John Lilleyman Explained

Sir John Stuart Lilleyman (born 9 July 1945) is a British paediatric haematologist. His specialization is childhood leukemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.^[1]

Career

Lilleyman contributed to the testing of leukemia treatment methods and conducted research on "thiopurine metabolism" in children with leukemia.^[1]

He was president of the Royal College of Pathologists during the Alder Hey organs scandal.^[1] During that time, he was vice-chairman of the Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges.^[1]

In 2004, he became medical director of the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).^[2]

Awards and honours

In 1991, the Royal College of Pathologists awarded him its first Distinguished Service Medal for establishing the United Kingdom's system of pathology laboratory accreditation.^[3] He was appointed president of the Royal Society of Medicine in 2004.^[2]

Selected publications

Books

• John S. Lilleyman (1992)Paediatric Haematology. Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (1 November 1992).
• John S. Lilleyman (1994). Childhood Leukaemia: The Facts (The Facts Series). Publisher: Oxford University Press (25 August 1994).
• John S. Lilleyman (1999). Pediatric Hematology, 2e. Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition (11 May 1999)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir John Lilleyman . acmedsci.ac.uk . 1 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701104625/https://acmedsci.ac.uk/fellows/fellows-directory/ordinary-fellows/fellow/Sir-John-Lilleyman-0006318 . 1 July 2023.
2. 10.1136/bmj.332.7536.s50. Professor Sir John Lilleyman. British Medical Journal. Career Focus. 332. 7536. s50. 2006. Sanai. Leyla.
3. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 1993. 46. 1. 1. -John Lilleyman: Editor 1986-1992. 10.1136/jcp.46.1.1 . 16811188. 501088.