David R. Tomlinson

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David R. Tomlinson
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Creator of:
AccuCirc
Chief Circumcision Expert:
World Health Organization

David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved Gomco, the improved Plastibell [1] and the AccuCirc devices.[2] He developed the AccuCirc after performing more than 200 circumcisions on infants.[3] The AccuCirc was developed in 2008 and released in 2009.

He also just so happens to be the "chief expert on circumcision" at the World Health Organization.[4] He has led a team of researchers from the USA and Nigeria.[1] In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International Aids conference in Mexico City.[5] He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision.[1] He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa.[1]

He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I.[6]

Quote

From the Horse's Mouth
I’ve always been a mad scientist type... [t]he autonomy is outstanding.
– Tomlinson, D. R. (Today's Hospitalist)[7]

See also

References

  1. a b c d Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision
  2. REFnews Katz, Paula S. (September 2008)."Night work without burnout", Today's Hospitalist. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
    Quote: ...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA.
  3. (Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool
  4. REFnews Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (26 September 2011)."Injuries linked to circumcision clamps", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
    Quote: Dr. David Tomlinson, who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and serves as the World Health Organization's chief expert on circumcision.
  5. http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631
  6. [http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story Injuries linked to circumcision clamps
  7. Tomlinson, D. R. (2008, September) Night work without burnout. Today's Hospitalist