Martin Radford is a retired Consultant Paediatrician from Southampton General Hospital. He qualified at UCH London and trained as a Paediatrician in Perth, Hobart and the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia, then Brompton and Hammersmith Hospitals in London.

In addition to general paediatrics he developed an interest in paediatric oncology and was a cofounder of the Piam Brown Children’s Cancer Unit which provides a regional service for a large part of Southern England and the Channel Isles.

In 1987 he spent a sabbatical year setting up a Children’s Cancer Unit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since retiring he has spent some time working at a Catholic Mission Hospital in Uganda and has raised funds to improve facilities there.

He is an active member of the Romsey Test Rotary club which, like all Rotary Clubs, is heavily involved in the Polio Eradication Mission and other local, national and International charities.

Two of his five children are doctors, both in General Practice.

His wife, Diane, who died in 2004 was a Midwife at UCH.

His partner, Jean is a regular attender at SMS meetings.