Dr Arthur Percy Gorham
Personal Details
Dr Arthur Percy Gorham MBChB FFARCS MRCS LRCP DA CStJ
10/05/1903 to 06/04/1970
Place of birth: Bristol
Nationality: British
CRN: 715591
Education and qualifications
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General education |
Bristol Grammar School; Bristol University Medical School |
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Primary medical qualification(s) |
MBChB, Bristol, 1926 |
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Initial Fellowship and type |
FFARCS by Election |
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Year of Fellowship |
1951 |
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Other qualification(s) |
MRCS LRCP, 1926; DA(RCP&S), 1935 |
Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
After resident appointments in Bristol (house physician & resident obstetrician at the General, house surgeon at the Royal Hospital for Children & Women) he went into practice in that city, also becoming anaesthetist to the latter hospital. In 1933 he was recognised as a teacher by the University, subsequently also becoming anaesthetist to the Bruce Wills Memorial Hospital (1935) and honorary assistant anaesthetist to the General (1938). During WW2 he worked with the EMS in Bristol and later became a consultant to the United Bristol Hospitals, seemingly working until his death.
Professional interests and activities:
An enthusiastic teacher (of professionalism as well as anaesthesia), he published on a range of topics and was a keen supporter of the Society of Anaesthetists of the South Western Region: honorary secretary (1950-3), establishing the society’s constitution; president (1953-4). Outwith anaesthesia he had two major activities, one being serving as a police surgeon for the City & County of Bristol. The other was the teaching of first aid under the auspices of St John’s Ambulance Brigade, becoming a commander and vice-president of that organisation.
Other biographical information:
Married to Pamela Joan Burkitt, they had two sons (one a doctor, one a dentist) and a daughter.
Author and sources
Author: Prof Tony Wildsmith
Sources and any other comments: Ancestry.co.uk | Medical Directory | Obituary. Bristol Medico-Chirurgical Journal 1971; 86: 61-2 where a photograph may be seen | The History of the Society of Anaesthetists of the South Western Region, 1987 (copy kindly provided by Dr E Morris).