Rosalinde Hurley

Who was Rosalinde Hurley?

Professor Dame Rosalinde Hurley, Mrs. Gortvai, LLB, MD, BL, DUniv, FFPM, FRCPath, FRCOG, was a British physician, microbiologist, pathologist, public health and medical administrator, ethicist and barrister. She was knighted in 1988 for her services to medicine and public health.

Her public positions included: Consultant Microbiologist, Queen Charlotte's Hospital; Honorary Consultant, Professor of Microbiology, London University; Professor Emeritus, 1975–95, Board Member, Public Health Laboratory Service, Chairman, The Medicines Commission, President of the Pathology Section, Royal Society of Medicine She was both a professor and consultant medical microbiologist, researcher, and ethicist, as well as a barrister; she applied her legal training and expertise for the benefit of her medical, and especially her microbiological, practice.