Sam Shuster, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Emeritus Professor of Dermatology at Newcastle University
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Performance Enhancing Drugs (Such as Steroids) Be Accepted in Sports?"
- Reasoning:
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“The ethical argument…disappears on examination. Sport is for enjoyment and competition, and usually aims to improve; but what is the difference between increasing skill and performance by training, and taking drugs?…
What is more ‘fair’ – the use of a team of sports specialists or a simple pill? What is the difference between training at altitude and taking erythropoietin to achieve a similar effect? And why are the strips of adhesive plaster on the nose – absurdly believed to increase oxygen intake – more acceptable than a drug which reduces airway resistance?”
“There’s No Proof That Sports Drugs Enhance Performance,” Guardian, Aug. 4, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Emeritus professor, Dermatology, Newcastle University
- Honorary consultant, Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Professor, Dermatology, University of East Anglia
- Dermatologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Dermatology, St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin
- Member of Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP)
- Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
- Education:
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- PhD, University College London, 1956
- MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine), University College London, 1951
- Other:
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