Alastair Bellingham
Alastair John Bellingham | |
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| Born | 27 March 1938 |
| Died | 4 December 2017 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Tiffin Boys' School University College London Hospital Medical School |
| Known for | President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993) President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996) Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999–at least 2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) Julia Bellingham (m. ?–?) |
| Children | James, Richard, and Paul |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Hematology |
| Institutions | University of Liverpool (1974–1984) King's College London (1984–1997) |
Alastair John Bellingham CBE FRCP FRCPE FRCPGlas FRCPath[1][2] (27 March 1938 –4 December 2017[3]) was a British haematologist.
Early life and education
Bellingham was born to Stanley Herbert Bellingham and Sybil Mary Milne.[4] He was a graduate of Tiffin Boys' School and University College London Hospital Medical School.[5]
Career
Bellingham did research on red cell abnormalities including sickle-cell disease.[6] From 1974 to 1984 he was at the Department of Haematology, University of Liverpool.[7] Bellingham was also a professor at King's College London, 1984–1997.
Personal life
He was married to Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) and to Julia Bellingham (m. ?–?).
Death
Bellingham died on 4 December 2017.
Honors and awards
- President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993)
- President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996)[8]
- Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999–at least 2004)
- CBE
- FRCP
- FRCPE
- FRCPGlas
- FRCPath
References
- ^ New Year Honours List
- ^ Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- ^ PROF. ALASTAIR JOHN BELLINGHAM CBE
- ^ 'BELLINGHAM, Prof. Alastair John’, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 2011 accessed 22 Feb 2012
- ^ 'BELLINGHAM, Prof. Alastair John’, The International Who's Who 2004
- ^ Tucaresol increases oxygen affinity and reduces haemolysis in subjects with sickle cell anaemia
- ^ The effects of therapeutic dialysis and renal transplantation on uraemic serum inhibitors of erythropoiesis in vitro
- ^ "Royal College of Pathologists". 23 May 1993. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018.
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2017 deaths
- People educated at Tiffin School
- Alumni of the UCL Medical School
- British pathologists
- British haematologists
- Academics of the University of Liverpool
- Academics of King's College London
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow