Dr Ronald John Burgess Broad
Personal Details
Dr Ronald John Burgess Broad FFARCS MRCS LRCP DA
30/08/1906 to 01/06/1966
Place of birth: Barnes, Surrey
Nationality: British
CRN: 715341
Education qualifications
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General education |
Eastbourne College; Middlesex Hospital Medical School |
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Primary medical qualification(s) |
MRCS LRCP, 1931 |
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Initial Fellowship and type |
FFARCS by Election |
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Year of Fellowship |
1948 |
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Other qualification(s) |
DA(RCP&S), 1935 (the first sitting) |
Professional life and career
Postgraduate career
Early posts included house physician at Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow, house anaesthetist at Golden Square (now Royal National) ENT Hospital and senior resident anaesthetist at the Middlesex Hospital. In 1935 he was appointed honorary anaesthetist at the Connaught and Golden Square (now Royal National) ENT Hospitals, adding the Westminster the following year, it remaining his main hospital until his death.
Professional interests and activities
Anaesthesia for ENT surgery was a major interest, and he later worked with this specialty at other hospitals. A careful, considerate & conscientious anaesthetist he took great pleasure in teaching undergraduates and doing it well. An undergraduate anaesthetic record card would suggest that his own interest in the specialty started during his student days.
Other biographical information
He married Elizabeth M Charles in 1940, and three children have been identified: Rosalind Jennifer, Reginald John, & Christopher. The death of his wife in 1960 disrupted an extremely happy family life and led to him becoming withdrawn & reserved. More information would be welcome.
Author and Sources
Author: Prof Tony Wildsmith
Sources and any other comments: Obituary. Anaesthesia 1966; 21: 605 | Eastbourne College | Records Office, University College, London