5th Roberta Vanderpool Lecture
Brachial Plexus Injuries
The 2008 Roberta Vanderpool Lecturer is Rolfe Birch.
Rolfe Birch is Professor of Orthopaedic Neurological Surgery in the Centre of Academic Orthopaedics at University College London. He is also a consultant surgeon in the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. He is one of the world's outstanding peripheral nerve surgeons and has contributed extensively to many aspects of research into peripheral nerve surgery. He is also editor-in-chief of the Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury.
This is the fifth Roberta Vanderpool Lecture. Robbie, as she was known, was a Texan who fell in love with Edinburgh in the mid 1960s, when her husband came here for a fellowship. The sponsorship of SORT-IT fulfills her wish to support orthopaedic education.
History
Roberta was a native Texan and a converted Scot. She was instrumental in persuading her husband Don to enter orthopaedic surgery. In the mid-1960s, upon completion of his residency training in Texas, they came to Edinburgh for a fellowship. Edinburgh became her favourite place in earth. Robbie, as she was affectionately known, spent as much time as possible in her adopted city. She actively supported the local arts community and was an avid cultural ambassador to her many international visitors.
The sponsorship of SORT-IT fulfills her wish to support orthpaedic education, and is an appropriate memorial of her life. The inaugural Roberta Vanderpool Lecture was given in 2004.
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