WREXHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Andrew McCaddon – Violin

Andrew McCaddon is originally from Buckley, and was a member of the Flintshire, Clwyd and North Wales Youth Orchestras during the 1970’s. He trained in Sheffield, initially as a Cell Biologist, before pursuing a career in Medicine. After completing his training as a General Practitioner he returned to North Wales to practice. He has been a full-time partner in Gardden Road Surgery Rhosllanerchrugog since 1990 and joined the Wrexham Symphony Orchestra soon afterwards. He is married to Anne, a Practice Nurse, and has three children. He enjoys all aspects of classical music, and has even declared an interest in the works of Eric Coates, much to the disdain of his violin-desk partner Craig Clewley!

In recent years Andrew has migrated to the viola section. This was a brave move; Craig suggested that the next step would be collecting tickets at the door!

Andrew has an interest in B vitamin deficiency and dementia, and the Wales Office of Research and Development have funded his research. In January 2004 the University of Sheffield awarded him the degree of “Doctorate of Medicine with Distinction” for his work on vitamin B12 deficiency and Alzheimer’s disease. He is currently assisting a US pharmaceutical company with the development of clinical trials in relation to the use of B vitamins in patents with mild cognitive impairment.

April 2004

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