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| − | David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved [[Gomco]], the improved [[Plastibell]] | + | David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved [[Gomco]], the improved [[Plastibell]]<ref name="Reducing">{{REFweb |
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|title=Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision | |title=Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision | ||
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| − | }}</ref> | + | }}</ref> and the [[AccuCirc]] devices.<ref name="TodaysHospitalist2008">{{REFnews |
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|quote=...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | |quote=...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | ||
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| − | }}</ref> | + | }}</ref> He developed the [[AccuCirc]] after performing more than 200 circumcisions on infants.<ref>[http://www.devicepedia.com/science/nearly-foolproof-circumcision-tool.html (Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool]</ref> The AccuCirc was developed in 2008 and released in 2009. |
| − | He developed the [[AccuCirc]] after performing more than 200 circumcisions on infants.<ref>[http://www.devicepedia.com/science/nearly-foolproof-circumcision-tool.html (Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool]</ref> The AccuCirc was developed in 2008 and released in 2009. | ||
He also ''just so happens to be'' the "chief expert on circumcision" at the [[WHO|World Health Organization]].<ref name="LATimes2011">{{REFnews | He also ''just so happens to be'' the "chief expert on circumcision" at the [[WHO|World Health Organization]].<ref name="LATimes2011">{{REFnews | ||
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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.[4]
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)[2] |
See also
- AccuCirc -- Tomlinson is the inventor.
- World Health Organization -- Tomlinson is the "chief expert on circumcision" at the W.H.O.
- Bias
References
- ↑ a b c d
(2010). Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision
(archive URL), Clinical Inventions. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ a b
Katz, Paula S. (September 2008)."Night work without burnout", Today's Hospitalist. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
Quote:...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA.
- ↑ (Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool
- ↑ a b Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (26 September 2011)."Injuries linked to circumcision clamps", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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.
- ↑ Tomlinson, David R. (August 2008).
A new technology for the prevention of complications of male circumcision and HIV risk through contaminated parts in African children
(archive URL). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
