Laurie Francis Prescott

Background

Prescott, Laurie Francis was born on May 13, 1934 in London. Son of Frederick and Jessica (Raison) Prescott.

Education

Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1957. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Cambridge, England, 1960. Doctor of Medicine, University Cambridge, England, 1968.

Career

Resident medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1962-1963; research fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1963-1965; lecturer department therapeutics, U. Aberdeen, 1965-1969; senior lecturer, reader department clinical pharmacology, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1969-1985; professor clinical pharmacology, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1985-1997; emeritus professor, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1997. Consultant physician The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 1969-1995.

Achievements

• Laurie Francis Prescott has been listed as a noteworthy clinical pharmacology educator, physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): A Critical Bibliographic Review

    (This reference on paracetamol covers world biomedical lit...)

  • Handbook of clinical pharmacokinetics

Membership

With Royal Air Force, 1954-1957. Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal College Physicians (London), Faculty Pharmaceutical Physicians.

Interests

• Avocations: music, gardening, sailing.

Connections

Married Josephine Anne Carpentieri, December 12, 1957. Children: Nicholas, Katherine, Caroline, Christina. Married Jennifer Ann Gorvin, September 6, 1980.

Father:

Frederick Prescott

Mother:

Jessica (Raison) Prescott

Spouse:

Josephine Anne Carpentieri

Spouse:

Jennifer Ann Gorvin

child:

Christina Prescott

child:

Nicholas Prescott

child:

Katherine Prescott

child:

Caroline Prescott