Lawson Wilkins

Lawson Wilkins
Lawson Wilikins as a young soldier, ca. 1919
Born(1894-03-06)March 6, 1894
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedSeptember 27, 1963(1963-09-27) (aged 69)
EducationJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Occupationpediatric endocrinologist
ParentGeorge Wilkins
AwardsJohn Howland Award (1963)

Lawson Wilkins (March 6, 1894 - September 27, 1963) was an American pediatric endocrinologist.[1][2][3] He is known along with John Money for pioneering surgeries for visibly intersex newborns.[4][5] At the time, intersex anatomy was understood virtually exclusively as a birth defect as opposed to a nonpathological anatomical variation. Physicians who trained under Wilkins would later go on to found the Pediatric Endocrine Society, with the society's name originally including a tribute to him.

Biography

Lawson Wilkins was born on March 6, 1894 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was also a physician. After completing his service in World War I, he studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency at Yale University before returning to practice in his hometown of Baltimore.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Blizzard, Robert (October 1998). "Lawson Wilkins (1894-1963)". The Journal of Pediatrics. 133 (4): 577–80. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70074-5. PMID 9787704.
  2. ^ Bongiovanni, A.M. (January 1964). "Lawson Wilkins: Memorial". Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 24 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1210/jcem-24-1-1. PMID 14112240.
  3. ^ a b Fisher, Delbert A. (2004). "A Short History of Pediatric Endocrinology in North America" (PDF). Pediatric Research. 55 (4): 716–26. doi:10.1203/01.pdr.0000113824.18487.9b. PMID 14739361.
  4. ^ Chase, Cheryl (1998). "Hermaphrodites with Attitude: Mapping the Emergence of Intersex Political Activism" (PDF). GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. 4 (2): 189–211. doi:10.1215/10642684-4-2-189.
  5. ^ Migeon, Claude (28 May 2014). "Lawson Wilkins and my life: part 1". International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2014(Suppl 1) (S2): S2. doi:10.1186/1687-9856-2014-S1-S2. PMC 4080106. PMID 25024713.
  6. ^ Fuqua, John S; Lee, Peter A (2014). "Lawson Wilkins: portrait of a pioneer". International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2014 (Suppl 1): I1. doi:10.1186/1687-9856-2014-S1-I1. ISSN 1687-9848. PMC 4080265. PMID 25024711.