Abi Walker
Abigail "Abi" Walker | |
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Nationality | Scottish |
Education | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | former international field hockey goalkeeper for Scotland and Great Britain |
Medical career | |
Sub-specialties | ear nose and throat surgery |
Abigail "Abi" Walker is a Scottish surgeon and retired international female field hockey goalkeeper. She made 65 appearances for the Women's National Team and won 17 caps for Great Britain.
Biography[]
Walker studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and qualified as a doctor in 2006.[1] She passed her postgraduate examinations and gained MRCS in 2009.[2]
Walker played for Canterbury Hockey Club[2] and Bearsden.[3] She gained her first cap for Scotland against Chile in 2003.[4] In February 2013, she announced her decision to retire from international competition, having made 65 appearances for the Scotland team.[5]
In 2018, Walker was selected as a Churchill Fellow to investigate treatments for adults and children with facial pain in the United States.[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Abi Walker". The Lancet. 376 (9756): 1893. 4 December 2010. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62203-9.
- ^ a b Hubbard, Alan (25 September 2010). "Hockey: Passage to India is just what the doctor ordered". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Healy, Jo (12 February 2012). "No pain, no gain as fantastic four go in search of gold". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Scotland & GB star Abi Walker to retire from international hockey" (Press release). Scottish Hockey. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Abi Walker to retire from international hockey". The Scotsman. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "News: Full list of 2018 Churchill Fellows - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust". www.wcmt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "abigail.walker.2018 - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust". www.wcmt.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- Living people
- Scottish female field hockey players
- Female field hockey goalkeepers
- 21st-century Scottish medical doctors
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow Medical School
- Scottish surgeons
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Scottish women medical doctors
- 21st-century women physicians
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland