Dr. David Tomlinson, MD
Concierge Family Medicine physician, Wakefield, RI
SafeCirc Center of ExcellenceDr. David Tomlinson is a board-certified family physician who founded the SafeCirc Center of Excellence in Wakefield, Rhode Island.
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About Dr. Tomlinson
Dr. Tomlinson is a board-certified family physician. He trained as a mechanical engineer at MIT and is a Navy-trained veteran. He holds a Brown University appointment as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine.
Dr. Tomlinson founded the SafeCirc Center of Excellence in Wakefield, Rhode Island. He has spent more than 20 years working to make newborn circumcision safer. He led an international team that created the minimally invasive AccuCirc device.
He also wrote the surgical chapters of a World Health Organization manual on early infant male circumcision. He is a consultant to the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the Gates Foundation on circumcision training programs. South County Hospital named him Physician of the Year in 2015.
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Is Dr. Tomlinson board certified?
Yes, Dr. Tomlinson is a board-certified family physician.
Where is Dr. Tomlinson's office?
Dr. Tomlinson founded the SafeCirc Center of Excellence in Wakefield, Rhode Island.
What is Dr. Tomlinson's focus?
He has spent more than 20 years working to make newborn circumcision safer.
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