Abraham Colles was Professor of Anatomy, Surgery and Physiology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the President of RCSI in 1802 and 1830. A prestigious Colles Medal & Travelling Fellowship in Surgery is awarded competitively annually to an Irish surgical trainee embarking on higher specialist training abroad before returning to establish practice in Ireland.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 as the national body for the surgical branch of medicine in Ireland, with a role in supervision of training, and as of 2021 provides a broad range of medical education in multiple countries.
Sir Philip Crampton, 1st Baronet, MD MRCSI MRIA FRS was an eminent Irish surgeon and anatomist. He was President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1811, 1820, 1844 and 1855.
Sir Charles Alexander Cameron, CB was an Irish physician, chemist and writer prominent in the adoption of medical hygiene. For over fifty years he had charge of the Public Health Department of Dublin Corporation. He was elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1885.
Robert William Smith MD FRCSI MRIA was an Irish surgeon and pathologist who described Smith's fracture in his 1847 book, the first important book on fractures by an Irish author.
Professor John David Henry Widdess (1906-1982) was an Irish biologist and librarian who was recognized as Ireland's foremost medical historian. His historical publications included books on the histories of institutions such as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), and several hospitals. In 1960, he was appointed a professor of biology in RCSI, having been a lecturer and assistant in the physiology department and librarian of the college previously. In 1973, he was awarded the Abraham Colles medal of RCSI, he became an honorary fellow of RCSI and RCPI in 1975 and 1968.
Leonard Abrahamson, known as 'the Abe', was an Irish surgeon specialising in cardiology.
Philip Woodroffe was the resident surgeon at Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for over 30 years. Several eminent surgeons were apprenticed to him. He was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1788.
George Renny was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1793.
Clement Archer was a surgeon and president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
John Armstrong Garnett was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1810.
John Creighton was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1812 and 1824.
Samuel Wilmot MD MRCSI was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1815, 1832 and 1846.
Thomas Hewson was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1819.
John Timothy Kirby was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1823 and 1834.
James William Cusack was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1827, 1847, and 1858.
Thomas Edward Beatty was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1850.
William Henry Porter was President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1838.
Andrew Ellis was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1849.
William Hartigan, MD, MRCSI (1756-1812), was an Irish surgeon.
