Sir Marcus Edward Setchell, (born 4 October 1943) is a leading British

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and

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and the former Surgeon-Gynaecologist to

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's Royal Household.

Career

Marcus Setchell was educated at

Felsted School (Keep your Faith) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Headmaster , head = Chris Townsend , r_head_l ...

in Essex. After training at

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, often referred to simply as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and one of th ...

and

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died ...

, he specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. In 1975 he became the consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at

St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died ...

, and also at

Homerton Hospital Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in London, England, which runs Homerton University Hospital. History The trust was established as Homerton Hospital NHS Trust on 24 December 1994, and became operation ...

following its opening in 1986, holding both positions until 2000. He was a consultant at:

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(2000–2008);

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; director of the Fertility Unit at the

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(1987–94): med director of the Homerton Hospital (1994–1997); a consultant at

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(1975-2014). His last position before retirement from the

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(NHS) in 2008 was as consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the

, London. Setchell was a council member of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

from 1994 to 2000. A council Member of King Edward VII Hospital, and a trustee of the charity

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, he was made

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in 2005.

Surgeon-Gynaecologist to the Royal Household

Having replaced Sir George Pinker in 1990, Setchell served as Surgeon-Gynaecologist to

. Setchell delivered

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, the first royal child to be delivered at an NHS hospital, and Viscount Severn. He also cared for their mother, the

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, after her

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in 2001 and assisted with the

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. In December 2012, he attended

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, in her pregnancy. He delivered her son,

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, in July 2013 at the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in

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. In 2008

Alan Farthing Alan John Farthing, FRCOG, (born 8 June 1963) is an English obstetrician and gynaecologist and Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Household. Career Farthing was born in Winchester, Hampshire. He attended Beacon School in ...

was appointed to assist and to succeed Setchell as the Queen's Surgeon-Gynaecologist, a position the latter retired from at the end of 2013. Setchell was appointed

Knight 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, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

(KCVO) in the

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Publications

*Progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1987) *Scientific Foundations of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ed, 1991) *Reconstructive Urology (1993) *Ten Teachers Gynaecology (1995) *Ten Teachers Obstetrics (1995) *MCQ's in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1996) *Shaw's Textbook of Operative Gynaecology (2001) *Self-Assessment in Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2001) *General Surgical Operations (2006)

References

External links

Setchell at Debretts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Setchell, Marcus 1943 births Living people British gynaecologists Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at Felsted School Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge