# Robert Dyke Acland

> Robert D. Acland, MBBS, FRCS was a British surgeon and academic. A pioneer in plastic and reconstructive surgery, he was the younger son of Richard Acland and his wife Anne.
He developed one of the first microsurgical instruments, the Acland micro-vessel clamp, as well as the 10-0 nylon sutures and needles that are still used today. He published the first edition of Acland's Practice Manual for Micro-vascular Surgery, also known as the "Red Book", a manual on microsurgical techniques (1997). The current edition was revised in 2008 and is still an essential tool for any trainee in microsurgical techniques and fundamentals of surgical microscopes and their use.

*Surgeon and academic (1941-2015)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1941-06-20
- **Died:** 2015-01-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Robert D. Acland, MBBS, FRCS was a British surgeon and academic. A pioneer in plastic and reconstructive surgery, he was the younger son of Richard Acland and his wife Anne.
He developed one of the first microsurgical instruments, the Acland micro-vessel clamp, as well as the 10-0 nylon sutures and needles that are still used today. He published the first edition of Acland's Practice Manual for Micro-vascular Surgery, also known as the "Red Book", a manual on microsurgical techniques (1997). The current edition was revised in 2008 and is still an essential tool for any trainee in microsurgical techniques and fundamentals of surgical microscopes and their use.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.5

## Sources
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