CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search William Angus Wallace (born 31 October 1948) [1] is a Scottish orthopaedic surgeon . He is Professor of Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences of the University of Nottingham . [2] He came to widespread public notice for a life-saving surgery he performed using improvised equipment on a British Airways flight in 1995, and for treating Wayne Rooney before the 2006 FIFA World Cup . 1 Early life and career 2 In-flight surgery with a coat-hanger and silverware 3 Later career 4 References Early life and career [ edit ] Wallace grew up near Dundee , Scotland. He attended the High School of Dundee and the University of St Andrews . In 1989, he treated a number of victims of the Kegworth air disaster , in which a British Midland flight crashed o...