John Nelson Norman

bmj;379/nov04_5/o2626/FAF1faJohn Nelson Norman was an academic surgeon in Glasgow and Aberdeen whose early medical career with national service began unexpectedly as medical officer at Halley Bay in Antarctica in 1959. This was before Antarctica became the current focus of climate change science and wildlife TV. He researched critical care while training as a general surgeon and then refocused in Aberdeen on the new specialism of remote healthcare in hostile environments. He established academic support for the new offshore oil and diving industry in Aberdeen at the University of Aberdeen and then Robert Gordon’s University. He developed training and medical support for British Antarctic Survey and was awarded the Polar Medal.John Nelson Norman was born in Paisley in 1932. His father, Alexander Norman, was a Customs and Excise officer who had survived the Battle of the Somme, and his mother was Winifred. He attended Paisley Grammar and a burst appendix aged…
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