Christopher B-Lynch

Christopher B-Lynch (b. 1 October 1947) is a Sierra Leone-born British obstetrician/gynaecological surgeon.

Birth
He was born as Christopher Balogun-Lynch in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the son of Prince E. and Jane A. Balogun-Lynch.

Career
B-Lynch is best known for his surgical inventions, most notably the B-Lynch Brace Suture.

He was educated at Oxford and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College (London) and graduated in 1973. After various appointments at St. Bartholomew's, Paris, and Oxford he became chief assistant to the Queen's gynaecologist at St. Bartholomew's from 1981 to 1983. In 1984 he was appointed consultant to the Oxford Region NHS Trust and based at Milton Keynes General Hospital.

B-lynch is Chairman of the "Myrtle Peach Fund", a charitable organisation which aims to "prevent, treat and combat cervical and ovarian cancer", which he founded in 1987.

Surgical inventions

 * Canular for intrauterine manipulation - European advanced Endoscopic Surgery - Paris: 1990
 * Co2 Laser surgery technique for vulval carcinoma in the elderly/Poor anaesthetic risk patients - BSCCP: Cardiff 1991.
 * Rosette Suture for haemostasis at knife conisation of the cervix - British Blair Bell Society (RCOG): 1993.
 * Laser marsupialisation technique for treatment of polycystic ovarian disease - British Gynaecological Endoscopy Society 1997 and the European Society of Minimally Invasive Society (SMIT) 1998.
 * The B-Lynch Brace Suture Technique for control of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH): RCOG 1997. USA 1999. Cape Town (S.A.) 1999.
 * The B-Lynch technique of None instramental stepwise reduction of acute uterine inversion at laparatomy - 2006

Awards

 * National Honor, Sierra Leone