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British surgeon and oncologist

Harvey White
Harvey White at the Medical Society of London (2018)
Born1936
NationalityBritish
OccupationSurgeon
Known for
WebsiteHarvey White Website

Harvey White FRCS (born 1936) is a retired surgeon and oncologist. He is a past president of the Medical Society of London and vice-president of the British Association of Surgical Oncology and the Royal Society of Medicine.

Early life

Harvey White was born in 1936. He was educated at Winchester College between 1949 and 1954, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He trained in medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

Career

White was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1970.

In 1976, he became consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital, and later at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy and The London Clinic.

Between 1986 and 2003, he was chairman of the Brendoncare Foundation, following which he was appointed Chair of the Vice Patrons Committee.

He was president of the Osler Club of London 1986–87.

He is a past president of the Medical Society of London and vice-president of the British Association of Surgical Oncology and the Royal Society of Medicine. In 2012 he was the first recipient of the Royal Society of Medicine Medal.

Retirement

He founded and chairs the Old Wykehamist Medical Society.

White was a co-founder of the Retired Fellows’ Society at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. In addition, he gathered some of its members, and others, to write a book on retirement planning.

After being at The London Clinic as consultant surgeon, for over fifteen years, he wrote a book about the Clinic entitled History of the London Clinic: A Celebration of 75 Years.

Personal and family

Harvey and his retired guide dog, Sunny, at the Royal Society of Medicine

In 1965, White married Diana Bannister. They have a daughter, Phyllida, and son Charles.

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harvey White". harveywhite.me.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Three Schools Medical Essay Prize" (PDF). The Trusty Servant: 11. November 2008.
  3. ^ White, Harvey. "Reflections on Dementia". lifebookuk.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. "The Royal Association: The Countess of Wessex- Brendoncare Foundation – Royal Central". royalcentral.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. "Presidents – The Osler Club of London". osler.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. "A joint Royal Society of Medicine and Cumberland Lodge conference" (PDF). November 2010. p. 2.
  7. "OW Clubs & Socieites Med Soc – Winchester College Wykeham Campaign". wincollsoc.org. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  8. Carne, Stuart (1 April 2003). "Retiring from medicine: do you have what it takes?". Family Practice. 20 (2): 229. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.fampra.a001507. ISSN 0263-2136.
  9. "History of the London Clinic: A Celebration of 75 Years". abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. The Greater OMENTUM – Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, | D. Liebermann-Meffert | Springer.

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