John Russell Benson

Background

Benson, John Russell was born on November 8, 1959 in Kingston-upon-Hull, England. Son of George Samuel and Elsie May (Bell) Benson.

Education

Bachelor with honours, Oxford (England) University, 1981; Bachelor of Medicine, BCh, Oxford (England) University, 1984; Master of Arts (honorary), Oxford (England) University, 1985; DM, Oxford (England) University, 1997.

Career

Senior house officer Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1988. Department demonstrator, department anatomy University Oxford, England, 1986. Senior house officer Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, 1987.

Registrar Newham General Hospital, London, 1989-1992. Clinical research fellow Institute Cancer Research, 1992-1994. Senior registrar Royal Marsden Hospital, 1994-1996, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, 1996-2000.

Consultant breast surgeon Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, England, since 2000. Director clinical studies and fellow Selwyn College, since 2000.

Achievements

• John Russell Benson has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Surgeons (England), Royal College Surgeons (Edinburgh), British Breast Group. Member American Association for Cancer Research (correspondent, travel grantee 1994), British Association Surgical Oncologists, Oxford Union Society (life), New York Academy of Sciences, New York metropolitan Breast Group, Panel Examiners.

Interests

• Avocations: piano, violin, travel, collecting knick-knacks.

Connections

Father:

George Samuel Benson

Mother:

Elsie May (Bell) Benson