Background
Forbes, Charles Douglas was born on October 9, 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of John and Annie Robertson (Stuart) Forbes.
Forbes, Charles Douglas was born on October 9, 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of John and Annie Robertson (Stuart) Forbes.
Bachelor of Medicine, ChB, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1961. Doctor of Medicine, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1972. Doctor of Science, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1984.
Research fellow University Glasgow, Scotland, 1962-1963, assistant lecturer Scotland, 1964-1965. Lecturer University East Africa, 1965-1966. Registrar in medicine Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, 1966-1968.
Fellow American Heart Association, Cleveland, 1968-1970. From senior lecturer to reader University Glasgow, Scotland, 1974-1987. Professor medicine University Dundee, Scotland, since 1987.
Chairman Healthte, Dundee, 1988-1993. Chairman Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention Group, since 1992.
Fellow Royal College Physicians and Surgeons, Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Society Arts. Member British Society Haemostasis and Thrombosis (chairman).
Married Janette Mac Donald Robertson, March 6, 1965. Children: John Stuart, Donald Alexander Ewan.