William John Ribbans

Background

Ribbans, William John was born on November 28, 1954 in Northampton, England. Son of Maurice Arthur and Sheila Beryl (Brightwell) Ribbans.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Royal Free U., London, 1977; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, Royal Free U., London, 1980; Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin. Orthopaedics, U. Liverpool, 1990.

Career

Registrar in surgery, Windsor, Northwick Park, England, 1984-1986; clinical fellow, Harvard University, Boston, 1986-1987; senior registrar, Middlesex Hospital, London, 1987-1990; clinical fellow, Sheffield, England, 1990; consultant surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, London, 1991-1996; consultant surgeon, Northampton, England, since 1996. Honorary senior lecturer Royal Free School Medicine, London, since 1996.

Achievements

• William John Ribbans has been listed as a noteworthy Consultant orthopaedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Royal College Surgeons Orthopedics, British Orthopaedics Association (research grant Wishbone Appeal 1995). Member World Hemophilia Federation (secretary since 1996, musculo-skeletal committee since 1994), British Medical Association.

Interests

• Avocations: rugby football, athletics, philately, music, fell walking.

Connections

Married Sian ElizabethWilliam, September 10, 1983. Children: Rebecca Elizabeth, Hannah Alexandra, Abigail Victoria.

Father:

Maurice Arthur Ribbans

Mother:

Sheila Beryl (Brightwell) Ribbans

Spouse:

Sian ElizabethWilliam

child:

Rebecca Elizabeth Ribbans

child:

Hannah Alexandra Ribbans

child:

Abigail Victoria Ribbans