TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A SURGEON By Gavin Haig

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GAVIN HAIG: Practised as a surgeon and doctor with a passion for attracting wildlife into our gardens. Developed award-winning Wildlife Garden at Tiverton Hospital.

TALK: relates to my journey from a Classics education , to managing to wangle my way into Bart’s Hospital.
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital is the oldest London Teaching Hospital and I was simply overwhelmed by the surgical team I was a student with.

I was so impressed that I was sure I would venture down the surgical route if and when I qualified as a Doctor.
My surgical tutor thought otherwise “NO CHANCE!” he assured me!!
Quite a struggle to train as a surgeon, but we got there, including
working for Sir Lancelot Spratt and George Qvist, at the Royal Free Hospital, was noisy, crazy and simply amazing person to work for, hence the outrageous film was made featuring Qvist as the outrageous consultant Surgeon…did I survive working for him?
Did the Lady from Luton survive ,when the light didn’t work in Mr Qvist
hands ?
Only the talk will tell

This talk was voted 2nd Best talk given in Devon!!