Frederick Charles Pybus

Frederick Charles Pybus DCL, FRCS (2 November 1883 – 10 March 1975) was an English surgeon from Newcastle-on-Tyne, who contributed to research into organ transplantation.^[1]

Research

In July 1916, Pybus reported an attempt at allogenic transplantation of pancreatic tissue. Despite a mild reduction in glucose excretion in one of two diabetic patients transplanted with fragments of human cadaveric pancreatic tissue.,^[2] both patients subsequently died.^[3]

Pybus concluded that:

...although transplants represented the most rational form of therapy, they would continue to fail as long as science did not understand the principles involved.^[3]

He presented his collection of books on the history of medicine to the library of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.^[4]

References

• Durh M, Newcastle D (1975). "Frederick Charles Pybus". Lancet. 1 (7909): 757–8. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(75)91679-7. PMID 47530.
• Pybus F. (1924). "Notes on suprarenal and pancreatic grafting". Lancet. ii (5272): 550–1. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)39800-8.