Dr Ian LavelleLAVELLELAVELLE DR. IAN LAVELLE Ponteland Dr Michael Ian Lavelle, husband of Suzanne and father of Martin Claire and Tim, has died aged 85. Ian, as he was better known, was an Emeritus Consultant Radiologist at the RVI in Newcastle. Ian arrived as Registrar at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle in 1966. In 1988, he obtained a CT Scanner, the first in Newcastle, supervising its installation and subsequent clinical use. Ian's altruism and compassion for others, was first noted in 1960, following his work in the Maldives during his Short Service Commission with the RAF Medical Branch. The Minister of State for the Commonwealth Relations Office, wrote '... His work has left a deep impression on the local inhabitants, who have never before been able to get treatment for even the simplest ills. Ian never stinted the amount of time he devoted to the care and treatment of the Maldivians.' From the start of his consultant career, Ian played an active role in teaching all grades of technical and medical staff, a commitment that dovetailed with his work as a Royal College Examiner. He was an Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Radiology at the University of Newcastle, from 1972-1994, as well as being a talented watercolour artist (his watercolours were exhibited across Northumberland - a county that he cared so much about). Ian was a life member of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, a Fellow of the RSPB and was twice President of the Newcastle Pen and Palette Club. His humour and his concern for others will be missed.
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