Three Ulster Surgical Gentlemen
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This article briefly describes the professional lives of three Ulster surgeons. Alastair Macafee was a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Ulster, Musgrave Park and Ards Hospitals for many years (Figure 1). His grandfather CG Lowry and father CHG Macafee were Professors of Midwifery and Gynaecology in Belfast spanning 43 years from 1920 to 1963 (Figures 2 and 3). This article provides a snapshot of their surgical contributions to medicine and provides some historical references which remain relevant to our profession today.
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