Robert Buchan Duthie, CBE, FRCSE, FRCS (4 May 1925 – 25 December 2005) was an American-born British orthopaedic surgeon who established the prestige of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and built its leading reputation for musculoskeletal medicine. Duthie was the fourth Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford, serving between 1966 and 1992.

Duthie developed novel methods of injury management and contributed to teaching and research, turning Oxford into a major centre for training. From 1973 to 1978 he served on the Pearson commission.

Robert Duthie

Bibliography

Biography in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online

[Anon.] (2008) "Duthie, Prof. Robert Buchan", Who Was Who 1897-2007, A&C Black

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1925 births

2005 deaths

British orthopaedic surgeons

English surgeons

Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

American emigrants to England

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom

People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

Statutory Professors of the University of Oxford

20th-century surgeons

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