James Randall Underwood

politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom

February 11, 1942

The family settled in Cheltenham in 1948. From 1960-1965 he was a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and a house doctor at St Stephen's Hospital, Chelsea. He was formerly the Dean of Sheffield University's Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Joseph Hunter Professor of Pathology at the same university as well as Consultant Histopathologist to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. From 2000-2002, by election, he served as the President of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and he was later elected to be the President of the Royal College of Pathologists from 2002-2005. He led his profession's response to the problems arising from tissue retention and use in the UK. Just before retirement, at the age of 64, professor Underwood became a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. During his career Sir James recalled making a mistake when he mistook a benign adenomatoid tumor for a malignant testicular tumor, which resulted in the patient having a testicle removed unnecessarily. Liver disease Breast disease Medical Education (particularly the role of autopsy) He has worked on over 100 research articles Distinguished lecturer Outside work, he finds music interesting and he enjoys walks with his family.

James Randall Underwood

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politician Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom

Background

Underwood was born at Walsall in 1942, where his father, John Underwood, was a general practitioner.

Education

He was educated at Cranleigh School and the University of Newcastle and was a London Borough of Bexley councillor from 1974-82.

Career

The family settled in Cheltenham in 1948. From 1960-1965 he was a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and a house doctor at St Stephen's Hospital, Chelsea. He was formerly the Dean of Sheffield University's Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Joseph Hunter Professor of Pathology at the same university as well as Consultant Histopathologist to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

From 2000-2002, by election, he served as the President of the British Division of the International Academy of Pathology and he was later elected to be the President of the Royal College of Pathologists from 2002-2005. He led his profession's response to the problems arising from tissue retention and use in the UK. Just before retirement, at the age of 64, professor Underwood became a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. During his career Sir James recalled making a mistake when he mistook a benign adenomatoid tumor for a malignant testicular tumor, which resulted in the patient having a testicle removed unnecessarily.

Liver disease

Breast disease

Medical Education (particularly the role of autopsy)

He has worked on over 100 research articles

Distinguished lecturer

Outside work, he finds music interesting and he enjoys walks with his family.

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[49th United Kingdom Parliament. 50th United Kingdom Parliament. 51st United Kingdom Parliament]

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Gillingham from 1983 until his defeat in 1997 by Labour's Paul Clark.

Interests

Music; reading; foreign travel. Politics; health and social services, defence, small businesses. Northern Ireland, Hong Kong and Far East.

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Spouse Barbara Jean Heilbrun, 1967. Children: one son, one d.

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the British Medical Association Student Textbook Award