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'''Ronald G. Tompkins''', MD, ScD, was a leading trauma and burn physician | '''Ronald G. Tompkins''', MD, ScD, was a leading trauma and burn specialist physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital, a leading [[ME/CFS]] researcher, and Chief Medical Officer at the [[Open Medicine Foundation]] until he passed away in 2022.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/people/ronald-g-tompkins-md-scd/ |title=Open Medicine Foundation - Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Open Medicine Foundation]]|publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref><ref name="obituary">{{Cite web |url =https://www.facebook.com/OpenMedicineFoundation/posts/4400950253342695/ |title=Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD |last=[[Open Medicine Foundation]] |first= |date=2022-01-17 |website=|publisher=Facebook |access-date=2022-01-18 |quote=}}</ref><br> | ||
Tompkins, along with Dr. [[Wenzhong Xiao]], led the [[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]], whose funding was provided by the [[Open Medicine Foundation]].<ref name="Harv-OMF">{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/collaborative-research-center-harvard/ |title=ME/CFS Collaborative Research Activities at MGH and the Harvard Affiliated Hospitals |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Open Medicine Foundation]] |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> After Dr Tompkins's sudden death in 2022 a tribute from the Open Medicine Foundation referred to him as a "dear friend to all" who was "driven by a fierce compassion for others" and had a "steadfast dedication to finding answers for millions suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and related diseases.<ref name="obituary"/> | |||
== Positions == | == Positions == | ||
* Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School<ref name=" | * Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School<ref name="mgh">{{cite web |url=https://www.massgeneral.org/cem/Faculty-Personnel/Profiles/tompkins-profile.aspx |title=Massachusetts General Hospital - Faculty Bios |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
* Division Chief, Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Division of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital<ref name=" | * Division Chief, Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Division of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
* Founding Director, The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, a division in Surgery at Mass General<ref name=" | * Founding Director, The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, a division in Surgery at Mass General<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
* Founding Director, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Mass General<ref name=" | * Founding Director, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Mass General<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
* Director of the American Board of Surgery in 1994<ref name=" | * Director of the American Board of Surgery in 1994<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
* Chief of Staff Emeritus at Shriners Hospitals for Children―Boston<ref name=" | * Chief of Staff Emeritus at Shriners Hospitals for Children―Boston<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
* Co-leader of the [[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]]<ref name=" | * Co-leader of the [[Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center]]<ref name="Harv-OMF" /> | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
* BA, Chemistry, Tulane University, 1972 | * BA, Chemistry, Tulane University, 1972 | ||
* MD, Medicine, Tulane University, 1976 | * MD, Medicine, Tulane University, 1976 | ||
* SM, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983 | * SM, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983 | ||
* ScD, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983 | * ScD, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983 | ||
* Honorary M.A. from Harvard University<ref name=" | * Honorary M.A. from Harvard University<ref name="mgh" /> | ||
== Boards and committees == | == Boards and committees == | ||
* Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the [[Open Medicine Foundation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/scientific-advisory-board/ |title=Scientific Advisory Board |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> | * Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the [[Open Medicine Foundation]]<ref name="board">{{cite web |url=https://www.omf.ngo/scientific-advisory-board/ |title=Scientific Advisory Board |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Open Medicine Foundation]] |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
* Member of the Working Group which offers their expertise and resources to the [[ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bos.etapestry.com/prod/viewEmailAsPage.do?erRef=773.0.423082047&databaseId=OMF&mailingId=34274682&jobRef=773.0.506425459&key=b6b9237b3ebd1e462a5d11dbc5c4dae&personaRef=773.0.423082048&memberId=1348639685 |title=OMF grants $1.2 million to ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> | * Member of the Working Group which offers their expertise and resources to the [[ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bos.etapestry.com/prod/viewEmailAsPage.do?erRef=773.0.423082047&databaseId=OMF&mailingId=34274682&jobRef=773.0.506425459&key=b6b9237b3ebd1e462a5d11dbc5c4dae&personaRef=773.0.423082048&memberId=1348639685 |title=OMF grants $1.2 million to ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford |last= |first= |date= |website=Open Medicine Foundation |publisher= |access-date=2019-07-01 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
