David Carter (surgeon)

For other people named David Carter, see David Carter (disambiguation).

Sir David Craig Carter FRSE FRCS FRCPE (born 1 September 1940) is a surgeon who was Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 1996 to 2000.

Early life and education

David Craig Carter was born on 1 September 1940 to Mary Florence (née Lister) and Horace Ramsay Carter.[1] He attended Cockermouth Grammar School, and went on to study medicine at the University of St Andrews, graduating with an MB ChB in 1964 and continuing on to receive his MD.[1][2]

Surgeon

He was St Mungo Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow from 1979 to 1988.[2] He then became the Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh.[3]

He was appointed the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland in 1996 and continued in this role until 2000, when he was succeeded by Mac Armstrong.[4]

In 1984 Carter was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as president in 1998.[5] In 1987 he was elected a member of the Aesculapian Club.[6]

Carter was the Honorary President of the British Medical Association from 2001 to 2002, vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2000–03.[citation needed]

Honours and awards

He was awarded a Knight Bachelor for services to medicine in the 1996 New Year Honours.[7]

In 2007, the Royal Society of Edinburgh honoured him by making him a Royal Medallist.[8]

In 2010, he received an honorary DSc from the University of Hull.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carter, Sir David (Craig), (born 1 Sept. 1940), Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive (formerly Scottish Office) Department of Health, 1996–2000", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u10304, retrieved 11 July 2021
  2. ^ a b "University of Glasgow Story: People: Sir David Carter". University of Glasgow. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "History of the Chair of Clinical Surgery" (PDF). University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. ^ "New chief medical officer appointed". BBC News. 8 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ Minute Books of the Harveian Society. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  6. ^ Minute Books of the Aesculapian Club. Library of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
  7. ^ "The New Year Honours: The Prime Minister's List". The Independent. 30 December 1995. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Royal Medallists". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Honorary Graduates - A to E". University of Hull. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.