Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology Tameside General Hospital (b Epsom 1959; q St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1983; MRCGP, FRCS, MRCOG), died from a pancreatic tumour on 13 November 2003.
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Jimmy Foden Shroff was profoundly interested in all aspects of medicine, and this attracted him into general practice. After obtaining his MRCGP he decided to train in obstetrics and gynaecology. He became a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Tameside General Hospital in 2000. With a colleague he developed the West Pennine Gynaecological Oncology Unit. He lectured in the department, the postgraduate centre, and in the Greater Manchester Gynaecology Oncology Group. Jimmy had a variety of interests, including swimming, cycling, maintaining his own cars, do it yourself, model railways, and scouting. He leaves a wife, Liz, and three children.
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