Katharine Mary Fussell

Background

Fussell, Katharine Mary was born on April 13, 1929 in Bristol, England. Daughter of James Henry and Clara May (Kilminster) Fussell.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Birmingham, England, 1951.

Career

House officer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, 1951-1953; assistant lecturer anatomy, U. Birmingham, 1953-1954; surgical registrar, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, 1955-1957; consultant surgeon, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, London, 1963-1970; resident in surgery, New York Infirmary, New York City, 1958-1959; resident in surgery, Memorial Hospital for Cancer, New York City, 1959-1960; resident in surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1960-1962; consultant surgeon, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, England, 1970-1990.

Achievements

• Katharine Mary Fussell has been listed as a noteworthy General surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Republican Medical Women's Federation, Women's National Commission, London, 1989-1994. Chair National Alliance of Women's Organizations, London, 1990-1992. Procedural advisor Medical Women's International Association, Köln, Germany, 1992-1995.

Fellow Royal College Surgeons (England), Royal Society Medicine (life), Association Surgeons Great Britain and Ireland (senior ). Member Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (president 1986-1987, committee secretary).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, photography, listening to classical music and opera, needlework, gardening.

Connections

Father:

James Henry Fussell

Mother:

Clara May (Kilminster) Fussell