Dr Gordon Hill Rea
Personal Details
Dr Gordon Hill Rea MB ChB FFARCS DA
1915 to 03/04/1982
Place of birth: St Andrews, Scotland
Nationality: British
CRN: 723715
Education and qualifications
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General education |
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Primary medical qualification(s) |
MB ChB, University of St Andrews, 1939 |
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Initial Fellowship and type |
FFARCS by Election |
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Year of Fellowship |
1953 |
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Other qualification(s) |
DA (RCP&S), 1949 |
Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
After graduation Rea undertook house jobs at Dundee Royal Infirmary, followed by resident surgical officer at Leicester Royal Infirmary. During the Second World War he served in the RAMC, attaining the rank of Major and was designated ‘Surgical Specialist’. After demobilisation he moved to Edinburgh and became an anaesthetist at the Royal Infirmary. There he was appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist in 1965 and he remained in this post until his retirement in 1975.
Professional interests and activities
He was a member of the Scottish Society of Anaesthetists.
Other biographical information
He married Mary Isobel Wallace in Dundee in 1940. On retirement he moved to Aberfeldy, where he lived until his death at the age of 67 years, survived by his wife.
Author and sources
Author:
Dr Alistair McKenzie
Sources and comments:
[1] Medical Registers and Directories. [2] Catford EF. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1929-1979. Scottish Academic Press, 1984; 276. [3] ScotlandsPeople website (accessed June 2024).