Ronald Cumming

Ronald graduated M.B, Ch.B. from the University of Aberdeen in 1945 and took up his first post as assistant G.P in Huntly. He followed this with assistant in the Department of Anatomy in 1947. He was assistant G.P in Rhynie in 1949, Junior Surgical Officer at Ronkswood Hospital, Worcester in 1950 then Senior House Officer and Registrar at Victoria Hospital, Burnley. He obtained his F.R.C.S in 1952 from Edinburgh. He became Senior Registrar at Aberdeen General Hospital

Ronald was appointed as consultant general surgeon at the Gilbert Bain in late 1957, replacing Charles Anderson who had been transferred to Arbroath. For some years prior, Ronald had been a relief surgeon for the Isles. He held this new role until 1980. He retired from his profession in 1985.

He was also a member of the British Medical Association North Sea Oil Working Party in the 1970s. He was made a Fellow of the British Medical Association in March 1982 on nomination of the Shetland branch of the British Medical Association