Peter Jones (paediatrician)

Dr.
Peter Jones
FRCP
Born1937 (age 87–88)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
OccupationConsultant paediatrician
EmployerRoyal Victoria Infirmary

Dr Peter Jones FRCP (born 1937) is a British consultant paediatrician, known for his work in the fields of haemophilia and HIV/AIDS.

His roles include consultant paediatrician at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne; director of the Newcastle Haemophilia Centre; and executive member of the World Federation of Hemophilia.[1]

In 1981, the Haemophilia Society awarded him their Gold Medal, the Macfarlane Award.[1] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).[1]

In 1986, he appeared as himself in the Auf Weidersehen, Pet special Educating Oz.[2]

In September 2016, he appeared in an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme The Reunion, to discuss contaminated blood products that were used to treat British haemophiliacs.[3]

Bibliography

  • Living with Haemophilia. Oxford University Press. 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-263229-6.

References

  1. ^ a b c Tilli Tansey; Daphne Christie, eds. (1999). Haemophilia: Recent history of clinical management. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-1-84129-008-9. OL 12568267M. Wikidata Q29581631.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhAbTwghubM
  3. ^ "Contaminated Blood". The Reunion. 11 September 2016. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 7 June 2017.


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