Gordon E Anderson
BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1441 (Published 05 April 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k1441
- David W Herring
Gordon E Anderson was born in Aberdeen, the son of a medical biochemist at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. He was initially schooled in Glasgow but returned to Aberdeen Grammar School as a boarder, during which time he developed an interest in engineering. At 18 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and during treatment he reconsidered his career plans. Excluded from national service he applied, successfully, for a place to read medicine at Glasgow Medical College. He graduated in 1964.
He started his specialist training in on obstetrics and gynaecology at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Glasgow under …
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