Professor Sir Michael Woodruff, 1911-2001

Sir Michael Woodruff

Reference and contact details: GB 779 RCSEd GD/19 Location: RS P2 Title: Michael Francis Addison Woodruff Dates of Creation: Held at: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Extent: Name of Creator: Language of Material: English. Level of Description: Date(s) of Description: 2002

Administrative/Biographical History: Michael Francis Addison Woodruff, transplantation pioneer, was born on April 3rd 1911 and died on March 10th 2001. He became FRCSEd in 1957 and FRCSEng in 1947. Scrolls, framed items, books, certificates, honours, photographs and bibliographies were given to the College by Lady Woodruff, following Sir Michael's death. The College Museum mounted a display on Professor Sir Michael Woodruff, in April 2002 and this was visited by Lady Woodruff. It is a permanent exhibition and the archive and library hold certain items.

GD/19/1/1‐14 Scrolls 1. Master of Surgery Uni of Melbourne 5th April 1941 2. Matriculation certificate Uni of Melbourne 14th March 1929 3. Medical registration certificate No 1840/1841 Singapore 7th July 1941 4. Medical registration certificate Medical Board of Victoria, Australia 22nd December 1937 5. Officer of the Reserve Military Forces of the Commonwealth Reserve : Australia: Appointment 14 September 1940 6. Australian Military Forces Certificate of Service of an Officer 18 February 1946 7. University of Melbourne Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree certificate 8 April 1933 8. University of Melbourne Degree certificate Doctor of Medicine 13 April 1940 9. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellowship Certificate No 1069 25th June 1955 10. Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 28 February 1947 11. Fellowship of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 15 February 1957 12. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, 21 December 1937 13. Doctor of Science, The University of Melbourne, 1st August 1962 14. "La Madonnina" Presentation Diploma, 15 June 1969

GD/19/2/1‐5 Framed Items 1. Transplantation Society, 1978 2. Transplantation Society Congress Dedication Award, 1986 3. American College of Surgeons, Honorary Fellowship, 16 October 1975 4. Transplantation Society, 1974 (Kaziz & Woodruff) 5. Thomas E. Jones Memorial Lecture Diploma, 26 April 1969 6. Framed commemoration with signatures, April 6‐11 1964, The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Listing incomplete as at March 2009