John Stewart Cameron CBE, FRCP (5 July 1934 – 30 July 2023) was a British nephrologist.
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| Born | John Stewart Cameron 5 July 1934 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 30 July 2023 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Guy's Hospital |
| Occupation | Nephrologist |
| Employer(s) | Guy's Hospital, King's College Medical School |
Biography
editJohn Stewart Cameron was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 5 July 1934.[1] He undertook his medical training at Guy's Hospital and spent the large part of his career there and at King's College Medical School, into which it was merged.[2] He eventually became professor of renal medicine.[2]
While at Cornell University in 1962, he became interested in dialysis.[2] He also worked on kidney transplantation, and wrote on the history of nephrology.[2] He was president of the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology from 1975 to 1998,[3] the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA/EDTA) from 1984 to 1987,[4] the UK Renal Association from 1992 to 1995,[5] and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) from 1993 to 1995.[6] He retired from active clinical practice in 1996.[7] He gave the Lumleian Lectures in 1997.
Cameron was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours, "For services to Nephrology",[8] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).[2] He was awarded the Jean Hamburger Award of the ISN in 2003,[9] and the David M. Hume Award of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in 2004.[10]
Cameron died on 30 July 2023, at the age of 89.
References
edit- ^ Feehally, John (19 September 2023). "Stewart Cameron obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Stefania Crowther; Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2009). History of Dialysis in the UK: c. 1950-1980. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-122-6. Wikidata Q29581768.
- ^ "Former Council Members ESPN". The ESPN. The European Society of Paediatric Nephrology. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Former Officers and Council Members ERA/EDTA". The ERA/EDTA. European Renal Association/European Dialysis and Transplant Association. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "History UK Renal Association". The UK Renal Association. UK Renal Association. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Past Leadership ISN". The ISN. International Society of Nephrology. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Stewart Cameron" (PDF). NDT. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 54993". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1997. p. 8.
- ^ "Jean Hamburger Award ISN". The ISN. International Society of Nephrology. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "David M. Hume Award NKF". The NKF. The National Kidney Foundation, US. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links
edit- Stewart Cameron on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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