Robert Duthie
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. Bibliography Biography in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online [Anon.] (2008) "Duthie, Prof. Robert Buchan", Who Was Who 1897-2007, A&C Black References External links 1925 births 2005 deaths British orthopaedic surgeons English surgeons Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh American emigrants to England Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford 20th-century surgeons