John Goligher

John Cedric Goligher (1912–1998) was a British surgeon who specialised in diseases of the rectum and colon and in coloproctology. He was "renowned worldwide" |group="n" He went on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh where he qualified with the MB ChB degree in 1934. His career began at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Professional bodies and societies Goligher was a member of the following professional bodies: Royal College of Surgeons of England American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |group="n"

Later life Goligher retired to Wetherby 1978 Bradshaw Lecture - Recent Trends in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Rectum (delivered 6 November 1978) 1980 Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) of the University of Leeds 1981 Lister Medal - The Skeptical Chirurgeon (delivered 6 April 1983) #tag:ref|Goligher's award was made "for his original and distinguished contributions to clinical surgery, which have been influential throughout the field of gastrointestinal surgery but especially in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma and ulcerative colitis". the University of the Republic (Uruguay),

Legacy The John Goligher Colorectal Surgery Unit at Leeds Hospital is named after Goligher. Memorial medals and lectures have been named for him. The Goligher retractor is named for him.

Works Surgery of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (1961), second edition in 2000 Ulcerative Colitis (1968)