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. "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. "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.