1. Martin Barratt was an early advocate for multidisciplinary care and developed a model that was later taken up by many other specialist centres across the world.
16 Facts About Martin Barratt
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Martin Barratt's research led to a new treatments for many types of childhood kidney diseases.
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Martin Barratt's father owned and ran a law firm, and his mother was one of the first women to matriculate at Cambridge University.
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Martin Barratt completed his clinical training at St Thomas' medical school.
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In 1971, Martin Barratt was promoted to senior lecturer in the Institute of Child Health and consultant paediatric nephrologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and in 1978 promoted to professor of paediatric nephrology.
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In 1966 Martin Barratt married Gill Owen, a social worker who was later promoted to group analyst and psychotherapist.
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When Martin Barratt started his clinical career, the specialism of paediatric nephrology in the UK, outwith certain areas, was primitive.
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Martin Barratt held the first post that was specifically committed, both academically and professionally to the treatment of children with renal disease.
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Martin Barratt initially worked by himself, but was joined by Michael Dillon in 1975, and together they built a major world class paediatric nephrology services department at Great Ormond Street Hospital and conducted a research programme at the Institute of Child Health.
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Martin Barratt was later joined by Richard Trompeter and Lesley Rees who continued the work of Martin Barratt.
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Martin Barratt had a broad research focus, conducting research into GFR measurement, urolithiasis, renal cystic disease, Diabetes mellitus, kidney disorders, renal function after cardiopulmonary bypass, genetic studies in inherited kidney disorders and the urological disorders in children.
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Martin Barratt undertook a number of trials to determine the best treatments with patients with nephrotic symptoms.
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In 1970, Martin Barratt conducted a trial with the immunologist John Soothill, using cyclophosphamide treatment for nephrotic syndrome.
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From 1972 to 1976, Martin Barratt was secretary of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology, and from 1994 to 1997 he was president of the association.
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Martin Barratt worked with the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology and the International Pediatric Nephrology Association.
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In 1997 Martin Barratt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to children and awarded the prestigious James Spence Medal in 2002.