Ray Powles
Professor Raymond Leonard Powles CBE, FRCP, FRCPath (born 1938[1]), known as Ray, is a British physician.
Ray Powles | |
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| Born | Raymond L. Powles 1938 (age 84–85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Physician |
His identical twin, Professor Trevor Powles, is also a doctor.[2]
In 1973 he performed the first successful bone marrow transplant in Europe.[3] and pioneered in 1978 the use of cyclosporine in bone marrow transplantation, published simultaneously with Sir Roy Calne for kidney transplantation. In 1983 he, in conjunction with Prof Tim McElwain reported the first autologous stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma
He was Physician-in-Charge (from 1974) and Group Head for Haemato-Oncology (from 1993) at the Leukaemia and Myeloma Units of the Royal Marsden Hospital.[1]
He was also, from 1977, Professor of Haemato-Oncology at the University of London, Institute of Cancer Research.[1]
Ray and Trevor were each made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002 for their services to medicine.[2] Together, they received Lifetime Achievement awards in the 2013 Pride of Britain awards,[2] presented to them by the then-prime minister, David Cameron.
References
- Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2003). Leukaemia. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-85484-087-8. OL 21078818M. Wikidata Q29581665.
- Britain, Pride of. "Prof. Ray Powles CBE and Prof. Trevor Powles CBE - Pride of Britain Awards". Pride of Britain. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "Professor Ray Powles". cancercentrelondon.co.uk. Cancer Centre London. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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