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. [5] In 2008 he presented an abstract promoting the AccuCirc device at the International Aids conference in Mexico City. [6] He wrote a manual for the WHO on neonatal male circumcision. [7] He develops, implements and evaluates male circumcision training programs in Africa. [8]
He is a physician who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I. [9]
Quote
“I’ve always been a mad scientist type... [t]he autonomy is outstanding.”
See Also
- AccuCirc -- Tomlinson is the inventor.
- World Health Organization -- Tomlinson is the "chief expert on circumcision" at the W.H.O.
References
- ↑ "Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision". http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf.
- ↑ S. Katz, Paula (2008-09). "Night work without burnout". Today's Hospitalist. http://todayshospitalist.com/index.php?b=articles_read&cnt=647. Retrieved 2011-09-26. "...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA."
- ↑ "(Nearly) Foolproof Circumcision Tool". http://www.devicepedia.com/science/nearly-foolproof-circumcision-tool.html.
- ↑ Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (2011-09-26). "Injuries linked to circumcision clamps". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story. Retrieved 2011-09-25. "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."
- ↑ "Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision". http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf.
- ↑ "http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631". http://www.aids2008.org/Pag/Abstracts.aspx?AID=4631.
- ↑ "Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision". http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf.
- ↑ "Reducing the risks of Neonatal Circumcision". http://www.kentecmedical.com/media/document/AccuCircWorkshopBrochure.pdf.
- ↑ "Injuries linked to circumcision clamps". http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-circumcision-20110926,0,4367816.story.
