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)
Occupationpediatric endocrinologist
ParentGeorge Wilkins
AwardsJohn Howland Award (1963)

Lawson Wilkins (1894-1963) was a pioneering pediatric endocrinologist.[1][2][3] He is known along with John Money for pioneering surgeries for visibly intersex newborns.[4][5]

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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.