Background
Sackett, David Lawrence was born on November 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of DeForest and Margaret Helen (Ross) Sackett. arrived in England, 1994.
Sackett, David Lawrence was born on November 17, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of DeForest and Margaret Helen (Ross) Sackett. arrived in England, 1994.
Bachelor, Lawrence University, 1956; Bachelor of Science in Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1960; Master of Science., Harvard University, 1967.
Chief resident in medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965-1966; chair department clinical epidemology and biostatistics, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario., Canada, 1967-1973; physician-in-chief, University Hospital, Hamilton, 1985-1987; head internal medicine, McMaster U., Hamilton, 1987-1994; consultant physician, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, England, since 1994; director, Center for Evidence-Based Medicine U. Oxford, since 1994. Chair advisors Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1993, steering group Cochrane Collaboration, World-wide, 1993-1996, monitoring committees several international randomized trials.
Chair Health and Public Policy Committee, Royal College, Ottawa, 1988-1992, Hypertension Task Forces, Ontario Government, Canadian Government. Member commission on issues of national concern, Canadian Medical Research Council, commission on accidental injuries Ontario Medical Association Surgeon United States Public Health Svc., 1963-1965. Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal College Physicians, Ottawa, Royal College Physicians, London, Royal College Physicians, Edinburgh.
Married Barbara Louise Bennett, June 26, 1957. Children: David, Charles, Andrew, Robert.