Linda de Cossart

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

is an English general surgeon who specialises in

vascular surgery Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty ...

. She is the director of medical education at the

Countess of Chester Hospital The Countess of Chester is the main NHS hospital for Chester and its surrounding area. It currently has 625 beds, general medical departments and a 24-hour accident and emergency unit. It is managed by the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Founda ...

Biography

Linda de Cossart graduated from the

University of Liverpool School of Medicine The University of Liverpool School of Medicine is a medical school located in Liverpool, United Kingdom and a part of the University of Liverpool. It is one of the largest medical schools in the UK, and in 1903 became one of the first to be in ...

in 1972 and was admitted as 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 ...

(RCS) in 1978. At the time, there were few female surgeons; de Cossart has said that "women were actively discouraged from going into surgery". After obtaining her surgical fellowship, she completed a

Master of Surgery The Master of Surgery (Latin: Magister Chirurgiae) is an advanced qualification in surgery. Depending upon the degree, it may be abbreviated ChM, MCh, MChir or MS. At a typical medical school the program lasts between two and three years. The p ...

at the University of Liverpool with a thesis on venous disease. While performing research for her thesis, she developed

sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis (also known as ''Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann disease'') is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomata. The disease usually begins in the lungs, skin, or lymph nodes. Less commonly af ...

. In 1988, she was appointed by the

as a consultant general surgeon and was tasked with establishing a specialised service for peripheral vascular surgery at the hospital. She retired from surgery in 2009, and remains an emeritus consultant and the director of medical education at the Countess of Chester Hospital. De Cossart was elected to the RCS council in 1999 and was elected vice president of the college in 2008. Her portrait was featured in a 2008 exhibition titled "Six Women Surgeons" at the RCS's London building. She was appointed a

in 2010 and is an honorary professor at the

University of Chester , mottoeng = "He that teacheth, on teaching" , former_names = , established = (gained university status in 2005) , type = Public , endowment = £395,000 (2018) , budget = £118.3 million , chancellor = Gyles Brandreth , vice_chancello ...

. De Cossart is a frequent collaborator of Della Fish. Together, they established a master's degree programme in Postgraduate Medical Practice at the University of Chester, and they have co-authored three books aimed at doctors: ''Cultivating a Thinking Surgeon'' (2005), ''Developing the Wise Doctor'' (2007) and ''Reflection for Medical Appraisal'' (2013).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:De Cossart, Linda Living people British vascular surgeons Women surgeons Alumni of the University of Liverpool Academics of the University of Chester Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Year of birth missing (living people)