Harold Zalin

Harold Zalin was born in Liverpool to Jewish immigrant parents. He won a scholarship to Liverpool University. After graduation, resident posts, and a spell as a ship’s surgeon, he went into singlehanded general practice in the inner city. He developed an interest in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery under the tutelage of Alex Tumarkin, with whom he worked closely throughout his subsequent career. He took the FRCS (Ed) in 1947 and shortly thereafter was appointed consultant at …