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Replacing [[George Pinker|Sir George Pinker]], from 1990 to 2008 Setchell served as surgeon/gynaecologist to [[HM Queen Elizabeth II]]. Setchell delivered: [[Lady Louise Windsor]]; [[Viscount Severn]]; and cared for the [[Countess of Wessex]] after her [[ectopic pregnancy]] in 2001. He also performed the [[Duchess of Cornwall]]'s [[hysterectomy]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7113080/The-Queens-doctor-is-sued-in-High-Court-for-300000.html</ref> |
Replacing [[George Pinker|Sir George Pinker]], from 1990 to 2008 Setchell served as surgeon/gynaecologist to [[HM Queen Elizabeth II]]. Setchell delivered: [[Lady Louise Windsor]] at [[Frimley Park Hospital]], the first royal child to be delivered at an NHS hospital;<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/8/newsid_3724000/3724342.stm</ref> [[Viscount Severn]]; and cared for the [[Countess of Wessex]] after her [[ectopic pregnancy]] in 2001. He also performed the [[Duchess of Cornwall]]'s [[hysterectomy]].<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7113080/The-Queens-doctor-is-sued-in-High-Court-for-300000.html</ref> |
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During his time as Royal Surgeon/Gynaecologist, Setchell attended [[Cherie Booth]] to deliver her and [[Tony Blair]]'s fouth child, Leo.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/10/blair.facts/index.html CNN.com] Facts: Life and times of Tony Blair</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/822238.stm |title=Blair's son 'drunk and incapable' |publisher=BBC News |date=6 July 2000 |accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> Leo was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years—since Francis Russell was born to [[John Russell, 1st Earl Russell|Lord John Russell]] on 11 July 1849.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/756400.stm |title=Welcome distraction for Tony Blair |publisher=BBC News |date=20 May 2000 |accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> |
During his time as Royal Surgeon/Gynaecologist, Setchell attended [[Cherie Booth]] to deliver her and [[Tony Blair]]'s fouth child, Leo.<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/10/blair.facts/index.html CNN.com] Facts: Life and times of Tony Blair</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/822238.stm |title=Blair's son 'drunk and incapable' |publisher=BBC News |date=6 July 2000 |accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> Leo was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years—since Francis Russell was born to [[John Russell, 1st Earl Russell|Lord John Russell]] on 11 July 1849.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/756400.stm |title=Welcome distraction for Tony Blair |publisher=BBC News |date=20 May 2000 |accessdate=13 July 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:11, 23 December 2011
Marcus Edward Setchell CVO FRCS, FRCSEd, FRCOG (4 October 1943),[1] is a leading British obstetrician and gynecologist, who was Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Queen Elizabeth II from 1990 to 2008.
Career
After training at Cambridge University and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, Setcehll specialised in obstetrics and gynaeocology.
On graduation in 1975 he became the consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Homerton Hospital, holding both positions until 2000. He was a consultant at: Whittington Hospital (2000-2008); King Edward VII Hospital for Officers; director of the Fertility Unit at the Portland Hospital (1987-94): med director of the Homerton Hospital (1994-1997). He last position before retirement from the NHS in 2008 was as consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Whittington Hospital, London.
Setchell was a coucil member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1994 to 2000. A council Member of King Edward VII Hospital, and a trustee of the charity Wellbeing of Women, he was made Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2005.
Surgeon/Gynaecologist to HM Queen Elizabeth
Replacing Sir George Pinker, from 1990 to 2008 Setchell served as surgeon/gynaecologist to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Setchell delivered: Lady Louise Windsor at Frimley Park Hospital, the first royal child to be delivered at an NHS hospital;[2] Viscount Severn; and cared for the Countess of Wessex after her ectopic pregnancy in 2001. He also performed the Duchess of Cornwall's hysterectomy.[3]
During his time as Royal Surgeon/Gynaecologist, Setchell attended Cherie Booth to deliver her and Tony Blair's fouth child, Leo.[4][5] Leo was the first legitimate child born to a serving Prime Minister in over 150 years—since Francis Russell was born to Lord John Russell on 11 July 1849.[6]
In 2008, he was replaced by Alan Farthing, the former fiancé of the murdered BBC television newsreader and presenter Jill Dando.
Personal life
He enjoys tennis, skiing, sailing, travel, gardening.[1]
Publications
- Progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1987)
- Scientific Foundations of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ed, 1991)
- Reconstructive Urology (1993)
- Ten Teachers Gynaecology (1995)
- Ten Teachers Obstetrics (1995)
- MCQ's in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1996)
- Shaw's Textbook of Operative Gynaecology (2001)
- Self-Assessment in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2001)
- General Surgical Operations (2006)
References
- ^ a b Setchell at Debretts
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/8/newsid_3724000/3724342.stm
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7113080/The-Queens-doctor-is-sued-in-High-Court-for-300000.html
- ^ CNN.com Facts: Life and times of Tony Blair
- ^ "Blair's son 'drunk and incapable'". BBC News. 6 July 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Welcome distraction for Tony Blair". BBC News. 20 May 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2010.