Stewart Cameron (nephrologist)
British nephrologist (1934–2023)
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John Stewart Cameron CBE, FRCP (5 July 1934 – 30 July 2023) was a British nephrologist.
5 July 1934
Professor Stewart Cameron | |
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Cameron in 2018 | |
| Born | John Stewart Cameron 5 July 1934 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Died | 30 July 2023 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Guy's Hospital |
| Occupation | Nephrologist |
| Employer(s) | Guy's Hospital, King's College Medical School |
Biography
John Stewart Cameron was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 5 July 1934.[1] He undertook his medical training at Guy's Hospital and spent the large part of his career there and at King's College Medical School, into which it was merged.[2] He eventually became professor of renal medicine.[2]
While at Cornell University in 1962, he became interested in dialysis.[2] He also worked on kidney transplantation, and wrote on the history of nephrology.[2] He was president of the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology from 1975 to 1998,[3] the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA/EDTA) from 1984 to 1987,[4] the UK Renal Association from 1992 to 1995,[5] and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) from 1993 to 1995.[6] He retired from active clinical practice in 1996.[7] He gave the Lumleian Lectures in 1997.
Cameron was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours, "For services to Nephrology",[8] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).[2] He was awarded the Jean Hamburger Award of the ISN in 2003,[9] and the David M. Hume Award of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in 2004.[10]
Cameron died on 30 July 2023, at the age of 89.
