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The Middlesex Hospital lives on ……in Connecticut

Medical / Peter Cotton / February 23, 2024

Three years ago I wrote about my time on the staff of the Middlesex hospital in London, and explained it’s unusual name https://petercottontales.com/2020/10/the-middlesex-hospital-what-sort-of-a-name-is-that/ Unfortunately the illustrations of that piece seem to have disappeared The Middlesex closed in 2005 and it’s functions and staff joined the University College Hospital, now in a fancy new building on […]

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Goodbye Medicine. Saluting some mentors.

1 Comment / Family, Medical / Peter Cotton / January 4, 2024

So, as of Jan 1st 2024, I am finally retired, exactly 60 years from graduating, 50 years after starting specialist practice at The Middlesex Hospital in London, 37 years after leaving England to work at Duke University in North Carolina, and after 30 years at the Medical University in Charleston. It will not be a

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2023 goes out with a bang, literally

Family / Peter Cotton / December 31, 2023

What bang? All will be explained, but before that….. We were comfy in our home on Dewees island expecting a wet and windy Sunday Dec 17, but it turned into a hurricane size event, with about 8 ins of rain. That and high tide raised the ground water level 39 ins, and 23 ins above

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My recent retirement talk: Gastroenterology in Seven decades. Some landmarks and reflections

Family, Fred friends, Medical / Peter Cotton / December 18, 2023

Here we go, hopefully https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vumedi.com/video/gastroenterology-in-seven-decades-some-landmarks-and-reflections/Imdhc3Ryb2VudGVyb2xvZ3ktaW4tc2V2ZW4tZGVjYWRlcy1zb21lLWxhbmRtYXJrcy1hbmQtcmVmbGVjdGlvbnMi:1rF7dh:T8iZHpb8IcJbEKu1kmUHHA6KD881G-DqOnzXH880Zis/__;!!Ab1_Rw!D6awfgeprV3-OF-7L6eUw-4T6Y-xYtbIkg_2AIZE9KWGqAuoUqPlyqh-osrdmdXgkUZC1LU2nLPJcQ$

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Maybe join my retirement talk on Dec 13?

Family, Medical / Peter Cotton / November 29, 2023

I am finally retiring at the end of the year, exactly 50 years since starting on faculty at The Mddlesex in London. An opportunity to reflect on a fun journey. I will be giving MUSC GI grand rounds at 7am EST on Weds Dec 13. “Gastroenterology in seven dacdes. Some landmarks and reflections” It will

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Riding (and driving) the endoscopy express over seven decades

Family, Medical / Peter Cotton / November 22, 2023

ASGE has a new online journal called iGIE. Desparate for copy they asked me to ramble down memory lane, which I was happy to do. Some of it might amuse.. Click away https://www.igiejournal.org/article/S2949-7086(23)00090-0/fulltext?fbclid=IwAR1KHVdQWr33PokoMaTH0yL_DJrVLjSJzmKNamVDoFHmNuTubaVzYopdJMo

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Going to see what Columbus missed….

Family, Medical / Peter Cotton / September 23, 2023

Most kids (at least in USA) know that Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain in three small ships and bumped into America (actually, the Bahamas) in 1492. Many may not know that he was way off track, couldn’t be much further in fact. He was aiming at the “spice islands” on the Malabar west coast

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Fred the Snake book 9

Fred friends, Fred the Snake Series / Peter Cotton / September 23, 2023

This is the last of the 3 books in which Jim takes Fred, Perdy, Jack and the gang exploring famous sights in USA. They travel the west coast, starting in Hollywood, where Fred gets a star, fly under the Golden Gate bridge, get locked up (temporarily) in Alcatraz, marvel at Yosemite, ski at Tahoe, visit

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Savoring…and smelling the roses

Family, Medical / Peter Cotton / August 29, 2023

Just heard an interview with Fred Bryant on PBS. He is the author of “Savoring”, a treatise on enjoying the moment, explaning how important it is to slow down in this fast world. It reminded me of something I wrote a long time ago when contemplating a big change in my life. Here with apologies

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Shout out to Cristina, the designer of my Fred books

Fred friends, Fred the Snake Series / Peter Cotton / August 22, 2023

Meet Cristina Young, the “designer” of my books about Fred the snake and his friends. She weaves my words and Bonnie’s illustrations into the printed books. I hadn’t realised the importance of the designer until we started working together. We just finished the 9th book about Fred’s adventures which will be on sale very soon.

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