Charles Arthur Parker

Background

Charles Arthur Parker was born in 1863. He was the son of the Reverend Richard Parker, a justice of the peace associated with Claxby, Lincolnshire.

Education

Parker was educated at Bradfield and subsequently studied medicine at Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. His medical training led to hospital appointments in surgery and to specialization in diseases of the nose and throat. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Career

Parker began his hospital career as House Surgeon at Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, serving in that capacity by 1886. He later became Resident Medical Officer and Senior Clinical Assistant at the Throat Hospital in London. He subsequently served as Surgeon, and later as Assistant Surgeon, at the Hospital for Diseases of the Throat in Golden Square. His clinical work concentrated on nasal obstruction, post-nasal growths, and related diseases of the throat and ear. His professional writings developed from this specialist practice and included books and articles intended for medical students and practitioners.

Achievements

• Established a medical writing career focused on nasal obstruction, post-nasal growths, and diseases of the nose, throat, and ear.

Works

• journal article

  • Specimen of a Tonsillolith

    (An article by Parker published in the Laryngological Sect...)

    1911

• Medical guide

  • A Guide to Diseases of the Nose and Throat and Their Treatment

    (An illustrated guide based on Parker’s lectures and clini...)

    1906

• Medical monograph

  • Post-Nasal Growths

    (A specialist work on post-nasal growths, including their ...)

    1894

Membership

Parker was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He was also associated with the Sandy Lodge and Wembley Park Golf clubs.

• Fellow.

  Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

• Club member.

  Sandy Lodge

• Club member.

  Wembley Park Golf Club

Interests

• Sport & Clubs

  Golf.

References

• World Biographical Encyclopedia Documents Parker’s birth in 1863, family background, education at Bradfield and Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, hospital appointments, fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and club memberships.
• Royal Society of Medicine Press Provides the bibliographic record for Parker’s article “Specimen of a Tonsillolith.”
  1911
• Google Play Books Provides bibliographic information for Parker’s book A Guide to Diseases of the Nose and Throat and Their Treatment.
  1906