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Professor Allan House (Barts): After a peripatetic training I ended up in Leeds in 1989, first as a consultant in Leeds General Infirmary and then as a Professor of Liaison Psychiatry. Since 2005 I have been Director of a multi-disciplinary research-led institute at the university. View our website at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lihs.
Dr Fui Quek (Barts): Part-time GP in Sutton. Also Managing Director of SynerGem, an executive search company placing senior level physicians in the pharmaceutical industry. Also busy with two daughters (19 and 14 years) and one son (six years). This year, I celebrated my 25th wedding anniversary to Swee Lip whom I married in my first year at Medical School.
Dr Caroline Jenner (Barts and The London): Absolutely loving General Practice. Planning to emigrate to Australia in the next year or two. Let me know about any BATLAA reunions over there!
1975 Dr David Low (The London): National Clinical Head of Paediatrics and Child Health (Connecting for Health) since October 2008.
1989 Dr Rig Patel (The London): Became adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, USA in 2008.
1976 Cllr Dr Howard Bloom (Barts): Elected Mayor of Crawley, West Sussex for the year 2008-09; he was first elected to Crawley Borough Council in 1984. He is GP Tutor for Mid Sussex, Assistant Chief Commander of St John’s Ambulance and represents the South East Thames Faculty on the Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Dr John Moyle (Barts): Retired as a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine in Milton Keynes at the end of November 2008. Now researching for a PhD in Victorian telegraphy.
1980 Dr Alun Bevan (Barts): Living in South Africa with my wife Anne, and working for the gold mining industry as Managing Director of AngloGold Ashanti Health. Son, James, is living in London and daughter, Blanche, is working as an architect in Johannesburg. Dr Caroline Shaw (Barts): Working as an Associate Specialist in A&E at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. Dr Mark Smith (Barts): Ill health has caused early retirement. I have discovered medical students and teaching. Loving every minute; best bits still the holidays and riding the bike too fast.
Professor Andrew Pollard (Barts): Awarded title of Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity by the University of Oxford in 2008.
1993 Dr Tim Child (The London): Consultant Gynaecologist and Senior Fellow, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital since 2004. Ageing rocker; joined a pub band as guitarist/singer.
Dr Mehjabeen Paliwalla (Barts and The London): Married a vet and managed to produce three children in four years! Did MRCPCH then saw the light and am now an SpR in Radiology. Due to flexible training not due to become a consultant until 2013! Living the ‘good life’ in Bucks. Dr Mark Scoote (Barts and The London): Appointed Consultant Cardiologist at Colchester General Hospital and Essex Cardiothoracic Centre on 1 April. Still happily married to Radrie (née Cole) (q Barts and The London, 1998) with two young children.
2000 Mr Graham Adlard (q BDS, Barts and The London): Currently own an expanding modern practice in Plymouth.
1994 Mr Lee David (The London): Recently appointed as a locum consultant orthopaedic surgeon. Living in Tunbridge Wells with wife, Ruth (ITU sister at Royal Free) and children, Rosie, Luke and Gracie. Dr Richard Mason (Barts): Appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of 4-Antibody AG. He joined 4-Antibody from venture capital firm Advent Venture Partners, an investor in 4-Antibody, where he had been an Executive-in-Residence. Previously he was Senior Vice-President Business Development at Cambridge Antibody Technology plc (CAT). As head of CAT’s business development team, he was responsible for numerous transactions with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including leading the negotiation of the original antibody co-discovery and co-development agreement with AstraZeneca. This subsequently led to AstraZeneca’s acquisition of CAT for $1.3 billion.
Former staff news 1967-96 Mr Alan Lettin (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barts, 1967-96) Honoured to have been made an Honorary Fellow of the British Orthopaedic Association of which I was President in 1994.
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1983 Mr Christopher Long (q BDS, The London): Has purchased his own practice; specialising in periodontics and implants.
Mr Nick Steele (Barts): Consultant spinal surgeon in Taunton. Happily married to Patsy.
1995 1986 Lt Col Dr David Ross (Barts): Still in the Army Medical Services and selected for promotion to Colonel in 2009. Recently taken over as the clerk of Barts Fountain Club.
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Dr Claire Bailey (Barts and The London): Living in Cornwall – GP, with two children. Sailed around the world; dismasted just after Cape Horn. Rescued by the Argentinians. Now speak good Spanish!
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