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== Talks and interviews == | == Talks and interviews == | ||
* 29 | * Sep 29, 2018, Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS 2018; talk title - ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Harvard - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXWJKotFuNE&list=PLl4AfLZNZEQPxjqF4ojAO3wdCFMeriNBK&index=12 (Video)] | ||
* 14 | * Jan 14 2019, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPFJsNJS88 Inflammation, Neural Function and ME/CFS Episode 103] of [[ME/CFS Alert|MECFS Alert]] | ||
* 31 | * May 31, 2019, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKvfIxAT8tw Harvard Plans for Clinical Research into ME/CFS (Video)], 14th [[Invest in ME International ME Conference|Invest in ME Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.investinme.org/IIMEC14.shtml|title=Invest in ME Research - IIMEC14 14th Invest in ME Reseaerch International ME Conference 2019|website=[[Invest in ME Research]]|access-date=2020-02-26}}</ref> | ||
==Online presence== | ==Online presence== | ||
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==Learn more== | ==Learn more== | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/OpenMedicineFoundation/posts/4400950253342695/ OMF announcement and tribute] - Facebook | |||
* [https://www.massgeneral.org/cem/Faculty-Personnel/Profiles/tompkins-profile.aspx Massachusetts General Hospital bio page] | * [https://www.massgeneral.org/cem/Faculty-Personnel/Profiles/tompkins-profile.aspx Massachusetts General Hospital bio page] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:55, January 19, 2022
Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, was a leading trauma and burn specialist physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital, a leading ME/CFS researcher, and Chief Medical Officer at the Open Medicine Foundation until he passed away in 2022.[1][2]
Tompkins, along with Dr. Wenzhong Xiao, led the Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center, whose funding was provided by the Open Medicine Foundation.[3] After Dr Tompkins's sudden death in 2022 a tribute from the Open Medicine Foundation referred to him as a "dear friend to all" who was "driven by a fierce compassion for others" and had a "steadfast dedication to finding answers for millions suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and related diseases.[2]
Positions[edit | edit source]
- Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School[4]
- Division Chief, Surgery, Science and Bioengineering, Division of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital[4]
- Founding Director, The Institute for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, a division in Surgery at Mass General[4]
- Founding Director, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Mass General[4]
- Director of the American Board of Surgery in 1994[4]
- Chief of Staff Emeritus at Shriners Hospitals for Children―Boston[4]
- Co-leader of the Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center[3]
Education[edit | edit source]
- BA, Chemistry, Tulane University, 1972
- MD, Medicine, Tulane University, 1976
- SM, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983
- ScD, Chemical Engineering, MIT, 1983
- Honorary M.A. from Harvard University[4]
Boards and committees[edit | edit source]
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Open Medicine Foundation[5]
- Member of the Working Group which offers their expertise and resources to the ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University[6]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
Talks and interviews[edit | edit source]
- Sep 29, 2018, Second Annual Community Symposium on the Molecular Basis of ME/CFS 2018; talk title - ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Harvard - (Video)
- Jan 14 2019, Inflammation, Neural Function and ME/CFS Episode 103 of MECFS Alert
- May 31, 2019, Harvard Plans for Clinical Research into ME/CFS (Video), 14th Invest in ME Conference[7]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Harvard ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center
- ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford University
- Open Medicine Foundation
- Ronald Davis
Learn more[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Open Medicine Foundation - Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD". Open Medicine Foundation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Open Medicine Foundation (January 17, 2022). "Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD". Facebook. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ME/CFS Collaborative Research Activities at MGH and the Harvard Affiliated Hospitals". Open Medicine Foundation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Massachusetts General Hospital - Faculty Bios". Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Scientific Advisory Board". Open Medicine Foundation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "OMF grants $1.2 million to ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at Stanford". Open Medicine Foundation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Invest in ME Research - IIMEC14 14th Invest in ME Reseaerch International ME Conference 2019". Invest in ME Research. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
