Abigail "Abi" Walker (born 29 January 1982) is a Scottish surgeon and retired international female field hockey goalkeeper.

Medical career

Walker studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and qualified as a doctor in 2006. She passed her postgraduate examinations and gained MRCS in 2009.

Abi Walker

In 2018, Walker was selected as a Churchill Fellow to investigate treatments for adults and children with facial pain in the United States.

Abi Walker

Hockey career

Walker played for Canterbury Hockey Club and Bearsden. She gained her first cap for Scotland against Chile in 2003. In February 2013, she announced her decision to retire from international competition, having made 65 appearances for the Scotland team.

Abi Walker

She made 65 appearances for the Women's National Team and won 17 caps for Great Britain.

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Living people

Scottish female field hockey players

Female field hockey goalkeepers

21st-century Scottish medical doctors

Alumni of the University of Glasgow Medical School

Scottish surgeons

Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Scottish women medical doctors

21st-century Scottish women medical doctors

Surbiton Hockey Club players

Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain

Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland

1982 births

21st-century surgeons