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This blue commemorative plaque records: Professor Gathorne Robert Girdlestone "GRG" 1881-1950 Pioneering surgeon and founder of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre lived in the Red House on this site 1919-1948 Recorded plaque organisation: Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust.

Professor Gathorne Robert Girdlestone was a pioneering orthopedic surgeon who significantly advanced hip surgery techniques, notably developing the Girdlestone procedure for treating infected total hip arthroplasty. He is also remembered for founding the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, which has become a leading institution in orthopedic care and research.

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