Eluned Woodford-Williams

Eluned "Lyn" Woodford-Williams (12 September 1913 – 25 November 1984) was a British geriatrician. As the leader of the geriatric unit at Sunderland, she was a pioneer in geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry.

Early life Eluned Woodford-Williams was born on 12 September 1913 in Liverpool. She was the eldest of four daughters born to John Woodford-Williams, a dentist, and Edith Mary Stevens. She began her schooling at Liverpool College, and after her family moved to Wales she attended Cardiff High School for Girls. She received a BSc from the Welsh National School of Medicine in 1933 before moving to London to complete her clinical training at University College Hospital, graduating as MBBS in 1936.

Career After qualifying, Woodford-Williams became a house physician at University College Hospital. Woodford-Williams, who petitioned the Royal College of Physicians to create a geriatrics committee, has been credited with establishing geriatrics as a distinct medical discipline. She was appointed director for the Health Advisory Service in 1973 and held the position for five years.