Details of our history are available to download as PDFs.
School of Surgery
The School grew out of the 1505 Incorporation of Barbers and Surgeons in Edinburgh.
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School of Surgery 2017 (30.7 KB / PDF)
Chair of Clinical Surgery
Thirteen people have held the Chair of Clinical Surgery since its establishment in 1802. The current Chair is Professor Stephen J. Wigmore.
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History of The Regius Chair of Clinical Surgery (79.51 KB / PDF)
Teaching and Research
The origins of surgical teaching and research, both of which are now located at the Little France site in Edinburgh.
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Teaching and Research (62.96 KB / PDF)