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John Richard Newton

BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2758 (Published 12 June 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2758
  1. K K Chan

John Richard Newton obtained his membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists within five years of qualifying, collecting the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital Board of Governors research prize along the way. His love for research continued throughout his career and resulted in the publication of 231 peer reviewed papers, 92 other published papers as senior author, six books, and numerous book chapters. John was awarded the Lawson Tait chair of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Birmingham in January 1979 and held it until he retired on 1 August 2000. His contribution to family planning and contraception is well known. John was also interested in fertility problems and helped to bring modern fertility treatment …

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