Lawson Wilkins

Lawson Wilkins
Born (1894-03-06)March 6, 1894
Baltimore, Maryland
Died September 27, 1963(1963-09-27) (aged 69)
Occupation pediatric endocrinologist
Parent(s) George Wilkins
Awards John Howland Award (1963)

Lawson Wilkins was a pioneering pediatric endocrinologist.[1][2][3] He is known along with John Money for pioneering the standards of surgery for visibly intersex newborns.[4][5]

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". JCEM. 24 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1210/jcem-24-1-1.
  3. Fisher, Delbert (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.
  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.
  5. Migeon, Claude (28 May 2014). "Lawson Wilkins and my life: part 1". International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2014(Suppl 1) (S2). doi:10.1186/1687-9856-2014-S1-S2.
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