title: Wylie McKissock--reminiscences of a commanding figure in British neurosurgery.
abstract: Wylie McKissock founded the neurosurgical unit at Atkinson Morley's Hospital which has grown to become the largest neurosurgical unit serving London. He trained a large number of British and overseas neurosurgeons, six of whom achieved presidency of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. McKissock made a great contribution to the development of British neurosurgery, and reminiscences from some of his trainees and colleagues are collected together in this article.
authors.affiliation: Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon, London, UK.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom