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Christopher John Dewhurst

Christopher John Dewhurst

British gynecologist

Sir Christopher John "Jack" Dewhurst FRCS FRCOG (2 July 1920 – 1 December 2006) was a British gynecologist.[1][2][3] He was Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London University, from 1967 to 1985. He served as president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1975 to 1978.[1][3]

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Sir Christopher Dewhurst was knighted in 1978 for his work in medicine.[1][3] He is considered to be one of the founders of the medical specialty of pediatric and adolescent gynecology.[2][1] Sir Dewhurst published 109 peer-reviewed publications and co-wrote 13 medical textbooks during his career.[1][3]

Sir Dewhurst chaired the 1st International Symposium on Gender Identity in London, United Kingdom in 1969 and provided the opening remarks for the conference.[4][5][6]

Selected publications

Books

  • Christopher John Dewhurst (1960). A Student's Guide to Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Baillière, Tindall & Cassell.
  • Christopher John Dewhurst (1963). Gynaecological Disorders of Infants and Children. Cassell.
  • Christopher John Dewhurst; Ronald Roger Gordon (1969). The Intersexual Disorders. Baillière, Tindall & Cassell. ISBN 9780702002809.
  • Christopher John Dewhurst (1972). Integrated Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Postgraduates. Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 978-0-632-06660-5. Original title was to be "Disorders of Reproduction and the Reproductive Organs" but changed prior to publication.
  • Christopher John Dewhurst, ed. (1974). Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology. Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Vol. 3pages=481–702. London/Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN 9780598186546. OCLC 1858813.
  • Geoffrey Chamberlain; Sir Christopher John Dewhurst; Mark McCarthy (1977). A Practice of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Pitman Medical. ISBN 978-0-272-79388-6.
  • Sir Christopher John Dewhurst; Geoffrey Chamberlain (1980). Practical Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (1 ed.). M. Dekker. ISBN 978-0-8247-6978-9.
  • Sir John Dewhurst (1980). Royal Confinements: A Gynaecological History of Britain's Royal Family. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-69466-1.
  • John William Huffman; Sir Christopher John Dewhurst; Vincent J. Capraro (1981). The Gynecology of Childhood and Adolescence. Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-4816-3.
  • Sir Christopher John Dewhurst (1 September 1984), Female Puberty and its Abnormalities, Current Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 9, Churchill Livingstone, ISBN 9780443030598, ISSN 0264-5610, LCCN 84003134, OCLC 828175741, OL 2841261M
  • Sir Christopher John Dewhurst; Michael De Swiet; Geoffrey Chamberlain (1986). Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: A Textbook for MRCOG. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-02287-6.
  • Geoffrey Chamberlain; Charlotte R. Gibbings; Sir Christopher John Dewhurst (1989). Illustrated Textbook of Obstetrics. Lippincott. ISBN 978-0-397-44580-6.

Latest editions

Book chapters

Journal articles

References

  1. [1]
    Edmonds, D K (2007). "Christopher John ("Jack") Dewhurst". BMJ. 335 (7611): 162. doi:10.1136/bmj.39266.736748.BE. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 1925175.
  2. [2]
    Muram, David; Edmonds, D.K. (2007). "Professor Sir John Dewhurst (1920–2006)". Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 20 (2): 147–148. doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2007.01.005. ISSN 1083-3188.
  3. [3]
    "Sir Jack Dewhurst". The Telegraph. 28 March 2007.
  4. [4]
    "International Symposia". WPATH World Professional Association for Transgender Health. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    Scott, Peter, Randall, John, and Dewhurst, C.J.. "First International Symposium on Gender Identity, London, 1969." Sound Recording. 1969. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/h702q6471 (accessed September 24, 2022).
  6. [6]
    Opening Remarks, wpath.org. Accessed 8 January 2023.
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