Roy Samuel Dobbin (22 November 1873 - 10 March 1939) was professor of midwifery and gynaecology at the Royal School of Medicine in Cairo and was

obstetric Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgic ...

surgeon and

gynaecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences, spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with ...

to Kasr-el-Aini Hospital. During the First World War he served as an officer with the

Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...

in France. He was a founding fellow 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 ...

.Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. (2014
RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914-1918.
London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 3
Archived here.
/ref> After his death, the University of Cairo resolved that "a gold medal for proficiency in gynaecology and obstetrics be founded, and that it be named 'The Roy Dobbin medal'" and that a ward in the gynaecological section of the hospital be named The Roy Dobbin.Roy Samuel Dobbin.
Munk's Roll, Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

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1873 births 1939 deaths Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Royal Army Medical Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Irish gynaecologists Irish surgeons Irish obstetricians Irish soldiers in the British Army People from Northern Ireland People from County Down {{Ireland-med-bio-stub