Walter Carr (physician)

John Walter Carr (1862 to 29 September 1942), known as Walter Carr, was an English physician and surgeon, the son of John Carr of London. He was educated at University College School and trained as a doctor at University College Hospital, graduating Bachelor of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine. He later became consulting physician to the Royal Free Hospital and the Victoria Hospital for Children, and lecturer in medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1920 for services in the First World War, and in 1928 he was elected president of the Medical Society of London.