Ivor lewis surgeon biography of rory

Ivor Lewis (1895–1982) was a Welsh surgeon

Lewis was a demon for work and a hard taskmaster who made as heavy demands on himself as on his medical and nursing teams.

On January 10, 1946 Lewis delivered the Hunterian Lecture on the surgical treatment of carcinoma of the oesophagus at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of England. This procedure is known eponymously as the Ivor Lewis procedure

He dearly loved his native Wales and its culture and was a fluent Welsh speaker.

Ivor lewis surgeon biography of rory

He became
member of the White Order of the Gorsedd of Bards (bardic name Ifor o Wynfe) and the National Eisteddfod and he was an elder of the Calvinistic Methodist Church at Cefn Meiriadog. Staunch supporter of the Welsh Surgical Society, (President 1959 and 1960.

Long-standing member of the Welsh Regional Hospital Board contributing to the wider development of health services in his homeland.