Background
Carter, David Craig was born on January 9, 1940 in Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Son of Horace Ramsay and Mary Florence (Lister) Carter.
educator government medical officer Surgeon
Carter, David Craig was born on January 9, 1940 in Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom. Son of Horace Ramsay and Mary Florence (Lister) Carter.
Student, St. Andrew's University, Scotland, 1964. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, St. Andrew's University, Scotland, 1966. Doctor of Science (honorary), St. Andrew's University, Scotland, 1979.
Doctor of Medicine, Dundee University, Scotland, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dundee University. Doctor of Science (honorary), Aueen Margaret College.
Lecturer clinical surgery, Edinburgh U., Scotland, 1969-1974;
senior lecturer, Edinburgh U., Scotland, 1974-1977;
regius professor clinical surgery, Edinburgh U., Scotland, 1988-1996;
lecturer surgery, Makerere U., Kampala, Uganda., Africa, 1972;
visiting scientist, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977;
professor surgery, Glasgow U., United Kingdom, 1979-1988. Executive British Journal Surgery, London, 1991-1995, co-editor, 1985-1991. Chairman.Scottish Council Postgraduate Medical Education, 1990-1996.
Vice chairman biomedical Research Center, 1985-1991. Board directors Lotham Health Board. Member county British Broadcasting Corporation, Scotland, 1989-1994.
Active Medical Advisory Committee Higher Education Foundation Council.
Chairman Scottish Foundation for Surgery in Nepal, Edinburgh, since 1988. Fellow American College of Surgeons (honorary), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Ireland (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal College Surgeons England, Royal Society Edinburgh, Deutsche Gesellschart fur Chisurgie (honorary), Society Surgeons Nepal (honorary). Member Surgical Research Society (president 1996-1998), Association Surgeons Great Britain and Ireland (president 1996-1997).
Married Ilske Ursula Luth, September 23, 1967. Children: Adrian James, Ben Julian.