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Michael Baum
Michael Baum qualified in medicine at Birmingham University in 1960. He held chairs of surgery at Kings College London, the Institute of Cancer Research, and University College Lon...view moreMichael Baum qualified in medicine at Birmingham University in 1960. He held chairs of surgery at Kings College London, the Institute of Cancer Research, and University College London. On retiring as a professor of surgery at University College London in 2010, he spent the rest of his career teaching and promoting “medical humanities” including fine art, literature, and philosophy. He was a medical officer at the Masada dig and researched biblical archaeology at the Palestine Exploration Fund.view less