Born Dunedin, New Zealand.
Pioneering plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II, treating badly burnt aircrew. Appointed C.B.E. in 1944. Knighted 1947. Helped found the British Association of Plastic Surgeons and was its third president. Died London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sir Archibald McIndoe
English Heritage Sir Archibald McIndoe, 1900 - 1960, reconstructive surgeon,...
Born Cheltenham. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Cheltenham honours Wilson with a statue on the Promenade and an exhibition in the town museum.
Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1915. Officer in the Order of St John.
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Physician, born Théodore Turquet de Mayerne in Geneva, Switzerland. He studied in Geneva and Heidelberg and moved to Paris where he founded a medical practice and began to support the views of Para...
Ophthalmic surgeon and anatomist. Best known for his research using microscopes to study various human organs, though during his lifetime he pursued a successful career as an ophthalmologist. Born...
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