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Thomas Hollier

Thomas HollierThomas Hollier (1609 - 1690) was born in Coventry. From 1629, he trained in London as a surgeon working both at Bart's and St Thomas’s Hospitals.

He is famous for operating on Samuel Pepys for the removal of a large bladder stone in 1658. In 1662, Hollier carried out 30 consecutive lithotomies for bladder stones without losing a single patient.

He became a close friend of Samuel Pepys and also of Robert Boyle. His portrait hangs in the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

 
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