George Jamieson Ross McHardy

bmj;386/jul08_10/q1493/FAF1fa Ross McHardy (left), respiratory physician John Crofton (centre), and a colleague (right)Ross McHardy lost his father when he was only 10, but was influenced by an aunt who was public health officer for West Lothian. An outstanding student at school in Linlithgow and Stirling, he obtained open scholarships to Wellington School and then to Brasenose College in Oxford where he graduated in animal physiology. During his clinical studies at Middlesex Hospital he won most of the prizes and published papers from his studies, graduating with the Oxford MB in 1957. Throughout this period he nurtured a talent for music, playing piano and organ.His pre-registration posts were at the Middlesex Hospital and included obstetrics, in which he added a diploma to his qualifications. In 1959-60 his national service in the Royal Air Force led, unusually appropriately, to a posting at Farnborough, investigating high altitude decompression on aircrew. Further publications in…
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