Commemorative Plaque for Dr Ina Lochhead McNeill Wolverhampton Dr Ina Lochhead McNeill 1869-1949. Born in Belfast, Ireland, McNeill studied to be a doctor at Glasgow University, she qualified in 1899. This was at a time when it was difficult for women to be accepted as qualified medical professionals in academia or within the medical profession. McNeill was the first woman surgeon to be appointed at Wolverhampton Hospital for Women when it opened in 1902. McNeill's sister Margaret also a doctor, worked as a missionary in China. However Ina dedicated all her working life to Wolverhampton.