Mary Shepherd

Trained at Royal Free Hospital, London, qualifying 1957 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP, Mary Shepherd had two houses jobs at hospitals in the Royal Free Group, with early surgical training at Didsbury, Manchester, and the Royal Free. She became thoracic surgical registrar, Harefield Hospital, in 1963, senior thoracic surgical registrar, Harefield, in 1964 and then Research Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada, 1966-7. She returned as cardiothoracic consultant surgeon, Harefield, Clare Hall and associated hospitals in 1968.