David R. Tomlinson
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| Creator of: | |
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| 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
- AccuCirc -- Tomlinson is the inventor.
- World Health Organization -- Tomlinson is the "chief expert on circumcision" at the W.H.O.
References
- ↑ a b c d Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision
- ↑
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.
- ↑ (Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631
- ↑ [http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story Injuries linked to circumcision clamps
- ↑ Tomlinson, D. R. (2008, September) Night work without burnout. Today's Hospitalist
