Harold Lambert (physician)
Harold Philip Lambert, FRCP was a British medical doctor and professor of medicine, known for his work dealing with infectious diseases and antibiotic therapy. He helped in the development of pyrazinamide as a treatment for tuberculosis and also did some of the earliest research into mescaline.
He trained at Cambridge University and University College Hospital, where as a medical student he witnessed the death of George Orwell from tuberculosis. In 1963 Lambert became consultant physician, and later the first professor of microbial diseases, at St George's, University of London. He was co-editor with Lawrence Paul Garrod and Francis O'Grady of the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the important textbook on antibiotic therapy "Antibiotic and Chemotherapy". Lambert was also the co-editor of the 7th edition with O'Grady, Roger G. Finch, and David Greenwood. Lambert's main research interests were meningitis, respiratory infections, and the optimal use of antibiotics.
In 1955 in Marylebone he married Joan Richley. They had two daughters and a son.- with Robert M. McCune, Floyd M. Feldmann, and Walsh McDermott:
- with Arnold Eley and T. Hargreaves:
- with H. Stern:
- with Mark G. Thomas and Keith Redhead:
- with Robert S. Heyderman, I. O'Sullivan, J. M. Stuart, B. L. Taylor, and R. A. Wall:
