ERROR RG P4 10.10.1995 An article appearing in last Thursday's edition incorrectly stated that Dr.

Daniel Stovell was Bermuda's first native radiologist. Mrs. Joan Taplin, whose family's presence in Bermuda dates back to the 1600s, said her father Dr.

Charles Wainwright was the Island's first native radiologist and started the department at the hospital, working in it for many years by himself. There is a brass plaque in the radiology room confirming it.

It is often said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step and no one embodies this aphorism better than Dr. Daniel Stovell, Bermuda's first native radiologist.

For the last 14 years Dr. Stovell, 31, has pursued a dream that has separated him from his wife of six years and five-year-old daughter.

He has missed close friends' and relatives' weddings, three of his daughter's birthdays and countless hours of precious family time while he studied to be a doctor at Howard University.

But that is all behind him now.

Today you will find Dr. Stovell on the first floor of the King Edward VII Memorial hospital seated in a chair in front of two view boxes examining X-rays and cat-scans which are the bread and butter of his profession.

In a workspace that is as narrow as it is small, Dr. Stovell plies his craft.

Just next door is his office which is still under construction. There is a desk, but it's covered with dust and there are electrical and telephone wires strewn on the floor.

It's a far cry from the antiseptically clean and well regulated order often associated with a doctor's office.

However, these setbacks if they can be termed as such, are temporary.

"It feels great to finally be able to reside in Bermuda,'' he said. "I have reached my goal and now I can live with my wife and daughter and we can be a family.

"In many ways I feel like I have been left behind. My peers are buying cars, homes and having kids.

"The reception I have received at the hospital has been great. They have made me feel welcome.'' Dr. Stovell had the normal career dreams most pre-teenaged children have, to be a police officer or firefighter.

As he entered his teens his goal shifted to veterinary medicine and he went to Elizabethtown College and read for a Bachelor's degree in Biology.

"While I was in college I found myself doing all the same classes as the pre-med students so in the end I changed my mind.'' He entered Howard University's College of Medicine in 1986 and graduated four years later having earned an academic excellence award for epidemiology.

From there he did a radiology residency at Howard University hospital from 1991 until June 1995 and began work at King Edward VII Memorial on August 21.

"My biggest sacrifice is the time I spent away from my family,'' he added.

"I wished I could have completed all my education in Bermuda.'' Dr. Stovell's success was no one man show. His wife, Roseann, a certified public accountant, would travel to see him every eight weeks and bring their daughter Raisa.

"After Raisa was two-years-old, my wife would bring her on every third visit because we now had to pay for her airfare.

"My success is due to my wife who supported me throughout. She took care of our daughter on her own which allowed me to focus on my studies and feel comfortable knowing that my wife was handling everything in Bermuda.

Dr. Stovell said radiology was closely akin to detective work.

"A doctor will send me a patient and I have to find out what is wrong. I will examine X-rays, cat scans, ultra sounds and mammograms.

"An average day begins at 8.30 a.m. with a bit of quiet time. Around 9.30 a.m. everything gets busy until lunch. After lunch things pick up again so that by 5 p.m. the work has piled up.

"Every day is a bit different and I really like that. I am really happy to be working here at the hospital. I have had a lot of support from my family and parents. I cannot be happier.''