John Bruce (surgeon)

Sir John Bruce
Sir John Bruce. Detail of painting by Alan Sutherland
Born(1905-03-06)6 March 1905
Dalkeith, Scotland
Died30 December 1975(1975-12-30) (aged 70)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationSurgeon
Known forFoundation of the Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh,

Regius Chair of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh

President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1957 to 1962
PredecessorSir James Learmonth
SpouseMary Whyte Craig

Sir John Bruce, CBE FRSE (6 March 1905 – 30 December 1975) was a Scottish surgeon who was Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery in the University of Edinburgh and President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.