Sir John Stuart Lilleyman (born 9 July 1945) is a British paediatric haematologist. His specialization is childhood

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and

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Career

Lilleyman contributed to the testing of leukemia treatment methods and conducted research on "thiopurine metabolism" in children with leukemia. He was president of the

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during the Alder Hey organs scandal. During that time, he was vice-chairman of the Academy of the Medical Royal Colleges. In 2004, he became medical director of the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA).

Awards and honours

In 1991, the

awarded him its first Distinguished Service Medal for establishing the United Kingdom's system of pathology laboratory accreditation. He was appointed president of the

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in 2004.

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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lilleyman, John 1945 births Living people Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellows of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellows of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom) Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine Knights Bachelor