Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This article briefly describes the professional lives of three Ulster surgeons.Alastair Macafee was a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Ulster, Musgrave Park and Ards Hospitals for many years (Figure 1).His grandfather CG Lowry and father CHG Macafee were Professors of Midwifery and Gynaecology in Belfast spanning 43 years from 1920 to 1963 (Figures 2 and 3).This article provides a snapshot of their surgical contributions to medicine and provides some historical references which remain relevant to our profession today. Charles Gibson lowry -"CG"Charles Gibson Lowry, "CG" for most of his professional life, was the eldest son of a Limavady farmer.Once qualified, CG started in General Practice but later decided to forge a surgical career, and was appointed Assistant Gynaecologist at the Ulster Hospital for Children and Women
Source: PubMed Central
Author: David Macafee
Institution: James Cook University Hospital
Language: English
Topic: History of Medical Practice
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W344629942