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Past Presidents

Our Past Presidents

 

1874 – 75.         Frederick Brittan, M.D., B.A. Dub.

1875 - 76.         Robert William Coe.

1876 - 77.         Samuel Martyn, M.D. Ed.

1877 - 78.         Augustin Prichard, M.D. Berlin.

1878 - 79.         Henry Edward Fripp, M.D. Wiirzburg.

1879 - 80.         William Michell Clarke.

1880 - 81.         Joseph Griffiths Swayne, M.D. Lond.

1881 - 82.         Edward Long Fox, M.D. Oxon.

1882 - 83.         James George Davey, M.D. St. And.

1883 - 84.         William Johnstone Fyffe, M.D., B.A. Dub.

1884 - 85.         George Forster Burder, M.D. Aberd.

1885 - 86.         William Henry Spencer, M.D., M.A. Cantab.

1886 - 87.         Francis Poole Lansdown.

1887 - 88.         Lemuel Matthews Griffiths.

1888 - 89.         Robert Shingleton Smith, M.D., B.Sc. Lond.

1889 - 90.         Nelson Congreve Dobson, Ch.M. Bristol.

1890 - 91.         Samuel Henry Swayne.

1891 - 92.         Francis Richardson Cross, M.B.Lond.,Ll.D.Bristol.

1892 – 93.         Edward Markham Skerritt, M.D., B.S., B.A. Lond.

1893 - 94.         James Greig Smith, M.B., C.M., M.A. Aberd., F.R.S.E.

1894 - 95.         Alfred James Harrison, M.B. Lond.

1895 - 96.         Arthur William Prichard.

1896 - 97.         Alfred Edward Aust Lawrence, M.D..C.M.Aberd.

1897 - 98.         John Edward Shaw, M.B., C.M. Ed.

1898 - 99.         Robert Roxburgh, M.B. Ed.

1899 - 00.         William Henry Harsant.

1900 - 01.         David Samuel Davies, M.D.Lond.

1901 - 02.         Barclay Josiah Baron, M.B., C.M. Ed.

1902 - 03.         George Munro Smith, M.D. Bristol.

1903 - 04.         James Paul Bush, C.M.G., C.B.E., Ch.M. Bristol.

1904 - 05.         Reginald Eager, M.D Lond.

1905 - 06.         John Dacre.

1906 - 07.         James Taylor.

1907 - 08.         Henry Waldo, M.D., C.M. Aberd.

1908 - 09.         John Michell Clarke, M.D , M.A. Cantab.

1909 - 10.         James Swain, C.B., C.B.E., M.D., M.S. Lond.

1910 - 11.         Bertram Mitford Heron Rogers, M.D., B.Ch., B.A. Oxon.

1911 - 12.         Charles Alexander Morton.

1912 - 13.         Walter Carless Swayne, M.D., B.S. Lond. and Bristol.

1913 – 14.        Patrick Watson-Williams, M.D.Lond.

1914 – 15.         William Harry Christopher Newnham, M.A., M B. Cantab.

1915 – 16.         George Parker, M.A., M.D. Cantab.

1916 – 17.         Francis Henry Edgeworth, M.A., M.D.Cantab., D.Sc. Lond.

1917 - 18           Frederick Lace.

1918 - 19           Robert Guthrie Poole Lansdown, M.D., B.S.Durh.

1919 - 20           I. Walker Hall, M.D., Ch.B. Vict.

1920 - 21           Leopold Ernest Valentine Every-Clayton,M.D. Lond.          

1921 - 22.         Cyril Hutchinson Walker, B.A., M.B. Cantab.

1922 - 23.         John Alexander Nixon, C.M.G., B.A., M.D. Cantab.

1923 - 24.         John Lacy Firth, M.D., M.S. Lond.

1924 - 25.         John Odery Symes, M.D. Lond.

1925 - 26.         Thomas Carwardine, M.S. Lond.

1926 - 27.         Arthur Launcelot Flemming, M.B., Ch.B. Brist.

1927 - 28.         Walter Kenneth Wills, M.A., M.B., B.Ch. Cantab.

1928 - 29.         Henry Lawrence Ormerod, M.D., B.Ch. R.U.I.

1929 - 30.         Charles Ferrier Walters.

1930 - 31.         David Charles Rayner, Ch.M. Brist.

1931 - 32.         John Roger Charles, M.A., M.D.Cantab.

1932 - 33.         Ernest William Hey Groves, M.D., M.S., D.Sc., B.Sc. Lond.

1933 - 34.         Herbert Elwin Harris, B.A., M.B. Cantab.

1934 - 35.'         A. Rendle Short, B.Sc., M.D. Lond.

1935 - 36.         Arthur Ernest Iles, O.B.E., M.B., B.S. Lond.

1936 - 37.         Richard Christopher Clarke, O.B.E, M.B. Lond.

1037 - 38.         Clifford A. Moore, M.B., M.S. Lond.

1938 - 40.         Leonard Augustus Moore, M.B., Ch.B. Brist.

1940 - 45.         Charles Corfield, M.D. Durh., Barr.-At-Law.

