Background
Thin, Robert Nicol Traquair was born on September 21, 1935 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Robert Traquair and Annie Dempster (Snowball) Thin.
Thin, Robert Nicol Traquair was born on September 21, 1935 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Robert Traquair and Annie Dempster (Snowball) Thin.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Edinburgh U., 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Edinburgh U., 1968.
Clinical assistant in venereology St. Thomas' Hospital, London, 1968-1969, consultant in genitourinary medicine, 1982—2000. Director research and development, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, 1997—2000, emeritus consultant, since 2001. Specialist in venereology British Military Hospital, Singapore, 1969-1971.
Consultant, senior lecturer Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 1971-1972. Consultant in genitourinary medicine St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1973-1981, St. Peter's Hospital, London, 1975-1994. Part time clinical assistant and locum consultant Beckenham Hospital, since 2001.
Clinical lecturer Institute Urology, London, since 1975. Honorary civilian consultant Brit Army, 1981—2000. Personal consultant advisor in genitourinary medicine Chief Medical Officer, Department Health, London, 1985—2000.
Chairman research ethics committee St. Thomas' Hospital, 1992—1997. Emeritus consultant University College Hospitals, London, since 1994. Chairman ethics committee Public Health Laboratory Service, 1997—2003.
Major Royal Army Medical Corps, 1964-1971. Fellow: Royal Society Medicine, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal College Physicians London (chairman genitourinary medicine committee 1995—2001). Member: British Medical Association (chairman genitourinary medical committee 1988-1992), Association for Genitourinary Medicine (founding chairman 1992-1997), Medical Society for Study of Veneral Diseases (president 1987-1989), City Volunteer Officers' Club.
Married Agnes Ann Graham, August 17, 1962. Children: Alexander Robert Traquair, Iain Graham Traquair.