Sir Hugh Evelyn Lockhart-Mummery, KVCO, (28 April 1918 – 24 June 1988) was a British surgeon who researched

inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine ...

and distinguished Crohn's from

colitis Colitis is swelling or inflammation Inflammation (from ) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. The five cardinal signs are heat, pain, redness, swelling, and ...

. He was educated at

Sandroyd School Sandroyd School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for day and boarding pupils aged 2 to 13 in the south of Wiltshire, England. The school's main building is Rushmore House, a 19th-century country house which is surrounded by th ...

and Stowe School. He was Serjeant-Surgeon to The Queen.

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1918 births 1988 deaths People educated at Sandroyd School 20th-century British medical doctors People educated at Stowe School Honorary medical staff at King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers {{UK-med-bio-stub

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