Averil Mansfield

Retired vascular surgeon and first female Professor of Surgery in the UK

Averil Mansfield is a retired vascular surgeon and academic who made history as the first female Professor of Surgery in the UK. She was born in 1937 in Blackpool and developed a passion for surgery at a young age. She studied at the University of Liverpool and went on to have a distinguished career in surgery, becoming a consultant in 1972. She is known for her groundbreaking work and her commitment to promoting wom...