Ronald G. Tompkins Explained

Ronald G. Tompkins
Birth Place:Many, Louisiana, U.S.
Education:Tulane University (BA, MD)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parents:Horace Tompkins
Ruby Elizabeth Tompkins

Ronald G. Tompkins (1951 – January 17, 2022) was an American physician and academic. He served as Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief of Surgery, Science and Bioengineering at Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Division of Surgery. He was also the founding director of The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (MGH surgery division) and of the Center for Engineering in Medicine & Surgery at MGH.[1]

Early life and education

Tompkins was born in Many, Louisiana to Horace and Ruby Elizabeth Tompkins, a teacher.[2] [3] He became an Eagle Scout in 1966.[4] He earned his B.A. in chemistry in 1972, before completing an M.D. at Tulane University. He went on to earn a master's degree and doctorate in chemical engineering in 1983, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

Tompkins completed his surgery residency at Harvard University and joined the surgical faculty at MGH in 1987. In 1990 he became Chief of Staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Boston.[5] He served in that role and as Chief of Trauma and Burn Services at MGH for 22 years.[6]

He served as the Chief Medical Officer at the Open Medicine Foundation (OMF) and was co-director of the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Collaboration at the Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals sponsored by OMF.

Death

Tompkins died unexpectedly on January 17, 2022, aged 70.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD . Massachusetts General Hospital . 20 October 2020 . en . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021164018/https://www.massgeneral.org/surgery/cem/faculty-and-staff/ronald-tompkins . live .
  2. Deitch . Edwin A. . Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, FACS . Critical Care Medicine . September 1995 . 23 . 9 . 1460 . 10.1097/00003246-199509000-00003 . 19 January 2022 . 19 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119213932/https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Citation/1995/09000/Ronald_G__Tompkins,_MD,_ScD,_FACS.3.aspx . live .
  3. News: 15 April 1986. Ruby Elizabeth Tompkins. 10. The Times. 19 January 2022. 20 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120073708/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92993511/ruby-elizabeth-tompkins/. live.
  4. News: 9 February 1967. Dinner Will Honor Eagle Scouts Here. 27. The Times. 19 January 2022. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119232047/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92993820/dinner-will-honor-eagle-scouts-here/. live.
  5. News: 22 February 2003. Struggle ahead for burn victims. 23. The Boston Globe. 19 January 2022. 20 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120074402/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92994235/struggle-ahead-for-burn-victims/. live.
  6. Web site: Ronald G. Tompkins, M.D., Sc.D.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024103810/http://endmecfs.mgh.harvard.edu/rtompkins/. 24 October 2020. 20 October 2020. The Harvard ME/CFS Collaboration at Harvard-Affiliated Hospitals. Harvard University. en-US.
  7. News: 18 January 2022. A Sad Announcement: Mourning the loss of Dr. Ronald Tompkins, OMF Chief Medical Officer. Open Medicine Foundation. 19 January 2022. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118185354/https://www.omf.ngo/mourning-the-loss-of-dr-ronald-tompkins/. live.
  8. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/ronald-tompkins-obituary?pid=201197065 Ronald "Ron Tompkins

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