Gathorne Robert Girdlestone | |
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 Portrait drawing of Gathorne Robert Girdlestone by William Rothenstein (1872–1945); sanguine and white chalk, c. 1899-1938, collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1950 |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | orthopaedic surgery |
| Institutions | Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre |
Gathorne Robert Girdlestone (1881–1950), often known as GRG, was a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon, the founder of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and the first Nuffield Professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Oxford.[1]