1945 - 46.         H. H. Carleton, M.A., M.D. Oxon., F.R.C.P. Lond.

1946 – 47          Mr H Chitty M.S., F.R.C.S.

1947 – 48          Dr T Milling  M.B., Ch.B. Belf.

1948 – 49          Prof H J Drew Smythe M.C., M.D., M.S. Lond

1949 – 50          Dr H J Orr-Ewing M.C., M.D. Lond

1950 – 51          Mr A W Jackman T.D., M.B., Ch.B. Brist.

1951 – 52          Dr Victoria Tryon

1952 – 53          Dr G E F Sutton M.C.

        Watson stated to be elect for year 52-3  [vol69p25]; Sutton hands over as president oct 53[vol 70/1p20]

1953 – 54          Mr R Ramsay Garden M.A., M.B., D.O.M.S.

1954 – 55          Dr Alexander Gordon Heron. M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.G.P.

1955 – 56          Dr Percy Phillips

1956 – 57          Dr E G Brabbeer F.F.A.R.C.S.

1957 – 58          Prof C Bruce Perry M.D., F.R.C.P.

1958 – 59          Mr H. L. Shepherd, Ch.M., F.R.C.O.G.

1959 – 60          Dr F W Terrell Hughes

1960 – 61          Prof. R J Brocklehurst

1961 – 62          Mr J Angell James

1962 – 63          Dr A M MacLachlan

1963 – 64          Mr Robert V Cooke

1964 – 65          Dr G. L. Feneley

1965 – 66          Mr G M Fitzgibbon

1966 – 67          Dr S F Marwood

1967 – 68          Prof T F Hewer

1968 – 69          Mr A L Eyre-Brook

1969 – 70          Dr F J W Lewis

1970 – 71          Dr Beryl Corner

1971 – 72          Dr Christopher Morgans

1972 – 73          Dr James Macrae

1973 – 74          Dr R F Barbour

1974 – 75          Dr John Apley. C.B.E

1975 – 76          Mr Dennis Bodenham Esq.

1976 – 77          Dr Stuart J Silvey

1977 – 78          Dr Alan Roberts

1978 – 79          Mr H Keith Lucas Esq

1979 – 80          Dr Donald  Ratcliffe

1980 – 81          Dr Norman Brown

1981 – 82          Dr Robert Warin

1982 – 83          Mr Herbert Bourns

1983 – 84          Dr Norman Tricks

1884 – 85          Dr Ian Bailey

1985 – 86          Dr Joseph Jancar

1986 – 87          Mr Huw Griffith

1987 – 88          Dr Michael Norman

1988 – 89          Mr A John Webb

1989 – 90          Mr Roger Feneley

1990 – 91          Prof Richard Langton Hewer

1991 – 92          Dr Michael Whitfield

1992 – 93          Dr Gabriel Laszlo

1993 – 94          Prof. Peter Dunn

1994 – 95          Mr Roger Baird

1995 – 96          Dr Christopher Watkins

1996 – 97          Dr Timothy Chambers

1997 – 98          Dr Michael Rossdale

1998 – 99          Prof. Gordon Stirrat

1999 -2000        Dr Jonathan Bird

2000 – 01          Dr Ros Kennedy

2001 – 02          Prof John Farndon

     John Farndon died suddenly during year, and Paul Main took over role during this session.

2002 – 03          Dr Paul Main  DRCOG, FRCGP, FHEA

2003 – 04          Prof Alastair Campbell

2004 – 05          Dr Stefan Cembrowicz

2005 – 06          Sir Alexander (‘Sandy’) Macara

2006 – 07          Mr Gareth Greenslade

2007 – 08          Dr Roddy Hughes

2008 – 09          Dr Peter Lunt

2009 – 10          Dr Kim Hearn

2010 – 11          Prof Paul Goddard

2011 – 12          Dr Nigel Taylor

2012 – 13          Dr Nabil Jarad

2013 – 14          Dr Matt Hoghton

2014 – 15          Prof. Davinder Sandhu MD. FRCSUrol. (Eng.&Glas.) FRCP(Ed.).

2015 – 16          Ms Lois Tutton B.D.S., M.Sc.

2016 – 17          Revd Dr Victor Barley D.Phil, F.R.C.R.

2017 – 18          Dr Monika Blackwell  M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G., D.Occ.Med.

2018 – 19          Mr Feras Naaisa BSc MD FRCOG PG Cert

2019 – 20          Dr Peter Carpenter  B.Sc., F.R.C.Psych.

2020 – 21          Prof. David Cahill M.D., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.O.G., F.H.E.A.

2021 – 22          Dr Jonathan Pitts-Crick  D.Phil.,  F.R.C.P.

2022 – 23          Dr Jonathan Pitts-Crick  D.Phil.,  F.R.C.P.

2023 – 24          Dr Nabil Jarad. PhD.,  F.R.C.P.
2024 - 25           Professor Parag Singhal, OBE, MD, MPhil, FRCP, FACP, PG Cert 
2025 -26

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