Robert Roland Hughes

Robert Roland Hughes MB ChB MD FRCP (1911 - 1991) was a British neurologist and pioneer of Electroencephalography and neurology. He studied medicine at Liverpool University and spent the bulk of his life as a consultant in the Liverpool and North Wales area, particularly in the Royal Liverpool Infirmary. Dr Hughes wrote the landmark book An introduction to clinical electro-encephalography (1961) which is used as a textbook and authority on the subject.

Dr Hughes served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II, rising to the rank of Major. He was instrumental in setting up the Allied field hospital at D-Day.

Dr Hughes' son, Dr Simon H C Hughes, is a medical physicist whose work on CT and MRI scanners helped reduce their cost, making such equipment more available and widespread.