He spends his non-clinical time with the SDRC team overseeing the research and deafness alleviation programme of the SDRC . Nirmal completed a Master of Surgery by Research Thesis through the New York University / University of New South Wales in the field of Gene and Stem Cell Therapy of the Inner Ear.
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During this period in Edinburgh, Illingworth also wrote or co-wrote two surgical textbooks which remained in print for many years, going through many editions . " Text Book of Surgical Pathology " ( 1932 ) was co-authored with Bruce M . Dick, and went through twelve editions by 1979 . By 1939, he had obtained his ChM ( Master of Surgery ) qualification.
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Recognizing that more physicians must properly be trained to affect a greater number of positive patient outcomes, Pyott also donated to the University of Edinburgh for The David E . I . Pyott Master of Surgery in Clinical Ophthalmology Scholarship, awarding online distance learning Masters scholarships in the field of Ophthalmology for students from Africa, South Asia, Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, Central and South America.