Henry Marsh (neurosurgeon)
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Henry Thomas Marsh, CBE
, FRCS
(born 1950) is a leading British neurosurgeon, and a pioneer of neurosurgical advances in Ukraine
.
Marsh attended the Dragon School
in Oxford
.
Latest he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics
at Oxford University, achieving First Class Honours
, before graduating with Honours in Medicine from London University
. He is now the senior consultant neurosurgeon at the Atkinson Morley Wing at St George's Hospital
, one of the country's largest specialist brain surgery units.
He specialises in operating on the brain under local anaesthetic
and was the subject of a major BBC
documentary Your Life in Their Hands
in 2004, which won the Royal Television Society
Gold Medal. He has been working with neurosurgeons in the former Soviet Union
, mainly in Ukraine
with mentee neurosurgeon Igor Petrovich, since 1992 and his work there was the subject of the BBC Storyville film The English Surgeon
from 2007.
He has a particular interest in the influence of hospital buildings and design on patient outcomes and staff morale; he has broadcast and lectured widely on this subject. He spends his spare time either making furniture or practising neurosurgery in Ukraine.
Marsh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. Also in 2010 he presented the Leslie Oliver Oration
at Queen's Hospital
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCS
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons is a professional qualification to practise as a surgeon in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland...
(born 1950) is a leading British neurosurgeon, and a pioneer of neurosurgical advances in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Marsh attended the Dragon School
Dragon School
The Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils...
in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
.
Latest he read Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Philosophy, politics, and economics is a popular interdisciplinary undergraduate/graduate degree which combines study from the three disciplines...
at Oxford University, achieving First Class Honours
British undergraduate degree classification
The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for undergraduate degrees in the United Kingdom...
, before graduating with Honours in Medicine from London University
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He is now the senior consultant neurosurgeon at the Atkinson Morley Wing at St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
Founded in 1733, St George’s Hospital is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting, England with the St George's, University of London which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research....
, one of the country's largest specialist brain surgery units.
He specialises in operating on the brain under local anaesthetic
Local anesthetic
A local anesthetic is a drug that causes reversible local anesthesia, generally for the aim of having local analgesic effect, that is, inducing absence of pain sensation, although other local senses are often affected as well...
and was the subject of a major BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary Your Life in Their Hands
Your Life in Their Hands
Your Life in Their Hands is a long-running BBC TV documentary series on the subject of surgery, examining surgical practice from the point of view of both surgeons and patients. Its first run lasted from 1958 to 1964 and was presented by Dr. Charles Fletcher...
in 2004, which won the Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
Gold Medal. He has been working with neurosurgeons in the former Soviet Union
Post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...
, mainly in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
with mentee neurosurgeon Igor Petrovich, since 1992 and his work there was the subject of the BBC Storyville film The English Surgeon
The English Surgeon (film)
The English Surgeon is a film, which premiered at the London Film Festival on 1 October 2007.-Synopsis:The English Surgeon is shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment, but it is ultimately not a medical film—it is about a man, Henry Marsh, and his partnership...
from 2007.
He has a particular interest in the influence of hospital buildings and design on patient outcomes and staff morale; he has broadcast and lectured widely on this subject. He spends his spare time either making furniture or practising neurosurgery in Ukraine.
Marsh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. Also in 2010 he presented the Leslie Oliver Oration
Leslie Oliver Oration
The Leslie Oliver Oration is held annually at the Queen's Hospital, London. The lectures are named after Leslie Oliver who founded the Neurosurgical Unit at Oldchurch Hospital in Essex in 1945...
at Queen's Hospital
Queen's Hospital
Queen's Hospital is a new hospital in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering in London, England. It was built on the former Oldchurch Park, a short distance south of the town centre...
.