Local NHS consultant and leading emergency aid worker Dr Barry Klaassen has been awarded an MBE by the Queen after being recognised for services to overseas healthcare and for saving “hundreds of lives”.
The 62-year-old of Wester Ballindean near Inchture has also been credited by the Crown with establishing systems and procedures which have “helped to save thousands more”.
Throughout his career Barry has strived to improve the standards of medical care delivered to patients.
