A LEADING consultant who has worked at the Countess of Chester for more than 20 years has been awarded a CBE in Queen’s Honours list.
Linda de Cossart, who is currently the director of medical education at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was elected to the position of vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons for England in April 2008 as only the fifth female executive member in the 208 year listing of the college.
Dr Virginia Clough, medical director at the Countess said: “I am so proud that our colleague and friend has been honoured for her contribution to surgery over many years.
“This is a wonderful achievement and all of us at the hospital want to send our warmest congratulations to her.”
Mrs de Cossart graduated in medicine from the University of Liverpool in 1972, and then continued her training for a surgical career in Merseyside.
In 1978 she became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and after a period of full time research gained by thesis, a ChM from Liverpool on the subject of venous disease.
With co-author Della Fish, Linda has also published two books Cultivating a Thinking Surgeon and Developing the Wise Doctor.
Linda was appointed as consultant general surgeon with an interest in vascular surgery at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 1988 and was first elected to the 26 member council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1999.
As associate post graduate dean in the Mersey Deanery from 1993- 2006, she has been closely involved with the changes in both specialist registrar and SHO levels in surgery and their educational implications.
