11 Facts About Valentine Logue

Valentine Darte Logue was an Australian-born British neurosurgeon.

Valentine Logue was the second of three sons born to Myrtle and Lionel Logue.

Valentine Logue commenced his surgical training at St George's Hospital, qualifying MRCP and FRCS in 1938.

Valentine Logue initially trained as a general surgeon and in 1940 was appointed as a consultant at St George's, treating victims of The Blitz.

Valentine Logue developed an interest in neurosurgery in 1941 after meeting Wylie McKissock, who encouraged him to specialise.

Valentine Logue trained under McKissock for two and a half years.

In 1965, Valentine Logue established a department of neurosurgical studies at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, within University College London.

Valentine Logue was appointed professor in 1968 and in 1974 was appointed chair of neurosurgery following an endowment through the Institute of Neurology, the first professional chair for neurosurgery in England.

Valentine Logue is described in Plarr's Lives of the Fellows as "one of the most distinguished neurosurgeons of his generation".

Valentine Logue was president of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons in 1974 and assisted in the creation of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies.

In 1944, Valentine Logue married Anne Bolton, who became a consultant in child psychiatry at the Middlesex Hospital.