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, RI.[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.
- Bias
- World Health Organization — Tomlinson is the "chief expert on circumcision" at the W.H.O.
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.
- ↑ Ion, Alex (1 April 2008).
(Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool
(archive URL), devicepedia. Retrieved 10 April 2020. - ↑ 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, RI, 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.
