Individuals included in 300 Faces of Edinburgh Medical School, with surname beginning with "B". Margaret Ida Balfour Doctor at the School of Medicine for Women. John Barclay Teacher of anatomy. James Barry Doctor, medical officer and first British surgeon to perform a successful Caesarean section. Paul Barratt Lecturer and deputy programme manager. Linda Bauld Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health. Ruthanne Baxter EMS300 Community Connections Co-Lead/Civic engagement manager. Dani Di Biase Student advisor. James Beale Horton University of Edinburgh’s first African graduate. Nancy Beaton-Loudon Women's health champion. Miguel Bernabeu Llinares Professor of Computational Medicine. Hanna Bett Philanthropic supporter of widening participation in medicine. Murray Bett Paediatric and general surgeon and former student. Adam Blyth Medical student, student ambassador and Surgical Society leader Anthea Bond Consultant orthodontist (retired). Steve Bonsor Programme director, MSc in Restorative Dentistry. Amy Bostock Student advisor. Paul Brennan Professor of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery. Kabie Brook Autism research advocate. John Brotherston Chair of Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, Dean of Edinburgh Medical School, and Chief Medical Officer for Scotland. Margaret Brotherston (nee Smith) One of the first female medics to qualify at Edinburgh. Kezia Brown Consultant orthopaedic surgeon and lecturer. William Brooke O’Shaughnessey Pioneer of translational medicine, leading to a breakthrough in the treatment of cholera. John Bruce Former surgeon and Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery. Michael Bryan MD-PhD student. Simon Buck Medical historian. Anthony Busuttil Former staff member and forensic pathologist who led the investigations for the Lockerbie Disaster. Sakib Burza Medic in conflict zones and planetary health expert. This article was published on 2026-03-10