnostic oral pathologist in the field of head and neck cancer and had published important papers on the typing of tumours for the World Health Organization as far back as 1970. In 1976 he co-edited a seminal compendium *Scientific foundations of dentistry* (London, Heinemann Medical). This included 60 contributions from the most prominent scientists of the day from all around the world. He served as president of the British Society for Oral Pathology in 1979 and president of the section of odontology of the Royal Society of Medicine in 1981. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in dental science by the University of Newcastle in 1981, a rare honour. He gained fellowships of the dental faculties of the English, Edinburgh and Irish Royal Colleges. He was awarded an honorary FRCS by the English College and was a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. In 1982 he was appointed CBE. He was a member of the far-reaching Nuffield Inquiry into Dental Education in the UK in 1980, and had a major influence upon the direction of the subsequent review. This considered personnel auxiliary to dentistry, and changed the way the dental team would deliver care. When he retired from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1983, he joined the tumour panel of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, and continued in this role for another decade. He recalled this period as particularly fulfilling and enjoyable. In 1984, he was elected to the board of trustees of the Hunterian Collection and was an outstanding chairman from 1996 to 1999. He was the first dentist to hold this position. To become one of the guardians of the great scientific collection of John Hunter, the father of scientific surgery, was a particular joy to him and he continued on the board until 2010. After 26 years, he was one of the longest serving trustees in the board's 200-year history. Bert was a kind man with a big presence and captivating warmth. He was a charismatic and often demanding leader within the Royal College of Surgeons for over half a century. He was a scientist of great energy, an articulate speaker, a fluent writer and always an upholder of the highest traditional standards and courtesy. His interest in all people, the arts and literature, made him one of those rare individuals who can properly be called a polymath. He was proud to be a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews, and maintained a passion for golf throughout his very long life. Bert Cohen died on 19 March 2014, aged 95. He was survived by his beloved Hazel, whom he married in 1950. They had no children, but were surrounded by a devoted family, all of whom adored their Uncle Bert.
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First Title value, for Searching Johnson, Newell Walter (1938 - 2024)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by Stephen Porter
Publication Date 2024-02-23
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Occupation Specialist in oral medicine Oral pathologist Periodontist
Details Newell Walter Johnson had a significant impact on oral healthcare. The posts he held included chair of oral pathology at the London Hospital Medical College, Nuffield research professor of dental sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, professor of oral medicine and pathology at King’s College London, and, following his retirement from King’s, foundation dean/head of the school of dentistry and oral health and professor of dental research at Griffith University, Australia and a senior fellow at the Menzies Health Institute, Queensland, Australia. He was born on 5 August 1938, the son of Otto Johnson and Lorna Johnson née Guy. He was educated at University High School, Melbourne and then Melbourne University. Following his completion of his BDSc (1961) and MDSc (1963), he moved to the UK, where he completed a PhD at the University of Bristol (1967). Soon after he commenced on a long academic career in the UK. Newell was a highly respected researcher of a variety of themes relevant to oral healthcare. His time as director of the Medical Research Council’s dental unit provides a helpful guide to his work as he strove to answer questions relevant to caries, periodontal disease and oral cancer. His many outputs covered several aspects of each of these areas, for example his work on potentially malignant disease included studies of epidemiology and risk factors in different populations across the globe, novel non-invasive diagnostic methods, pathogenic pathways and clinical practice trends. Similarly, his interest in periodontal disease enabled papers on risk factors, biomarkers in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid, and the impact of HIV-infection upon gingival and periodontal tissues. He was therefore something of a polymath in research. Communication was a notable strength. He was a skilful speaker, clearly enjoyed lecturing and was not afraid of robust discussion – even when he ran the risk of losing an argument. He embraced the notion of working with whoever was good, wherever they were and consequently had a considerable number of collaborations with individuals and groups across the globe (travel never seemed to trouble him). He encouraged young researchers enthusiastically, was open to new concepts and mentored many to reach heights that they may have otherwise considered impossible. He was a loyal supervisor – and was known to attend the vivas of some of his PhD students – a potentially disarming experience for examiners. Newell’s endeavours were recognised by awards, including the John Tomes medal of the British Dental Association (2004), the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) distinguished scientist award in oral medicine and pathology (2007) and the IADR distinguished scientist award for international oral health (2017). He was also the recipient of the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (2011). In parallel he established the Newell Johnson travel award to help new investigators residing in low to upper middle-income countries to attend the IADR general session and exhibition. Despite being unwell, Newell continued to contribute to the knowledge base until shortly before his death. He was something of a whirling dervish, being notably energetic in conferences and meetings. He was ebullient, warm-hearted and generous. His energy and forthright approach could at times be challenging but a discussion with Newell, even where there was disagreement, usually ended with a genuine smile. Newell died on 20 January 2024 at the age of 85. He was survived by his first wife, Pauline Margaret (née Trafford), two daughters Sarah and Nicola and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by his second wife Jeannette (née Giblin). Not only will he be missed by his family and friends, he will not be forgotten (for the right reasons) by the many individuals who deliver education, research and/or clinical care in the field of dentistry.
