Monica Lewin: surgeon to victims of political violence in Jamaica

Abstract

At the height of the political unrest that rocked Jamaica's capital, Kingston, during the 1960s and 1970s, many of the injured brought to Kingston Public Hospital found themselves cared for by the expert hands of surgeon Monica Lewin. [...]after breast cancer surgery in 1981 and the onset of other health issues, she limited her work to a much valued role as clinical assistant at the Whittington Hospital and Royal Northern Hospital in London. Outside of medicine, she served her community and taught literacy to recently released adult prisoners and people with mental health problems.