About Timothy Herbert
Born 1941. Timothy Herbert is an Australian surgeon.
Timothy James Herbert (born 11 July 1941) is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery. He was born in Sheffield (UK). He is known for his work with the scaphoid bone and related invention, the Herbert screw.
He received his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School in London (1959–1964) and his specialty training at St George's Hospital in London, under Alan Graham Apley. Since 1975 he was with the Hand Surgery Unit at St. Luke's Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and became Director of that section. He retired in 1996 at the age of 55.
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British surgeon
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Timothy Herbert was born on 11 July 1941 in Sheffield.
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Timothy Herbert is a surgeon.
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Timothy Herbert is Australian.
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