![]() ![]() He was a past president of the British Fertility Society and supported the research that led to the birth in 1997 of Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby. He contributed to several books - Diseases of Women by Ten Teachers (1964), Obstetrics by Ten Teachers (1964), A Short Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1967), Preparing for Pregnancy (1990) and Clinical Gynaecological Oncology (1990). His influence remains in the college and in the many senior consultants that he trained." He said: "He was a truly remarkable and kind man, an outstanding clinician and an inspiring president. Julian Woolfson, the college's current honorary treasurer, is one of many obstetricians and gynaecologists trained by Sir George. He was president of the last from 1987 to 1990, and previously served as its honorary treasurer, when he founded the college's charitable arm, the Birth Right (now called Wellbeing of Women). He was appointed to fellowship of three medical royal colleges - Surgeons of Edinburgh 1957, Surgeons of London 1989, and Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1964. Thanks to him, the department had a harmonious atmosphere." He was consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist there and at the Samaritan hospital from 1958 to 1990, and also consulted at the Middlesex hospital, Soho hospital for women, Bolingbroke hospital in Battersea, and the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford.įrank Loeffler, a former colleague at St Mary's, said: "George was incredibly kind, a good listener, diplomatic, and an absolute gentleman. He did his house jobs there and later, delivered his private patients, including royalty, in the hospital's Lindo wing. ![]() ![]() ![]() He remained closely attached to St Mary's for the rest of his career. Following his house jobs he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the far east, where he did much of his specialist training in obstetrics. His fine baritone voice earned him a place in college musicals and he is reputed to have turned down an offer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera. From Reading school he went to St Mary's hospital medical school, Paddington, qualifying in 1947. He was trustworthy and a 'safe pair of hands' who knew when to call in additional help." Staff liked and respected him, and patients adored him. He was, said his former colleague Roger Clements, "a thoroughly nice man, soft-spoken and retiring. Two year later he delivered Princess Anne, as she then was, of her son Peter Phillips, and looked after the Duchess of Kent when, aged 44, she miscarried at five months. ![]()
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