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Ep. 37 – Dr Harold Gillies and plastic surgery during WW1 – Dr Andrew Bamji

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Dr Andrew Bamji talks about New Zealand surgeon Dr Harold Gillies and his pioneering work in plastic surgery to treat and manage facial injuries at the Queen’s Hospital, Sidcup during the First World War. This talk is based around his recent book Faces from the Front, published by Helion and Co.  …

Faces from the Front: Harold Gillies, the Queen’s Hospital, Sidcup and the Origins of Modern Plastic Surgery.

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Helion, £29.95, hb,  212 pp, ills. throughout – some in colour. ISBN: 978–191–151–266–0 This review first appeared in the journal of The Western Front  Association Stand To! No.112 June 2018   This is an excellent book. Andrew Bamji is a specialist in the field of rheumatology and rehabilitation, consultant archivist (for nearly 40 years) at Qu…