Patrick Steptoe

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Patrick Steptoe was a British obstetrician and gynecologist who pioneered in vitro fertilization techniques, leading to the birth of the world’s first “test-tube baby.”

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instanceOf human
medical researcher
obstetrician
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
burialPlace Bourn, Cambridgeshire (churchyard) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart disease
coFounded Bourn Hall Clinic NERFINISHED
coFounderWith Jean Purdy NERFINISHED
Robert G. Edwards NERFINISHED
collaboratedWith Jean Purdy NERFINISHED
Robert G. Edwards NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1913-06-09
dateOfDeath 1988-03-21
educatedAt King's College London NERFINISHED
St George's Hospital Medical School NERFINISHED
employer Oldham General Hospital NERFINISHED
Royal Oldham Hospital NERFINISHED
familyName Steptoe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork gynecology
in vitro fertilization
obstetrics
fullName Patrick Christopher Steptoe NERFINISHED
givenName Patrick NERFINISHED
hasGender male
honorificTitle CBE
influenced development of assisted reproductive technologies
knownFor assisting in the birth of the first baby conceived by IVF
pioneering in vitro fertilization techniques
languageSpoken English
memberOfOrder Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableAchievement clinical application of IVF leading to the first successful IVF birth
refinement of laparoscopic techniques for oocyte retrieval
notableEvent involved in the birth of Louise Brown, the first baby conceived by IVF
notableStudentOrColleague Jean Purdy NERFINISHED
Robert G. Edwards NERFINISHED
notableWork development of laparoscopic egg retrieval techniques
occupation gynecologist
obstetrician
pioneer of in vitro fertilization
placeOfBirth Oxford, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Canterbury, England NERFINISHED
workedOn reproductive medicine
treatment of infertility
workLocation Oldham, England NERFINISHED

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Robert Edwards coWorker Patrick Steptoe
Louise Brown associatedWith Patrick Steptoe