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The Society of British Neurological Surgeons was founded in 1926 and is one of the world's oldest national neurosurgical societies. The first meeting was held at the Athenaeum Club in London in 1926. To find out more please click on the links below, a PowerPoint presentation and History book which was produced by the Society’s previous Archivist, Mr T T King.
Origins of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons 1926-1939
History of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons 1926 to circa 1980 by T T King
Society of British Neurological Surgeons Past Presidents
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1926 – 1927 Sir Charles Ballance 1927 – 1928 Mr Wilfred Trotter 1928 – 1930 Sir Percy Sargent 1930 – 1932 Mr Donald Armour 1932 – 1934 Mr Bathe Rawling 1934 – 1936 Mr Geoffrey Jefferson 1936 – 1938 Prof. A A McConnell 1939 – 1945 Prof. Norman Dott 1945 – 1948 Prof. Sir Hugh Cairns 1949 – 1950 Prof. Lambert Rogers 1950 – 1952 Mr Harvey Jackson 1952 – 1954 Mr A Dickson Wright 1954 – 1956 Prof. Sir Geoffrey Jefferson 1956 – 1958 Mr W R Henderson 1958 – 1960 Mr George Clark-Maxwell 1960 – 1962 Mr Douglas Northfield 1962 – 1964 Mr George Rowbotham 1964 – 1966 Mr G L Alexander 1966 – 1968 Sir Wylie McKissock 1968 – 1970 Mr J E A O’Connell 1970 – 1972 Mr Richard Johnson 1972 – 1974 Mr W Martin Nichols 1974 – 1976 Prof. Valentine Logue 1976 – 1978 Mr Jack Small |
1978 – 1980 Mr Alistair Paterson 1980 – 1982 Prof. John Hankinson 1982 – 1984 Mr Peter Schurr 1984 – 1986 Mr Patrick Clarke 1986 – 1988 Mr D Gordon 1988 – 1990 Mr J Brice 1990 – 1992 Mr J Garfield 1992 – 1994 Mr J D Miller 1994 – 1996 Mr T A Hide 1996 – 1998 Mr J R Bartlett 1998 – 2000 Mr G Neil-Dwyer 2000 – 2002 Prof. G Teasdale 2002 – 2004 Mr D Hardy 2004 – 2006 Mr J Steers 2006 – 2008 Prof. J Pickard 2008 – 2010 Mr P van Hille 2010 – 2012 Miss A Moore 2012 – 2014 Mr Richard Nelson 2014 – 2016 Mr Richard Kerr 2016 – 2018 Mr Paul May 2018 – 2020 Mr Neil Kitchen 2020 – 2022 Mr Alistair Jenkins 2022 - 2024 Prof. Peter Whitfield
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Sir Victor Horsley
Circa 1900
OT 1935
