Background
Russell, George was born on July 2, 1936 in Insch, Scotland. Son of George and Agnes Margaret (Law) Russell.
Russell, George was born on July 2, 1936 in Insch, Scotland. Son of George and Agnes Margaret (Law) Russell.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1959.
Junior appointments Aberdeen Teaching Hospitals, 1959-1965. Fellow University Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1965-1967. Lecturer University Aberdeen, 1967-1968, reader, since 1996.
Consultant Grampain Health Board, 1969-1996. Professor University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1977-1978.
Honorary medical adviser Cystic Fibrosis Trust, United Kingdom, since 1969. Fellow Royal College Physicians (London, Edinburgh, examiner since 1994), Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health. Member British Pediatrics Association (council member 1988-1991, regional advisor 1991-1995), Scottish Cystic Fibrosis Group (chairman since 1987), British Cystic Fibrosis Survey, British Medical Association (place work representative since 1981), British Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, American Thoracic Society.
Married Gillian Douglas Simpson, August 20, 1962. Children: George Douglas, Susan Catriona Sandra, Fiona Gillian Melanie, Iain Nigel Craig.