Kent, Surrey and Sussex Foundation School.
Formerly Department of Radiology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2024 Sep;54(3):248-256. doi: 10.1177/14782715241282360. Epub 2024 Sep 23.
The Department of Neurosurgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) marked its 75th anniversary in 2023. The unit began on 1 April 1948 when Mr W Martin Nichols became the first full-time neurosurgeon in the North of Scotland. Prior to World War II (WWII), there were only a handful of surgeons dedicated to the specialty in the UK. Martin Nichols was one of a new wave of pioneering surgeons who had sought out experience in this fledgling field and went on to establish post-war units in teaching hospitals across the country. Like others of his generation, the war had an enormous effect on his career. Here we discuss his early formative career gaining experience in the leading centres of the day, WWII and his 5 years as a prisoner of war, going on to set up the new unit in Aberdeen. We are fortunate to have had access to many of Nichols' letters and other materials that provide valuable insights into the period.
阿伯丁皇家医院神经外科（ARI）于 2023 年庆祝成立 75 周年。该科室成立于 1948 年 4 月 1 日，当时 W·马丁·尼科尔斯先生成为苏格兰北部首位全职神经外科医生。第二次世界大战（二战）前，英国只有少数几位专门从事该专业的外科医生。马丁·尼科尔斯是一批开拓性外科医生中的一员，他们曾在这个新兴领域寻求经验，并在战后于英国各地的教学医院建立了单位。像他那一代人一样，战争对他的职业生涯产生了巨大影响。在这里，我们讨论了他在当时领先的中心获得早期经验的职业生涯，包括二战和他作为战俘的 5 年，并继续在阿伯丁建立新的单位。我们有幸查阅了尼科尔斯的许多信件和其他材料，这些材料为该时期提供了宝贵的见解。
