Passing of former RCSI Director of Surgical Affairs and Leinster Rugby Doctor

Former RCSI Director of Surgical Affairs Prof Arthur Tanner has died

It is with huge sadness that IMT reports the death of Prof Arthur Tanner, gentleman, surgeon, RCSI Council member and former Director of Surgical Affairs at the College.

Prof Tanner studied medicine at TCD (1965–1971) and served as a consultant general/upper GI surgeon in the Adelaide and Meath Hospitals in Dublin before joining the RCSI as Director of Surgical Affairs.

He also served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the RCSI.

Coupled with being a member of the current RCSI Council, Prof Tanner previously served as a Council member from 1986-2001 and during this time chaired the College Committee and the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Training and Exams.

He served as a member of the Medical Council from 2004 to 2009 and was a former chief medical advisor to the National Treatment Purchase Fund.

A former Leinster Rugby player, he also served as Medical Director and Leinster Doctor from 1996 to 2014.

IMT would like to extend its condolences to Prof Tanner’s family and his many friends and colleagues at the RCSI.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

june.shannon@imt.ie