Nick Maynard is a British surgeon who works as a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon at Oxford University Hospital. Maynard is also known for his many trips to Gaza between 2010 and 2024. After returning from Gaza in January 2024, he told media about the dire humanitarian situation and collapse of the healthcare system. Maynard has called for a ceasefire to end the violence.
Early life
Maynard attended the now defunct Downside School in Purley and then the King's School, Canterbury. He trained at Exeter College, Oxford and Guy's Hospital Medical School (part of King's College London). He also spent two years as a Senior Registrar in Melbourne before returning to Guy's.
References
- Oxford, George Grylls (1 May 2024). "British surgeon haunted by Gaza horrors pledges to go back". Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Gaza: Surgeon ready to help says moral duty trumps fear". BBC News. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Healthcare Under Siege". tribunemag.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- Patil, Anushka (22 March 2024). "Back From Gaza Hospitals, Doctors Tell Washington of Horrors Amid Cease-Fire Push". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Surgeon Describes Children Suffering "Appalling Injuries" in Gaza". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Video Surgeon in Gaza refutes 'any evidence' of Hamas operating out of hospitals". ABC News. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "Medical teams withdraw from Al Aqsa hospital in Gaza | CNN". 8 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- Sebouai, Lilia (12 January 2024). "'The single worst thing I've seen': Top Oxford surgeon recounts horrors of Gaza hospital". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- Maynard, Nick (29 April 2024). "Delivering emergency care in Gaza". OKS Magazine. p. 20. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- "Surgical Grand Rounds - Mr Nick Maynard and Mr Ian Beckingham". Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2024.