Andrew Kenneth Burroughs

Andrew K. Burroughs (26 May 1953 in Beckenham, Kent – 15 March 2014) was a British physician, researcher and teacher. He is renowned for his wide contribution to the field of Hepatology; he has been termed one of the greatest hepatologists of our times and the true representative of Dame Sheila Sherlock's legacy.

Early life

Born to a British father and Italian mother, he was educated at the Overseas School of Rome until the age of 13 and then at Kent College in Canterbury from 1966 until 1971. He joined the Medical School of Liverpool University the same year. His ability and dedication became evident during his undergraduate years, and he achieved his MB ChB with Honours in 1976. He was awarded the Lyon Jones Senior Scholarship, the Bromley Undergraduate Scholarship, the Robert Grieve Memorial Prize in Anatomy, the Augusta Lipkin Prize in Biochemistry, the George Holt Bronze Medal in Physiology, the J Hill Abram Prize in Medicine, the Henry Briggs Memorial Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the William James Eastwood Prize in Orthopaedic Surgery. After working as a House Surgeon and House Physician at the Walton Hospital in Liverpool, he became a Senior House Office in Medicine at the Broadgreen Hospital of the same city, finally becoming a locum Senior Registrar in Gastroenterology at the Broadgreen Hospital for the last months of 1978.

Career

He joined the Royal Free Hospital in London in January 1979 as Registrar in General Medicine and Gastroenterology under Sheila Sherlock, who is accredited with establishing the field of Hepatology. In April 1981 he first became an Honorary Lecturer in the same department, and in October 1983 a Lecturer and Honorary Senior Registrar both under Professor Sheila Sherlock and Professor Neil McIntyre. In January 1988, he became Senior Lecturer in Medicine and Honorary Consultant, together with numerous editorials, book chapters and books. He has co-edited the 12th edition of Sherlock’s Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System and the 3rd edition of Evidence Based Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Education and mentorship

Following the tradition established by Sheila Sherlock, he was instrumental in ensuring that both British and foreign doctors and researchers could benefit from the substantial opportunities in scientific research and clinical experience at the Royal Free Hospital. Over one hundred fellows by the Royal College of Physicians. He was a member of the medical board of the PBC Foundation and served as a Trustee of the British Liver Trust.

Honours

Cavaliere Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Order of Merit of the Italian Republic)- Conferred June 1989 NHS Platinum Clinical Excellence Award 2012 Arthur Hurst lecture 2013 European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) recognition award 2013 British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) distinguished service award 2013

Personal life

He was married to his second wife, Clare Davey, and had three children. He enjoyed philately and science fiction.