Edgar Schoen
Encyclopedia
Dr. Edgar J. Schoen is an American
physician
, who works as a Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and held the position of Chair of the 1989 American Academy of Pediatrics
Task Force on Circumcision.
for 24 years.
. Interviewed in the Eastbay Express (2000), he states, "Circumcision is one of the best health insurance policies you can give a son. A circumcised boy has a lifetime advantage over an uncircumcised one."http://www.circumcisioninfo.com/slack_eastbayexpr.htm
Schoen's most recent book Edgar Schoen, MD on Circumcision is described by its publisher as a medically authoritative book on circumcision. Dr. Schoen has also written verses about circumcision in the American Journal of Diseases in Children (1987)
In a Boston Globe article, Dr. Schoen says, concerning the AAP's decision to not advocate circumcision, "It’s highly biased".http://infocirc.org/bg072599.htm. The 1989 report he oversaw stated that circumcision reduced the risks of urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases.http://infocirc.org/bg072599.htm
Dr. Schoen has been critical of genital integrity
organizations, saying that they have been a misguided influence on parents.http://www.medicirc.org/meditopics/medicirc_topics.html#Anticircumcision
Dr Schoen's peer-reviewed articles have also received some criticism.http://adc.bmj.com/content/91/1/92.extracthttp://www.cirp.org/library/general/hitchcock/
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, who works as a Clinical Professor in Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and held the position of Chair of the 1989 American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics is the major professional association of pediatricians in the United States. The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to address pediatric healthcare standards. It currently has 60,000 members in primary care and sub-specialist areas...
Task Force on Circumcision.
Experience in hospitals
Dr. Schoen holds positions at Children's Hospital of the East Bay in Oakland, CA, and the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, CA and is Board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, and has practiced Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology in Oakland, CA for 46 years. Dr. Schoen was Chief of Pediatrics at Kaiser Permanente in OaklandOakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
for 24 years.
Views on circumcision
Schoen currently maintains Medicirc.org, an online resource in which he discusses what he perceives as benefits of circumcisionCircumcision
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin from the penis. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin and ....
. Interviewed in the Eastbay Express (2000), he states, "Circumcision is one of the best health insurance policies you can give a son. A circumcised boy has a lifetime advantage over an uncircumcised one."http://www.circumcisioninfo.com/slack_eastbayexpr.htm
Schoen's most recent book Edgar Schoen, MD on Circumcision is described by its publisher as a medically authoritative book on circumcision. Dr. Schoen has also written verses about circumcision in the American Journal of Diseases in Children (1987)
In a Boston Globe article, Dr. Schoen says, concerning the AAP's decision to not advocate circumcision, "It’s highly biased".http://infocirc.org/bg072599.htm. The 1989 report he oversaw stated that circumcision reduced the risks of urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases.http://infocirc.org/bg072599.htm
Dr. Schoen has been critical of genital integrity
Genital integrity
Male circumcision has often been, and remains, the subject of controversy on a number of grounds—including religious, ethical, sexual, and health....
organizations, saying that they have been a misguided influence on parents.http://www.medicirc.org/meditopics/medicirc_topics.html#Anticircumcision
Dr Schoen's peer-reviewed articles have also received some criticism.http://adc.bmj.com/content/91/1/92.extracthttp://www.cirp.org/library/general/hitchcock/
External links
- Doctor Calls for Universal Circumcision Reuters, 1997