Francis Weir Wigzell
BMJ 2005; 330 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1213-f (Published 19 May 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;330:1213
Former consultant physician west Dorset (b 1925; q St Andrews 1948; MD; FRCP Ed), d 18 September 2004.
A university air squadron cadet with a private pilot's licence, Frank did national service with the Royal Air Force in Egypt. He did geriatric training in Dundee and then settled in Aberdeen, firstly in a post covering general medicine, physical medicine, and rheumatology. Thereafter, he returned to geriatrics with a senior lectureship and then a consultant post with Grampian Health Board. After 20 years Frank moved to a similar post in west Dorset. A decade later he took early retirement, having developed hyperthyroid heart disease with congestive heart failure. Predeceased by his wife, Kathleen, he leaves three children and six grandchildren.
[W K Stewart, Stuart McDowall]
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