Harold Ellis, CBE, MA, DM, MCh, FRCS, FRCP, FRCOG, FRCR, FACS (Hon), is a renowned former Clinical Anatomist at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences and Emeritus Professor of Surgery at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London. A former Examiner in Anatomy for the Primary FRCS (Eng), he is an internationally renowned teacher. He authored Clinical Anatomy in 1960 and guided the text through the following fourteen editions.

Vishy Mahadevan, MBBS, PhD, FRCSEd, FDSRCSEng (Hon), FRCS, is Emeritus Professor of Surgical Anatomy at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, having previously served as Barbers' Company Professor of Anatomy and Head of Anatomy. A longstanding member of the Court of Examiners, he is a current Examiner for the MRCS examination in the UK and overseas, with extensive experience in teaching anatomy to surgical trainees.