▁arts ▁and ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁New ▁Hall . ▁A ck ro yd ▁completed ▁her ▁junior ▁doctor ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Hospital , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁surg ical ▁registr ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁A ck ro yd ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁in ▁surg ery ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ; ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁A ck ro yd ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁Women ▁in ▁S urg ical ▁Training ▁programme . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁A ck ro yd ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁Sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ▁Alex andra ▁Hospital ▁N HS ▁Trust . ▁She ▁raised ▁money ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁day ▁surg ery ▁unit ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁The ▁wing ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁same - day ▁ad mission ▁facility , ▁ 8 2 ▁b eds ▁and ▁two ▁operating ▁the at res . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁A ck ro yd ▁lost ▁her ▁sight ▁in ▁one ▁eye ▁after ▁developing ▁a ▁mel an oma , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" partial ly ▁sight ed , ▁female ▁sur geon ▁from ▁War es ide ". ▁She ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bl ind ▁People ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Women ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁L unch . ▁ ▁A ck