David Harvey (paediatrician)
David Harvey | |
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David Harvey at the RCPCH | |
| Born | 7 December 1936 |
| Died | 10 April 2010 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | pioneering the training of doctors in neonatal medicine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pediatrics |
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. Harvey was homosexual and never afraid to disclose it, even at the beginning of his career, when homophobia was more prominent.