Surgeon Vice Admiral Ian Lawrence Jenkins (12 September 1944 – 19 February 2009) was a

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and former Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces.

Career

Ian Jenkins was born in

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and graduated from the

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in 1968. He became a Fellow of The

Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales. The ...

in 1973, and a consultant

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

in 1979. He joined the

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in 1973 and transferred to the regular

in 1975. His service included HMS Ark Royal,

Royal Naval Hospital Haslar The Royal Hospital Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire, was one of several hospitals serving the local area. It was converted into retirement flats between 2018 and 2020. The hospital itself is a Grade II listed building. History Formation and ope ...

and

Royal Naval Hospital Gibraltar The Royal Naval Hospital Gibraltar (RNH Gibraltar), formerly the British Military Hospital Gibraltar (BMH Gibraltar), was a military hospital founded c. 1903 to provide healthcare for British military personnel and local sailors. The facility, ...

, the Royal Marine Surgical Support Team and

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. During his career his clinical and research interests included the management of

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in the Royal Navy, professional medical education and the development of the Defence Medical Services. He was appointed Professor of Naval Surgery in 1988–1991 when he became the Medical Officer in Command of RNH Haslar. In 1996 he became the first Defence Postgraduate Medical Dean and Commandant of the new Royal Defence Medical College. In 1999 he was promoted Surgeon

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and appointed the Medical Director General (Naval) working in

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. In October 2002 he became the Surgeon General of Her Majesty's Armed Forces responsible to the Chief of the Defence Staff and the

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. Surgeon Vice Admiral Jenkins was appointed an Honorary Surgeon to Her Majesty the Queen in October 1994, a Companion of the

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and a

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Monarchy of Canada, Canadian monarch, Mon ...

in 1999 for services to

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and a

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in 2006. Ian Jenkins retired as the Surgeon General at the end of October 2006 and from the Royal Navy in January 2007.

Later work

Jenkins was appointed

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from 1 February 2008. He was Chairman of Seafarers UK and a Patron of Children and Families of the Far East Prisoners. He died on 19 February 2009.Surgeon Vice-Admiral Ian Jenkins
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Honours and awards

UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon

References

External links

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