About Robert Duthie
Lived 1925 – 2005 (aged 80). Robert Duthie was a British surgeon, orthopedist and university teacher.
Robert Buchan Duthie, CBE, FRCSE, FRCS (4 May 1925 – 25 December 2005) was an American-born British orthopaedic surgeon who established the prestige of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and built its leading reputation for musculoskeletal medicine. Duthie was the fourth Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford, serving between 1966 and 1992.
Duthie developed novel methods of injury management and contributed to teaching and research, turning Oxford into a major centre for training. From 1973 to 1978 he served on the Pearson commission.
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Who was Robert Duthie?
British orthoipaedic surgeon (1925–2005)
When was Robert Duthie born?
Robert Duthie was born on 4 May 1925 in United States.
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Robert Duthie died on 25 December 2005.
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Robert Duthie was a surgeon, orthopedist and university teacher.
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Robert Duthie was British.
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