Alastair Bellingham

Alastair John Bellingham (27 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was a British haematologist.

Early life and education

Bellingham was born in 1938 to Stanley Herbert Bellingham and Sybil Mary Milne. He was a graduate of Tiffin Boys' School and University College London Hospital Medical School.

Career

Bellingham did research on red cell abnormalities including sickle-cell disease. From 1974 to 1984 he was at the Department of Haematology, University of Liverpool. Bellingham was also a professor at King's College London, 1984–1997.

Personal life

He was married to Valerie Jill (Morford) Bellingham (m. 1963–1997, her death) and to Julia Bellingham.

Death

Bellingham died on 4 December 2017, aged 79.

Honors and awards

• President of the British Society for Haematology (1992–1993)
• President of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993–1996)
• Chairman of the National Health Service Information Authority (1999 – at least 2004)
• CBE
• FRCP
• FRCPE
• FRCPGlas
• FRCPath

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