In Memoriam: Bernard Lytton, MBBS < Yale School of Medicine - Yale School of Medicine

Bernard Lytton, MBBS, prof emeritus of urology, died connected October 24. He was 96. He led galore firsts wrong Yale and the authorities of Connecticut, collaborating intimately with his nephrology colleagues.

Lytton, a wide recognized and respected innovator, clinician, and educator, served arsenic main of urology from 1966 to 1986. Born successful London, England, connected June 28, 1926, Lytton attended Haberdashers’ Aske's Hampstead School successful England and received his aesculapian grade from London Hospital Medical College astatine the University of London successful 1948. Following aesculapian school, helium obtained astir of his surgical and urology grooming astatine the London Hospital, spending immoderate clip astatine the Hackney Hospital, the Johannesburg General Hospital successful South Africa, and the Royal Victoria Hospital astatine McGill University successful Montreal. In the midst of his training, helium spent astir 2 years arsenic a aesculapian serviceman successful the Royal Air Force during the Korean War, attaining the fertile of Squadron Leader. He besides spent 18 months arsenic an adjunct lecturer successful the Department of Anatomy astatine University College.

Following his surgical and urologic training, helium was a lecturer and British Empire Cancer Research Fellow successful the Department of Surgery astatine King's College Hospital successful London. In March 1962, helium emigrated to the United States and was appointed adjunct prof of urology astatine Yale School of Medicine. In 1967, helium was promoted to subordinate prof and named the 3rd conception main of urology astatine Yale. In 1971, helium was promoted to prof of urology and received an honorary master’s grade from Yale University. In 1988, helium was appointed the Donald Guthrie Professor of Surgery, a presumption helium held until 2000, erstwhile helium became Donald Guthrie Professor Emeritus of Surgery.

In the 1960s, successful concern with the Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, helium opened the archetypal dialysis portion successful Connecticut and performed the archetypal renal transplant successful Connecticut successful 1967. He instituted programs to supply dialysis access, brachytherapy for prostate cancer, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy, continent urinary reservoirs, and bladder substitution. Lytton served connected a fig of editorial boards, including the Journal of Urology, Investigative Urology, and the Urological Survey. He served arsenic consulting exertion of Archives of Surgery, and from 1986–1994 helium was editor-in-chief of Advances successful Urology. In his aboriginal years, helium made basal subject contributions addressing the etiology of compensatory renal hypertrophy and crab immunology. He served connected the Surgery, Anesthesia and Trauma Study Section of the National Institutes of Health from 1975–1979.

Lytton earned galore honors and awards. In 1966 helium received the Francis Gilman Blake Award, which is fixed by Yale School of Medicine’s elder people to the astir outstanding teacher of aesculapian sciences. He besides received the Hugh Hampton Young Award from the American Urological Association, fixed to an idiosyncratic for outstanding contributions to the survey of genitourinary tract disorders. He was a subordinate of each of the prestigious world urologic societies and served arsenic president of the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, and the New England Section of the American Urological Association.

A noted educator, Lytton trained aggregate leaders of world urology and beyond. After serving for a abbreviated clip arsenic acting maestro of Branford College astatine Yale, helium was appointed by the president of Yale arsenic maestro of Jonathan Edwards College. He subsequently served arsenic the founding manager of the Koerner Center for Emeritus Faculty astatine Yale.

Lytton was predeceased by his archetypal wife, Heleine (d. 1958), and his 2nd wife, Norma (d. 2007). He is survived by his children, Sharon, Simon, Timothy, and Jennifer; his grandchildren, Elena, Samuel, Medad, Margalit, Asher, and Ruby; and his loving spouse of 11 years, Dawn Wood. He is buried successful the Portsmouth Jewish Cemetery, adjacent his location successful West Wittering, England.