Martin Hartog

bmj;383/oct10_12/p2321/FAF1faMartin Hartog was born in Germany into a Jewish medical family who left the country for England in 1934 in the context of increasing antisemitism. He trained at St John’s College, Oxford, and St Mary’s Hospital in London, later specialising in endocrinology and diabetes under Russell Fraser at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School. In his specialist training he collaborated with leading experts in endocrine research—an experience that facilitated his lifelong commitment to the delivery of research studies over a span of 40 years. The studies from Bristol were carried out alongside a very demanding clinical workload in endocrinology and diabetes, with frequent general medical on-call and ward commitments. Martin’s generosity and genius for team working meant that collaborative studies flourished under his leadership, including investigation of gynaecological, metabolic, pituitary, adrenal, and radiological aspects of endocrinology. A long list of publications ensued, in which he led the way in acknowledging as…
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