Professor Norman Williams, President of the RCS, Dr. Sybill Storz, and her son Mr. Karl-Christian Storz after receiving the honour of Patron to the Royal College of Surgeons.
On 13th March, Dr. h. c. mult. Sybill Storz, owner of the KARL STORZ company, visited England to be admitted as a Patron to the Royal College of Surgeons. This rarely bestowed honour was awarded in recognition of Dr. Storz's unstinting support for training, education and the advancement of surgery.
"By maintaining a close and personal contact with leading clinicians, clinics and scientific organisations around the world, Dr. Storz has directed the strategic development of KARL STORZ to become one of the foremost medical instrument companies in the world.
Professor Mike Parker reads the Citation to Professor Norman Williams, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, with RCS Vice-Presidents David Ward and Professor Mike Horrocks in attendance.
Professor Parker closed the Citation by thanking Dr. Storz for her most recent gift of nine KARL STORZ laparoscopic stacks to be placed in the Education Centre at the Royal College of Surgeons, for the specific purpose of teaching advanced laparoscopic surgery on site.
He then formally presented Dr. Storz to the President, Professor Norman Williams, who accepted her as a Patron to the Royal College of Surgeons, an honour she was proud to accept.