Alan Craft

Sir
Alan Craft
FRCP FRCPCH FFPH FMedSci FRCPI FRCPE FRCR FRCA
Born(1946-07-06)6 July 1946
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materNewcastle University Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsPediatrics, oncology
InstitutionsRoyal Victoria Infirmary, North Tyneside General Hospital

Sir Alan William Craft (born 6 July 1946 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British paediatric oncologist and Emeritus Professor of Child Health at Newcastle University.[1] Craft was most notable for work as one of nine founders of the Children's Cancer Study Group, focusing his research on paediatric oncology, especially the epidemiology of bone tumours that further led to an oncology research unit which has been involved in aetiological studies and in particular the role of irradiation in the development of childhood cancer.[2]

  1. ^ "Emeritus Professor Sir Craft". Northern Institute for Cancer Research. Newcastle University. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Professor Sir Alan Craft". The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2018.