Professor Lawrence Peter Ormerod FRCP, FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Glas) (born 1950) was an English chest physician.
Professor Peter Ormerod | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1950 |
| Died | 29 January 2019 |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Chest physician |
| Spouse | Pauline Morris |
| Children | Adam James, Heather Jane |
Ormerod was educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.[1] He qualified as a doctor in 1974 and gained a DSc in 2000 for his work researching tuberculosis.[2]
He is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester and at the University of Central Lancashire, and was a consultant for BMI Healthcare at the Beardwood Hospital in Lancashire.[3]
He was appointed to the Joint Tuberculosis Committee in 1987 and served as its chair from 1995 to 2000.[2] He was a consultant adviser on Tuberculosis to the United Kingdom Government's Department of Health, from 1997 to 2003.[2]
He was President of the British Thoracic Society for the year 2008–2009.[3]
References edit
- ^ "TB doctor makes Who's Who". Lancashire Telegraph. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2005). Short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. Vol. 24. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-104-2. OL 27087444M. Wikidata Q29581694.
- ^ a b Healthcare, BMI. "Lawrence Peter Ormerod". BMI Healthcare UK. Retrieved 21 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Peter Ormerod on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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