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First Title value, for Searching Kramer, Ivor Robert Horton (1923 - 2016)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by M Harris
Publication Date 2023-07-06
Asset Path Root/Lives of the Fellows/E010000-E010999/E010300-E010399
Occupation Oral pathologist
Details Emeritus Professor Ivor Robert Horton Kramer who was Professor of Oral Pathology and Dean and Director of Studies of the Institute of Dental Surgery from 1970 to 1983 has died aged 93. He qualified in dentistry from the Royal Dental Hospital London in 1944 and spent the next four years in part-time general practice and as an assistant to the pathologist at the Princess Louise Hospital for Children. In 1948 he went to work with Sir Alexander Fleming in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington testing the effects of penicillin on certain micro-organisms. The following year he was invited to create a department of pathology at the newly established Institute of Dental Surgery at the Eastman Dental Hospital. In addition, he also lectured in the basic science courses at the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal Dental Hospital in dental histology. His lectures were memorable, immaculately presented, and invariably punctuated by a subtle wry smile which was difficult to interpret. All who heard him were left with an indelible impression. His early studies and research in all aspects of dental and oral pathology established the reputation of his department. Studies on tumours of odontogenic origin and oral pre-cancerous lesions resulted in the publication of over 100 papers. He edited the *Archives of Oral Biology* for ten years from 1959 and co-authored *Histological typing of odontogenic tumours, jaw cysts and allied lesions* (WHO). His appointment as Dean of the Institute in 1970 led to new fields of endeavour. He established new Master’s degree courses of study in the principal branches of dentistry and exponentially expanded research. Outside the Institute, he held innumerable distinguished appointments including membership of the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery and the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Council of Postgraduate Medical Education in England and Wales, the General Dental Council, the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Dental Health and many others. He was President of the British Division of the International Association for Dental Research and was awarded a DSc in medical science by London University and an honorary doctorate by Helsinki University. In 1966 he received the Howard Mummery Prize by the British Dental Association, the Maurice Down Award by the British Association of Oral Surgeons in 1974, and the Colyer Gold Medal by the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1985. On retirement he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 1984. Professor Kramer married Dr Elizabeth Dalley and they had one son, Stephen. She passed away in 1978. He later married Mrs Dorothy Toller; she too passed away in 1985. He married Mrs Virginia Webster in 1991 and she survives him together with his son, Stephen.
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First Title value, for Searching Lucas, Raleigh Barclay (1914 - 2011)

2024-05-12T13:22:57Z

by Victoria S Lucas
Publication Date 2023-08-03
Asset Path Root/Lives of the Fellows/E010000-E010999/E010300-E010399
Occupation Oral pathologist
Details Raleigh Barclay Lucas, Emeritus Professor of Oral Pathology, died on 11 October 2011. He was a distinguished oral pathologist and academic and for 15 years was the Dean of the Royal Dental Hospital School of Dental Surgery. He was born in Edinburgh in 1914 and educated at George Watson’s School. He read medicine at the University of Edinburgh and qualified in 1936. At the beginning of the Second World War he enrolled in the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Immediately before being posted to India he was responsible for immunising military personnel at the Radcliffe Royal Infirmary, Oxford. It was here that he vaccinated Violet, a member of the Queen Alexandra Nursing Corps, who later became his wife. He followed an unusual career pathway. During his first posting to India, he isolated an outbreak of typhus fever for which he was promoted to Major. After the war Raleigh trained in general pathology at the Middlesex Hospital. Following this he worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and in 1949 was encouraged to apply for a post at The Royal Dental Hospital School of Dental Surgery. He developed the department of Oral Pathology to a level of international recognition. In 1952 he was appointed as Professor of Oral Pathology. He was most well known for his textbook *Pathology of tumours of the oral tissues*, first published in 1963. This has now reached its fifth edition and is published as *Lucas’s pathology of tumours of the oral tissues* and is authored by several distinguished colleagues. Raleigh published other textbooks and authored several WHO handbooks on different aspects of oral tumours. With Alan Thackaray he produced a handbook for the US Armed Forces on pathology of tumours of the salivary glands. He continued to work up to his 86th year. He was a man of exquisite good manners who was regarded by colleagues and students as a kind and thoughtful man, always concerned for the needs of his staff. Raleigh was predeceased by his son David. He leaves Violet, his wife of over 70 years, and his daughter, Victoria.
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