The presidents of the Osler Club of London have been:
Tenure Name Notes Image1950–1952Sir Zachary Cope 1952–1954Alfred White Franklin (1905–1984) Franklin co–founded the Osler Club of London while he was a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London and later wrote a biography of Sir William Osler. 1954–1956 Vivian Green-Armytage (1882–1961)"The Osler Club Club of London". Society Reports, 1957, p.72.Green–Armytage was a gynecologist, noted for his progressive views, his service to Indian gynaecology and obstetrics, and his distinguished service in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.Green-Armytage, Vivian Bartley (1882–1961). Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online, Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 5 October 2019. 1956–1958 W. S. C. Copeman (1900–1970)Copeman was a rheumatologist and a medical historian, best remembered for his contributions to the study of arthritic disease. 1958–1961 Arthur Dickson Wright (1897–1976) 1961–1963Harold Avery1963–1965Charles Edward Newman1965–1967Noël Poynter (1908–1979)Librarian then Director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine.1967–1969Jessie Dobson (1906–1984)Between 1954 and 1971, Dobson was the curator of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.Le Fanu, William (1984)"Obituary: Jessie Dobson, MSc". Medical History, Vol. 29, No. 1, p. 98. 1969–1971Kenneth Bryn Thomas (1915–1978) 1971–1972D. Geraint James (1922–2010)James was a Welsh physician known for his work on sarcoidosis. He set up a specialist clinic for the condition and earned the nickname of the "King of Sarcoid".1972–1974John CuleCule was a Welsh general practitioner and later psychiatrist.1975–1976Henry R. Rollin1976–1978Neil McIntyre1978–1980P. M. Daniel1980–1981L. G. Matthews1981–1982Victor Cornelius Medvei1982–1983B. T. Davis1983–1984Arthur Hollman1984–1985Alex Sakula1985–1986Theodore T. Macadam1986–1987Harvey WhiteIn 1976, White became consultant surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Subsequently, he held posts at King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy and The London Clinic. He is a past president of the Medical Society of London and vice president of the British Association of Surgical Oncology and Royal Society of Medicine. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the Royal Society of Medicine Medal.1987–1988Ruth Bowden1988–1989Dame Josephine Barnes (1912–1999)Barnes was a leading obstetrician and gynaecologist and the first female president of the British Medical Association, 1979. She was also active in the Women's National Cancer Control Campaign with cancer screening.1989–1990Sir Gordon Wolstenholme1990–1991Sir Harold Ellis1991–1992Sydney Selwyn1992–1993John Garrett1993–1995Gordon Cook1995–1997William Dinning1997–1999Edward (Ted) 1999–2001John W. K. WardWard is a general practitioner, fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh and Royal College of General Practitioners. He is a past president of the British Society for the History of MedicineFrom Oxford to the Bronx – John Brett Langstaff (1888-1985) High Society, Low Society and Charity. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society. Minnesota (2016), p. 48 and was chairman at the annual meeting of the American Osler Society in Oxford in 2014.Local Arrangements Committee. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Osler Society. Oxford (2014) p. 42001–2003James Heron2003–2005Raymond Hunt2005–2007David Green2007–2009John Walker-Smith2009–2011Adrian ThomasThomas is a retired radiologist, and visiting professor at Canterbury Christ Church University. He is a past president of the British Society for the History of Medicine.2011–2013Peter Simpson2013–2015Andrew Hilson2015–2017Richard OsbornIn 2017, Osborn retired from leadership roles in library services, in which he worked for 32 years.2017–2019Sarah Peart2019–2021Graham KyleKyle is a retired ophthalmic surgeon who, after obtaining the Diploma in the History of Medicine of the Society of Apothecaries of London in 2014, lectures on history of medicine and medical ethics and law.2023–2025Daniel Sokol2025–Mike Collins
See also Osler Club of London
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