John Leonard Dawson
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John Leonard Dawson CVO
, FRCS (1932-1999) was the Serjeant Surgeon
to the Royal Household
of the United Kingdom
.
Born in Leicester
, in 1932. He graduated from King's College London
in 1955 and after training at St James's Hospital, Balham
, and at Harvard he was appointed as a consultant surgeon at King's College Hospital
where he studied the causes of postoperative kidney failure
and liver disease
. He pioneered surgery
techniques, including radical tumour resection, injection sclerotherapy
, and portosystemic shunt
surgery.
John was clinical dean of the faculty of medicine and dentistry at King's College London
from 1988 to 1992 and was president of the surgical section of the Royal Society of Medicine
. His skills and knowledge lead to his appointment as surgeon to the Royal Household 1975-1983, Surgeon to HM The Queen
1983-1990 and Serjeant Surgeon
1990-1991. He retired in 1991, and died on May 16, 1999. Dawson Ward at King's College Hospital
was named in his honour in 1999.
Royal Victorian Order
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, FRCS (1932-1999) was the Serjeant Surgeon
Serjeant Surgeon
The Serjeant Surgeon is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, dating from 1253.-Pre-twentieth century :*Robert Keate FRCS 1841*Sir William Lawrence, Bt FRCS FRS...
to the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Born in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, in 1932. He graduated from King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in 1955 and after training at St James's Hospital, Balham
Balham
Balham is a district of London, EnglandBalham can also refer to:*Balham, Ardennes, a commune in France*Balham station, railway and tube station in Balham, London*Balaam, a Biblical figure...
, and at Harvard he was appointed as a consultant surgeon at King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
where he studied the causes of postoperative kidney failure
Renal failure
Renal failure or kidney failure describes a medical condition in which the kidneys fail to adequately filter toxins and waste products from the blood...
and liver disease
Liver disease
Liver disease is a broad term describing any single number of diseases affecting the liver.-Diseases:* Hepatitis, inflammation of the liver, caused mainly by various viruses but also by some poisons , autoimmunity or hereditary conditions...
. He pioneered surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
techniques, including radical tumour resection, injection sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy is a procedure used to treat blood vessels or blood vessel malformations and also those of the lymphatic system. A medicine is injected into the vessels, which makes them shrink. It is used for children and young adults with vascular or lymphatic malformations...
, and portosystemic shunt
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
A Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt is an artificial channel within the liver that establishes communication between the inflow portal vein and the outflow hepatic vein...
surgery.
John was clinical dean of the faculty of medicine and dentistry at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
from 1988 to 1992 and was president of the surgical section of the Royal Society of Medicine
Royal Society of Medicine
The Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
. His skills and knowledge lead to his appointment as surgeon to the Royal Household 1975-1983, Surgeon to HM The Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
1983-1990 and Serjeant Surgeon
Serjeant Surgeon
The Serjeant Surgeon is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, dating from 1253.-Pre-twentieth century :*Robert Keate FRCS 1841*Sir William Lawrence, Bt FRCS FRS...
1990-1991. He retired in 1991, and died on May 16, 1999. Dawson Ward at King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
was named in his honour in 1999.