Prominent GP Dr Mark Henschke has been remembered as an “extraordinary” clinician and the “heart and soul” of local medical training following his death after a tragic cycling accident. 

Doctors, patients and fellow medical educators have paid tribute to the retired GP, who died last week after being critically injured in a collision with a garbage truck while cycling. 

The 72-year-old practised for most of his career as a GP obstetrician in Armidale in north-east NSW, before moving to Coffs Harbour where he taught medical students. 

In a staff memo, UNSW Dean of Medicine and Health Dr Vlado Perkovic and Deputy Dean and Head of School of Clinical Medicine Professor Adrienne Torda said he was dedicated to improving the health and lives of countless people.