Tom Pilkington (30 November 1921 – 8 February 2011) was a professor of medicine at St. George's Hospital, London, who specialised in metabolic medicine. His work on jejuno-ileal bypass operations contributed to the development of the surgical management of severe obesity. He was mentor to Patrick Vallance and Peter Kopelman.[1][2][3][4][5]

Selected publications

  • Pilkington, T. R.; Gazet, J. C.; Ang, L.; Kalucy, R. S.; Crisp, A. H.; Day, S. (19 June 1976). "Explanations for weight loss after ileojejunal bypass in gross obesity". British Medical Journal. 1 (6024): 1504–1505. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6024.1504. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1640791. PMID 1276737.

References

  1. ↑ McPherson, Ann (8 March 2011). "Tom Pilkington obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Anon (2015). "Patrick Vallance: Inquisitive and geeky". British Medical Journal. 350 (mar05 5): h1144. doi:10.1136/bmj.h1144. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 25742697. S2CID 5081180.(subscription required)
  3. ↑ "The history of the Association for the Study of Obesity". International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 16, Supplement 2, pp. S1-S8.
  4. ↑ Yumpu.com. "Spring 2009 - St George's, University of London". yumpu.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ↑ G.I. Szmukler; P. D. Slade; P. Harris (2013). Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimic Disorders: Current Perspectives. Elsevier Science. p. 341. ISBN 978-0080327044.


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