An "incredibly kind" doctor who worked at St Mary's Hospital in London where Kate Middleton gave birth has died aged 46 with tributes pouring in.
Dr Stephen Quinn was a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the top London hospital frequented by celebrities and originally came from Ugglebarnby, near Whitby, North Yorkshire.
He specialised in the treatment of uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, endometriosis and recurrent miscarriage, while also practising at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s and The Portland Hospital for Women and Children.
Hundreds of tributes to Dr Quinn have been published online, with one person saying he "was the kindest and most approachable man".
Another wrote: "Stephen was amazingly kind, compassionate and empathetic to the women he cared for. He is one of the kindest doctors I have had the pleasure of working with. Stephen I am irreplaceable loss to his profession, but most of all to his family and friends."
A further person said: "Stephen embodied the very best characteristics any human can have.
"He was kind, patient, clever, considerate and supportive to all around him, always seeing the best in everyone and always leading by example."
Following his death, BBC2 repeated episode 1 of Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway on Monday night with the episode featuring Dr Quinn carrying out a remarkable operation removing 100 fibroids.
Dr Quinn's dad Derek, reported TeessideLive, said: “Stephen was proud of his Yorkshire roots, and came back to Whitby at every opportunity.
"He lived with his family in Fulbourn near Cambridge where he was very active in the local community, local sports groups, men in school projects and the local church band.
“He had a lifelong passion for music and played the guitar most days for pleasure. He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Annabel, his 13-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son.”
During his childhood, Dr Quinn attended schools in Eskdale and Whitby. He graduated in medicine from University College London in 2001 and then trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in units in Oxford, Dublin, Sydney and London.
Dr Quinn completed his Doctorate of Medicine at Imperial College London, studying uterine fibroids. He also achieved a master's degree in Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy at the University of Surrey.
In addition, he was an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Imperial College London where he taught medical students and gave lectures in the master's and bachelor of science degree programmes in Reproductive and Development Biology.
He was the principal investigator of several ongoing research studies, including research into uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and recurrent miscarriage.
Dr Quinn also had a keen interest in virtual reality technology and its use in patient care, and he had recently published research in this area.
The Wellbeing of Women charity has set up a fund in Dr Quinn’s name to support the next generation of doctors caring for women’s health with people able to donate here.
