Ronald H. Gray
Ronald Gray is a North American circumcision proponent and biased researcher looking for justifications to roll-out mass circumcision programs around the world. He headed one of the three RCTs being used by the WHO to endorse circumcision as HIV prevention.[1] At their clinic, a music video promoting circumcision plays continuously.[2][3] He sometimes goes by the name Ron.[4]
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| Married To: |
| Maria Wawer |
| Colleagues & Benefactors: |
| Maria Wawer Robert C. Bailey Bertran Auvert Brian J. Morris Aaron Tobian Thomas Quinn |
| Funded By: |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Johns Hopkins National Institutes of Health |
 Ronald Gray with his wife, and colleague, Maria Wawer. |
Ronald Gray's RCT
Of the three RCTs being used by the WHO to promote circumcision as HIV prevention, Gray supervised the RCT that was carried out in Uganda.[5] Two other RCTs were supervised by Robert C. Bailey and Bertran Auvert respectively. All three RCTs were funded by the American National Institutes of Health.[6]
In 2010,[7] and again in 2011,[4] Gray published studies with Brian J. Morris.
Quotes
| “ | We've never used surgery to prevent an infectious disease. It's a completely new concept, a new paradigm. How can we train all the surgeons to do this procedure and equip them. – Ronald Gray (JohnsHopkinsSPH)[8] |
| “ | It's been hard to change policy, because this is a whole new paradigm. We've never used surgery to prevent an infectious disease. Policy makers have to really take some time to wrap their minds around it. – Ronald Gray (JohnsHopkinsSPH)[9] |
| “ | It's taken longer than I would like to see these programs emerge. – Ronald Gray (JohnsHopkinsSPH)[10] |
| “ | The Latest Fight Over Foreskin If you were to ask me, should the U.S. be promoting circumcision, my answer would be, ‘no,’ What I do think ought to be the policy is that parents should be informed about the potential protective effects. – Ronald Gray (N.Y. Times)[11] |
References
- ↑
World Health Organization. Information Package on Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention
. Retrieved 7 May 2011. - ↑ JohnsHopkinsSPH.
Rakai Project
. Retrieved 10 April 2011. - ↑ smugamba.
Rakai Male Circumcision Video By Stephen Mugamba Feat Jemima Sanyu.mpg
. Retrieved 10 April 2011. - ↑ a b
Morris, Brian James; with Ron Gray, Xavier Castellsagué, F. Xavier Bosch, Daniel T. Halperin, C. A. Hankins, and Jake H. Waskett [deprecated REFjournal parameter used: <coauthors> - please use <last2>, etc.]. The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision Against Cancer of the Penis. Advanced in Urology. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Gray RH. Kigozi G, Serwadda D, et al. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial. Lancet 2007;369:557-66.
- ↑ (2008).
The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection
, Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
Quote:...funding from the United States National Institutes of Health to conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Africa.
- ↑ Gray RH, Bailey RC, Morris BJ. Keratinization of the adult male foreskin and implications for male circumcision. AIDS. 24(9): 1381; author reply 1381–2. PMID. DOI.
- ↑ JohnsHopkinsSPH, (2009). Impact.
- ↑ JohnsHopkinsSPH, (2010). Rakai project.
- ↑ JohnsHopkinsSPH, (2010). Rakai project.
- ↑ N.Y. Times, The Latest Fight Over Foreskin, (8/29/2009).
