The RCSEd Fellow who specialised in the treatment of burns injuries and was the first woman to be appointed a consultant plastic surgeon in the UK

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With the passing of Dora Savage, née Falconer, on 18 December 2010, just a few months before her 100th birthday, the College has lost one of its oldest Fellows

Dora Janet Burnam Falconer was born on 11 March 1911 in Colnbrook, near London, and graduated in Medicine from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. As a student she greatly enjoyed the opportunity of assisting at surgical operations.

The RCSEd Council member who was an active fundraiser for transplant patients and who founded a charity to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education

It is with deep sadness that we report the sudden and premature death of Mr Ali Bakran whilst on holiday in the Maldives. He was a Vascular and Transplant Surgeon and Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

Although born in Hyderabad, India, his family moved to Salford when Ali was a young boy. He studied at Manchester Grammar School before entering Leeds University Medical School. His postgraduate surgical training was based around Manchester and he was appointed as Consultant Surgeon in the Royal Liverpool Hospital in 1989.

RCSEd Council Member and Honorary Librarian

Tony, as Alexander Gunn was always known, was educated at the Edinburgh Academy where he was recognised as a keen and gifted sportsman, particularly in golf, tennis and squash. He entered the medical school of Edinburgh University in October 1945 and graduated MB, Ch.B in 1950.

After several junior hospital posts he served his two years of National Service as the regimental medical officer with the Green Howards in Colchester and Egypt. On his return to civilian life he worked in surgical training posts and became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 1955.