Anthony Jackson (paediatrician)
Anthony Derek Maurice Jackson FRCP FRCPCH (1918–2005), also known as Tony, was a British paediatrician, recognised for his pioneering work in the management of cystic fibrosis.[1]
Dr Anthony Jackson FRCP, FRCPCH | |
|---|---|
 Tony Jackson | |
| Born | Anthony Derek Maurice Jackson 1918 |
| Died | 24 December 2005 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Other names | Tony |
| Education | Middlesex Hospital Medical School |
| Occupation | Paediatrician |
Life
Jackson was born in Dublin in 1918.[1] He obtained his qualification in medicine from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1943, then served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Holland, Germany, and north Africa.[1]
He later worked as a consultant paediatrician at the London Hospital and in a specialist cystic fibrosis clinic at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children.[2]
He served on the council of the Royal College of Physicians and, for ten years from 1984, as chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's Research and Medical Advisory Committee.[2]
He died on 24 December 2005.[1]
References
- "Tony Jackson". BMJ. 332: 426. 20 June 2017. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.426. ISSN 1756-1833. PMC 1370985. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2004). Cystic Fibrosis. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-086-1. Wikidata Q29581681.