Individuals included in 300 Faces of Edinburgh Medical School, with surname beginning with "B". Marti Balaam Director of Professionalism and founding director of the Compassion Salon. Margaret Ida Balfour Doctor at the School of Medicine for Women. John Barclay Teacher of anatomy. Paul Barratt Lecturer and deputy programme manager. James Barry Doctor, medical officer and Caesarean section pioneer Linda Bauld Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health. Ruthanne Baxter Civic engagement manager and community connections lead for Edinburgh Medical School 300 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. Dani Di Biase Student advisor. Alsadeg Bilal PhD student in cancer biology. Rong Bing Consultant cardiologist. Adam Blyth Medical student and student ambassador Anthea Bond Consultant orthodontist (retired). Steve Bonsor Programme director, MSc in Restorative Dentistry. Amy Bostock Student adviser. Paul Brennan Professor of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery. Kabie Brook Autism research advocate. William Brooke O’Shaughnessey Pioneer of translational medicine, leading to a breakthrough in the treatment of cholera. 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. John Bruce Former surgeon and Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery. Michael Bryan MD-PhD student. Simon Buck Medical historian. Sakib Burza Medic in conflict zones and planetary health expert. Anthony Busuttil Former staff member and forensic pathologist who led the investigations for the Lockerbie Disaster. This article was published on Tuesday 10 March 2026