Background
Garden, Olivier James was born on November 13, 1953 in Carluke, Scotland. Son of James Garden and Marguerite Jeanne Vourc'h.
Garden, Olivier James was born on November 13, 1953 in Carluke, Scotland. Son of James Garden and Marguerite Jeanne Vourc'h.
Bachelor of Science, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1974. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1977. Doctor of Medicine, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1987.
Lecturer University Glasgow, Scotland, 1985—1988. Senior lecturer University Edinburgh, 1988—1997, professor hepatobiliary surgery, 1997—2000, Regius professor clinical surgery, since 2000, head School Clinical Sciences and Community Health, 2002—2006. Director Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Edinburgh, 1992—2004.
Consultant surgeon Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, since 1988. Company secretary British Journal Surgery Society, Ltd., since 2003. Surgeon to the Queen, Scotland, since 2004.
Fellow: Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Royal Australian College Surgeons (honorary). Member: International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (president since 2010), Association Upper GI Surgeons Great Britain and Ireland 2002-2004, American Surgical Association (honorary), New Club, Craigielaw Golf Club.
Married Amanda Gillian Merrills. Children: Stephen, Katherine.