Sir Richard Paul Hepworth Thompson, (born 14 April 1940) is a British

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and past president of the

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in London.

Biography

Thompson studied medicine at

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and

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, and specialised in

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. He conducted research with Prof

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, and at the

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. He was appointed consultant at St Thomas' from 1972 until his retirement in 2005. He continued to conduct research in nutritional gastroenterology. From 1982 until 2005 he was also attached to King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes. He was a member of the

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, and head from 1993 until 2005. He received a knighthood in 2003, when he became KCVO. From 2003 until 2010 he acted as treasurer to the Royal College of Physicians, and in 2010 was elected to succeed Ian Gilmore as president (PRCP). He was re-elected in 2013. In 2014 Professor Jane Dacre was elected as his successor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Richard 1940 births Living people British gastroenterologists 21st-century British medical doctors Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians Honorary medical staff at King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers