CURRICULUM
VITAE
C.
ALAN B. CLEMETSON, M.D.,
F.R.C.O.G.,
F.R.C.S. (C), F.A.C.O.G.
Born
in
Preparatory
School -
Educated
at King’s School,
Radcliffe
Infirmary,
Qualified
B.M., B.Ch.,
House
Surgeon in General Surgery at Radcliffe Infirmary,
Jan. 1948 to June 1948
under
Mr. Corry,
Royal
Air Force Medical Officer at 5 M.R.U. Mongewell Park,
Oct. 1948 to June 1950
M.A.,
Research
Assistant at the Obstetric Hospital, University
1950-1952
W.C.W.
Nixon, doing research into preeclamptic toxaemia
Nichols
Research Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
1951-1952
House
Surgeon, Obstetrics,
R.M.O.,
Obstetrics,
House
Surgeon, Gynaecology,
Obstetrical
and Gynaecological Registrar at Lake Hospital,
1954-1956
Lecturer
in Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Hospital,
Membership
of
Assistant
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University
1958-1961
Hospital,
Canadian
Certification in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, F.R.C.S. (C)
1959
Assistant
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Educational
Council for Foreign Medical Graduates written examination
1962
examinations
Fellowship
of the
Five-Year
Research Career Development Award (N.I.H.)
1965-1967
Director
of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
1967-1981
The
Associate
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the
1967-1972
Appointed
to the Obstetric Advisory Committee, Department of Health,
1968
Appointed
as Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
1969
at
Fellowship
of the
Fellowship
of the
Appointed
to the Medical Advisory Committee, Planned Parenthood of
1971
New
York City, Inc.
Professor
of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the
of
the
Fellowship
of the
Chairman,
Committee on Government Relations, District II, of
1973
Appointed
to Physicians’ Review Committee of Blue Cross and Blue Shield
1974
of
Greater
Second
Vice President,
Vice
President,
President,
Fellowship
of the
Professor
of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1981-1990
Professor
Emeritus, Tulane University School of Medicine,
1990-Present
PAST
MEMBERSHIPS IN LEARNED SOCIETIES
Member
of the British Medical Association
Fellow
of the Royal Society of Medicine
Member
of the
Member
of the
President
of the
Member
of the Medical Society of the
Fellow
of the
Fellow
of the
Fellow
of the
Fellow
of the
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Assistant
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1958-1961
Assistant
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Lecturer
in Maternal Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health,
1964-1965
Associate
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1967-1972
State
Director,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
1967-1981
The
Methodist
Professor
in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the
1972-1981
Professor
of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Director
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital,
1981-1990
Consultant
in Gynecology for the Department of Surgery,
1984-1990
Professor
Emeritus,
NATIONAL
& INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Listed
in:
Marquis
Who’s Who in the West, Volume 9, 1965-66
Dictionary
of International Biography, 4th Edition, 1967
Marquis
Who’s Who in the East, 15th Edition, 1975-76
Marquis
Who’s Who in
Marquis
Who’s Who in the World, 5th Edition, 1980
Marquis
Who’s Who in the World, 6th Edition, 1982
Marquis
Who’s Who in the South & Southwest, 1993
ACHIEVEMENTS
WHILE
WORKING AT
1. Demonstrated the effects of
cord around the neck and of preeclampsia on the oxygen saturation of newborn
infants.
2. Published the first study of
“small-for-dates” infants in his studies of “the difference in birth weight of
human twins.”
3. Demonstrated impaired active
transfer of amino acids from mother to fetus in
preeclampsia.
4. Demonstrated aortic
hypoplasia in some patients following severe early
preeclampsia.
5.
Performed and published
successful open cardiac massage outside of a hospital.
WHILE
WORKING AT THE
1. First demonstrated that
oestrogens increase capillary strength.
2. Studied the use of vitamin C
and bioflavonoids in the treatment of excessive menstrual bleeding associated
with easy bruising.
WHILE
WORKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
Bioflavonoids
and catechins
1. Solved the old “Vitamin P”
problem, by showing that bioflavonoids with certain structural characteristics
act as indirect antioxidants for Vitamin C. See Plant Polyphenols Monograph in
Preeclampsia
2. Demonstrated a disturbance of
ascorbic acid metabolism in preeclampsia and in abruptio
placentae.
Eclampsia
3. Was recognized for his work
on eclampsia.
Leon
Chesley, in his book on eclampsia, cited Alan Clemetson as being the first to
suggest that it was the advent of the refrigerator which eventually controlled
the unusually high incidence of eclampsia in the states lying South of the
Mason-Dixon line. Before widespread refrigeration of food, it would seem that
the antioxidant effects of flavonoids of the spicy Southern recipes were yet not
enough on their own to prevent the rancidity of fats in warmer weather -- with
its concomitant toxicity to the human body, especially as concerns pregnant
women.
Abortion
law reform
4. Influenced abortion
law.
In
1966 or 1967, there was an epidemic of German measles in
We
knew that rubella in early pregnancy could lead to blindness, heart disease,
deafness, or mental retardation in the infant, so what to do? Dr. Clemetson
suggested that we should form a “therapeutic abortion committee”, including all
12 members of the Obstetrics/Gynecology faculty, as we would have done at
Each
of the three women attended the committee meetings in person; their wishes were
presented and recorded in detail.
As
a result, three of Dr. Clemetson’s colleagues were indicted for performing
abortions. Undoubtedly, Alan Margolis, Ned Overstreet, and Ron Smith had a very
anxious year, but eventually all were exonerated without trial, because of a
groundswell of public opinion in their favor, and
Subsequently,
the case of Roe v. Wade led to legalization of abortion throughout the
WHILE
WORKING AT THE
1. He developed a new method for
measuring the bilirubin content of amniotic fluid.
2. In collaboration with the
Department of Anesthesiology, he showed an improved oxygen saturation in the
umbilical cord blood of babies delivered by Caesarean Section under spinal
anesthesia when the mother is placed in a left-side-down tilt
position.
3. In collaboration with Mr.
Mallikarjuneswara and Dr. Moshfeghi, he was able to measure the electrical
charge on fertilized rat ova, and this was the first time that anyone had ever
measured the electrical charge on any mammalian ovum.
4. He showed conclusively that
women on the pill need more Vitamin C than usual, and, as a result of this, Mead
Johnson & Company has marketed special vitamins called “Feminins” for women
on the pill.
5. His research on the uterine
luminal fluid in the rat showed that estrogen causes secretion and progesterone
causes reabsorption of uterine luminal fluid.
6. In collaboration with Dr.
J.K. Kim and others, he showed that the luteal phase of the human menstrual
cycle is the reabsorptive phase, and not the secretory
phase.
7. In recent research, he has
shown that people with low plasma Vitamin C levels have very high blood
histamine levels.
8. He was able to relate the
above observation to abruptio placentae, as women with low ascorbate and high
histamine levels are prone to develop premature separation of the
placenta.
9.
Dr. Clemetson’s most notable
medico-legal achievement was as father of the “Motherhood Bill”, which requires
that all medical insurance carriers in the State of New York include coverage
for pregnancy and complications of pregnancy. This so-called Donovan Bill
rapidly spread to all 50 states.
WHILE
WORKING AT THE HUEY P. LONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA, FOR THE
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FROM 1981 TO 1990:
1. He taught Ob/Gyn residents
and students from Tulane University School of Medicine, while supervising the
care of patients.
2. He made extensive use of the
Tulane University School of Medicine Library in
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (1953) The
oxygen saturation of umbilical artery and vein blood at birth, with special
reference to cord obstruction. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med.
46:94-96.
2. Clemetson, C.A.B. and
Churchman, J. (1953) Oxygen and carbon dioxide content of the umbilical artery
and vein blood in toxaemic and normal pregnancy. J. Obstet Gynaec. Brit. Emp.
60:335-344.
3. Clemetson, C.A.B. and
Churchman, J. (1954) The placental
transfer of amino-acids in normal and toxaemic pregnancy. J. Obstet. Gynaec.
Brit. Emp. 61:364-371.
4. Clemetson, C.A.B. and
Churchman, J. (1955) Plasma amino-acid levels following protein ingestion by
pregnant and non-pregnant subjects. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp.
62:390-394.
5. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1956) The
difference in birth weight of human twins. Twin blood studies: I--Oxygen
analysis of umbilical cord blood. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp.
63:1-8.
6. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1956) The difference in birth weight of
human twins. Twin blood studies: II--Cord blood haemoglobin levels. J. Obstet.
Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 63:9-14.
7. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1956) The
difference in birth weight of human twins. Twin blood studies: III--Placental
transfer of amino-acids. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp.
63:15-18.
8. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1958)
Ectopia vesicae and split pelvis. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp.
65:973-981.
9. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1959)
Survival after cardiac arrest. BMJ 2:14-17.
10. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1960) Aortic
hypoplasia and its significance in the aetiology of pre-eclamptic toxaemia. J.
Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Emp. 67:90-101
11. Brown, A.B. and Clemetson, C.A.B. (1961) Influence of environmental
temperature on survival of premature animals. Canad. Med. Assoc. J.
84:491-494.
12. Clemetson, C.A.B., Blair, L., and Brown,
A.B. (1962) Capillary strength and the menstrual cycle.
13. Clemetson, C.A.B., Blair, L.M., and Reed,
D.H. (1962) Estrogens and capillary strength. Am. J. Obstet. Gynec.
83:1261-1268.
14. Clemetson, C.A.B. and Blair, L.M. (1962)
Capillary strength of women with menorrhagia. Am. J. Obstet. Gynec.
83:1269-1279.
15. Clemetson, C.A.B. and Andersen, L. (1964)
Ascorbic acid metabolism in preeclampsia. Obstet. Gynec.
24:774-782.
16. Clemetson, C.A.B. and Andersen, L. (1966)
Plant polyphenols as antioxidants for ascorbic acid.
17. Clemetson, C.A.B. I Bioflavonoidi Quali Antiossidanti per
L’Acido Ascorbico. Symposium sui Bioflavonoidi.
18. Clemetson, C.A.B. Menorrhagia rheumatica.
La Vie Medicale, No Hors Serie, Decembre 1969, pp. 1-10: Symposium
International - Paroi Vasculaire et Flavonoides - Comptes Rendus - Hopital
Saint-Antoine,
19. Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., Clemetson,
C.A.B., and Carr, J.J. (1970) Determination of bilirubin in amniotic fluid. A
new, simple, and efficient method. Clin. Chem.
16:180-184.
20. Clemetson, C.A.B., Moshfeghi, M.M., and
Mallikarjuneswara, V.R. (1970) Electrophoretic mobility of the rat blastocyst.
Contraception 1:357-360.
21. Clemetson, C.A.B., Mallikarjuneswara,
V.R., Moshfeghi, M.M., Carr, J.J., and Wilds, J.H. (1970) The effects of oestrogen and
progesterone on the sodium and potassium concentrations of rat uterine fluid. J.
Endocr. 47:309-319.
22. Ansari,
23. Saroja, N., Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., and
Clemetson, C.A.B. (1971) Effect of estrogens on ascorbic acid in the plasma and
blood vessels of guinea pigs. Contraception
3:269-277.
24. Kalesh, D.G., Mallikarjuneswara, V.R.,
and Clemetson, C.A.B. (1971) Effect
of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives on platelet and plasma ascorbic acid
concentrations. Contraception 4:183-192.
25. Clemetson, C.A.B., Kim, J.K.,
Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., and Wilds, J.H. (1972) The sodium and potassium
concentrations in the uterine fluid of the rat at the time of implantation. J.
Endocr. 54:417-423.
26. de Jesus, T.P.S., Mallikarjuneswara,
V.R., and Clemetson, C.A.B. (1972) Rat uterine fluid electrolytes and the
estrous cycle. Contraception 6:489-497.
27. Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., de Jesus,
T.P.S., and Clemetson, C.A.B. (1972) The effect of an intrauterine foreign body
on the sodium and potassium concentrations of the uterine fluid of the rat.
Contraception 6:499-512.
28. Clemetson, C.A.B., Kim, J.K., de Jesus,
T.P.S., Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., and Wilds, J.H. (1973) Human uterine fluid potassium and
the menstrual cycle. J. Obstet. Gynaec. Brit. Commw.
80:553-561.
29. Clemetson, C.A.B., Hassan, R.,
Mallikarjuneswara, V.R., and Wallace, G. (1973) Tilt-bend Cesarean section.
Obstet. Gynec. 42:290-298.
30. Tantayaporn, P., Mallikarjuneswara, V.R.,
De Carlo, S.J., and Clemetson, C.A.B. (1974) The effects of estrogen and
progesterone on the volume and electrolyte content of the uterine luminal fluid
of the rat. Endocrinology 95:1034-1045.
31. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1976) Ascorbic acid
and diabetes mellitus. Medical Hypotheses
2:193-194.
32. Clemetson, C.A.B., Verma, U.L. and De
Carlo, S.J. (1977) Secretion and reabsorption of uterine luminal fluid in rats.
J. Reprod. Fert. 49:183-187.
33. Clemetson, C.A.B., De Carlo, S.J.,
Burney, G.A., Patel, T.J., Kozhiashvili, N. and
34. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1979) Some thoughts on
the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease (with special reference to women “on
the pill”). Role of ascorbic acid. Medical Hypotheses
5:825-834.
35. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1980) Histamine and
ascorbic acid in human blood. J. Nutr. 110:662-668.
36. Clemetson, C.A.B. and Cafaro, V. (1981)
Abruptio placentae. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet.
19:453-460.
37.
38. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1991) Vitamin C and
multifactorial disease. J. Orthomolecular Medicine
6:161-165.
39. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1999) The key role of
histamine in the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.
Medical Hypotheses 52:1-8.
40. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1999) Vaccinations,
inoculations and ascorbic acid. J. Orthomolecular Medicine
14:137-142.
41. Clemetson, C.A.B. (2002) Was the baby
shaken? Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients. January:
112-113.
42. Clemetson, C.A.B. (2002) Barlow’s
disease. Medical Hypotheses 59:52-56.
43.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2002) Shaken baby
syndrome or scurvy? J. Orthomolecular Medicine
17:193-196.
44.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2004) Elevated blood histamine caused
by vaccinations and vitamin C deficiency may mimic shaken baby syndrome. Medical
Hypotheses 62:533-536.
45.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2004) Capillary fragility as a cause of subdural hemorrhage
in infants. Medical Hypotheses and Research
1:121-129.
46.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2004)
Is
it “shaken baby,” or Barlow's disease variant? Journal of American Physicians and
Surgeons 9:78-80.
47.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2006) Caffey revisited. A commentary on the origin of SBS.
Journal of American
Physicians and Surgeons 11:20-21
BOOK
CHAPTERS.
1.
Clemetson, C.A.B., Moshfeghi, M.M., and Mallikarjuneswara, V.R. (1971)
The Surface Charge on the Five-day Rat Blastocyst. Proc. of the Blastocyst
Biology Symposium,
LETTERS
TO JOURNALS
1.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (1965) Effect of certain types of paper on sexual
maturation of the insect Pyrrhocoris apterus. Nature
208:510.
2. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1966) Chronic copper
poisoning in sheep. Aust. Vet. J. 42:34.
3. Clemetson, C.A.B. (1968) Caeruloplasmin and
green plasma. Lancet 2:1037-1038.
4. Clemetson, C.A.B. and Moshfeghi, M.M. (1969)
Strange effects of “dextrose 5% in water.”
5.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (1977) Mid-trimester abortions.
6.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (2003) Fenfluramine and vitamin C. J. Orthomolecular
Medicine 18:47-48.
7. Clemetson, C.A.B. (2003)
Child abuse or Barlow’s disease? Pediatrics International 45(6):758.
8. Clemetson, C.A.B. (2004)
Inoculation studies. Military Medicine 169:v.
9.
Clemetson, C.A.B. The
evidence base for shaken baby syndrome.
10. Clemetson, C.A.B. “Shaken baby”, or
Barlow’s disease variant?
11. Clemetson, C.A.B. Re: The sudden death of
a child.
12. Clemetson, C.A.B. The sudden death of a
child.
13. Clemetson, C.A.B. Toxic histaminaemia.
14.
Clemetson, C.A.B. Shaken babies revisited.
15.
Clemetson, C.A.B. Subdural haematomas in infants.
16.
Clemetson, C.A.B. Shaken baby syndrome: a medicolegal problem.
17. Clemetson, C.A.B. The prevention of
vaccine reactions.
18.
Clemetson, C.A.B. Why disqualify the one
who knows? Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons 2004;
9:97-98.
19. Clemetson, C.A.B. The prevention of
vaccine reactions.
20. Clemetson, C.A.B. Errors in the diagnosis
of child abuse.
EDITORIALS
1. Clemetson, C.A.B. (2004) Was that baby
really shaken?
Redflagsdaily.com. Online
Conference. Invited editorial first published on
2. Clemetson, C.A.B. Capillary fragility as
a cause of subdural and retinal hemorrhages in infancy. Redflagsdaily.com.
On-line Conference. Invited editorial first published on
BOOK
REVIEW
1.
Clemetson, C.A.B. (1968) Am.
J. Obstet. Gyn. 102:313-315. Ed. L.M. Hellman and R.M. Wynn. Precis
d’Obstetrique. Robert Mercer, Jean Levy and Jean Melchior. Third Edition,
1967. Masson et Cie,
MAJOR
PRESENTATIONS
1.
Lecture on Ovo-implantation.
“Electrochemical Aspects of Implantation”, International Scientific Meeting of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, on September 7, 1973, Radcliffe Infirmary,
Oxford University, in honour of Sir John Stallworthy’s
retirement.
2. Ovo-implantation.
3. Lecture on Vitamin C and
Multifactorial Disease.
PUBLISHED
DISCUSSIONS
1.
Clemetson, C.A.B. In
discussion of paper by Clark et al: Receptor Replenishment Regulation, Annals
New York Academy of Sciences 286:176-178 (1977).
2. Clemetson, C.A.B. In paper by
Hirsch, P.J.,
BOOK
PUBLISHED
Vitamin C -- Volumes I, II, and III. Monograph
by C.A.B. Clemetson. CRC Press,