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David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved Gomco, the improved | David R. Tomlinson is the inventor of the improved [[Gomco]], the improved [[PlastiBell]] | ||
<ref name="Reducing">[http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision]</ref> | <ref name="Reducing">[http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision]</ref> | ||
and the [[AccuCirc]] devices.<ref>{{REFnews | and the [[AccuCirc]] devices.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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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>{{REFnews | He also ''just so happens to be'' the "chief expert on circumcision" at the [[WHO|World Health Organization]].<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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He has led a team of researchers from the USA and Nigeria.<ref name="Reducing" /> | He has led a team of researchers from the USA and Nigeria.<ref name="Reducing"/> | ||
In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International | In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International | ||
Aids conference in Mexico City.<ref>http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631</ref> | Aids conference in Mexico City.<ref>http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631</ref> | ||
He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision.<ref name="Reducing" /> | He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision.<ref name="Reducing"/> | ||
He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa.<ref name="Reducing" /> | He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa.<ref name="Reducing"/> | ||
He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story Injuries linked to circumcision clamps</ref> | He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story Injuries linked to circumcision clamps</ref> | ||