# Rodney Ledward > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Ledward > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Ledward.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ledward > Source revision: 1336194338 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|English obstetrician and gynaecologist (1938–2000)}} {{notability|1=Biographies|date=May 2018}} {{Use British English|date=June 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox doctor | name= Rodney Ledward | image= | caption=Ledward {{circa}} 2000 | birth_name=Rodney Spencer Ledward | birth_date={{Birth date|1938|1|1|df=y}} | birth_place=[Stone, Staffordshire](/source/Stone%2C_Staffordshire), England | death_date={{Death date and age|2000|10|25|1938|1|1|df=y}} | occupation = [Gynaecologist](/source/Gynaecologist) | spouse = {{marriage|Lady Jane Annabelle Howard|1983}} | children = 1 }} '''Rodney Spencer Ledward'''{{cite web|author=Julia Hartley-Brewer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/02/juliahartleybrewer |title=Downfall of surgeon who ruined lives | UK news |work=The Guardian |date= 2 June 2000|access-date=2018-04-27}} (January 1938 – 25 October 2000) was an English [obstetrician](/source/obstetrician) and [gynaecologist](/source/gynaecologist). He was accused of injuring women under his care, which he denied. In 1998 he was struck off the medical register after being found guilty by the [General Medical Council](/source/General_Medical_Council) for serious professional misconduct relating to 13 incompetently performed operations at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and the private St Saviour's Hospital in Hythe between 1989 and 1996.{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/782601.stm |title=Health | The Rodney Ledward interview |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-06-08 |access-date=2018-04-27}}{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2441993.stm|title=Disgraced doctor accused of rape|date=11 November 2002}} R.S. Ledward died in 2000 from pancreatic cancer. ==Early life and career== Rodney Spencer Ledward was born in Stone, Staffordshire. He first trained as a pharmaceutical chemist at the University of Manchester. Later he became a surgeon who specialized in obstetrics and gynecology. He became an acclaimed senior NHS consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the [William Harvey Hospital](/source/William_Harvey_Hospital) in Ashford, Kent in 1980, and practiced at multiple private hospitals in the South East of England.{{cite web|author=Jeremy Laurance |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/doctor-heal-thyself-1176139.html |title=Doctor, Heal Thyself |work=The Independent |date= 22 October 2011|access-date=2018-04-27}} In 1983 he married the Hon. Lady Jane Annabelle Howard, the daughter of the 12th [Earl of Carlisle](/source/Earl_of_Carlisle). They had one child together. R.S. Ledward studied medicine at [University of Liverpool](/source/University_of_Liverpool) and obtained a doctorate from the [University of Nottingham](/source/University_of_Nottingham). In addition to his clinical career he was also academically active. He served as a visiting faculty member at [Rutgers University](/source/Rutgers_University) and was appointed as an honorary senior [teaching fellow](/source/teaching_fellow) at the [Royal London Hospital](/source/Royal_London_Hospital) Medical College which later became integrated in the [Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry](/source/Barts_and_The_London_School_of_Medicine_and_Dentistry). He published articles and textbooks especially around pharmacotherapy in obstetrics.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LXYeBAAAQBAJ&q=rs+ledward+springer |title=Drug Treatment in Obstetrics: A Handbook of Prescribing - R. S. Ledward, D. F. Hawkins, Leo Stern - Google Boeken |date= 11 November 2013|access-date=2018-04-27|isbn=9781489932969 |last1=Ledward |first1=R. S. |last2=Hawkins |first2=D. F. |last3=Stern |first3=Leo |publisher=Springer }} He was involved in the training of medical students, house officers and registrars in the UK and also served as supervisor in the training of Belgian ([Ghent University](/source/Ghent_University)) medical students rotating at the William Harvey Hospital. After being struck off the medical register, the pharmaceutical society also struck him off as a pharmacist. He then retreated to his stud farm in Cork, Ireland. ==References== {{reflist|}} ==External links== * https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/09/sarahboseley * https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1998/dec/10/mr-rodney-ledward * {{cite journal |doi=10.1136/bmj.38377.675440.8F |pmid=15833750 |pmc=556335 |title=Was Rodney Ledward a statistical outlier? Retrospective analysis using routine hospital data to identify gynaecologists' performance |journal=BMJ |volume=330 |issue=7497 |pages=929 |year=2005 |last1=Harley |first1=Mike |last2=Mohammed |first2=Mohammed A |last3=Hussain |first3=Shakir |last4=Yates |first4=John |last5=Almasri |first5=Abdullah }} * [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/782601.stm bbc.co.uk] * https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/doctor-heal-thyself-1176139.html * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/surgeon-once-did-seven-hysterectomies-in-four-hours-1185389.html * {{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(05)72778-1 |pmid=10902639 |title=More rebukes for UK gynaecologist |journal=The Lancet |volume=355 |issue=9221 |pages=2144 |year=2000 |last1=Birchard |first1=Karen |s2cid=39288845 }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ledward, Rodney}} Category:English gynaecologists Category:1938 births Category:2000 deaths Category:20th-century English medical doctors Category:Alumni of the University of Nottingham Category:Medical doctors struck off by the General Medical Council Category:Medical malpractice Category:People from Stone, Staffordshire --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rodney Ledward](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ledward) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ledward?action=history)). 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