David Harvey (paediatrician)

David Harvey
David Harvey at the RCPCH
Born(1936-12-07)7 December 1936
Died10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
Known forpioneering the training of doctors in neonatal medicine
Scientific career
FieldsPediatrics

David Robert Harvey FRCP (born 7 December 1936 in Bromley, died 10 April 2010) was a British paediatrician and considered by his peers to be a champion of the less privileged. Harvey was most notable for developing the training of neonatal medicine doctors at a time when the speciality had no official recognition.[1][2] Harvey was homosexual and never afraid to disclose it, even at the beginning of his career, when homophobia was more prominent.[2]

  1. ^ "Professor David Harvey". The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Modi, Neena (15 June 2010). "David Harvey obituary". Guardian News and Media Limited. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.