Geoffrey H. Watson

Both Geoffrey H. Watson's parents were teachers. He won open scholarships to the Oldham Grammar School and, later, to Manchester University, where he obtained a BSc degree and subsequently graduated in medicine in 1944. After periods in the Royal Navy and in junior medical posts, Watson became interested in paediatrics and spent a year training in paediatrics in Toronto.

Returning to England, Watson became a lecturer in the faculty of medicine at the University of Manchester and was appointed as a consultant in paediatrics and paediatric cardiology. At the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Watson established a cardiac diagnostic service, and encouraged the development of open-heart surgery for children at the same hospital. He retired in 1987.