ROBERT TUTTLE MORRIS, M.A., M.D., F.A.C.S.

Encomium: Philipp Maria Lippe, MD, FACS, DABPM.

It is better to write an encomium than an obituary. There is no grief or regret. This will also give the subject the opportunity to protest in person all errors, omissions, and hyperbole. This is not, however, a pre-obituary. We look forward to working with Phil for many years. It will be necessarily brief and touch on only a few of his accomplishments. It will not include any anecdotes, especi...

Biography of Camran Nezhat, MD, FACOG, FACS

Camran Nezhat has influenced almost every aspect of our laparoscopic lives. His vision, perseverance, and humanistic focus have propelled our field away from the established yet awkward “single eye” and mostly diagnostic laparoscopy to his method of operative laparoscopy, which has revolutionized modern day surgery. Also, his prediction and claim that almost all open surgeries could be and shou...

In memoriam: Seymour Pollack, MA, MD, 1916-1982.

Gregory O’Brien MB ChB MA MD FRCPsych FRCPCH FRANZCP

Formerly Professor of Developmental Psychiatry, Northumbria University and the University of Queensland; Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Medical Director, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Senior Psychiatrist with the Queensland Mental Health Assessment and Outreach Team of Disability Services. Greg O’Brien, who died recently aged 59 years, played a major part in develop...

Lionel Sharples Penrose (1898-1972), MA,MD,DSc,FRCP,FRS.