Christopher Robert Pemberton FRCP FRS (1765, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire – 31 July 1822, Fredville, Kent) was an English physician.
[2] In 1806 he was appointed physician-extraordinary to the Prince of Wales and to the Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale and, afterward, to His Majesty King George III.
[6] Pemberton's book is dedicated to Matthew Baillie, M.D., Charles Dalston Nevinson, M.D., Pelham Warren, M.D., Astley Cooper, Esq., and Benjamin Collins Brodie, Esq.
[7] The book was studied by Charles Darwin[8][9] Within the 1806 book, Pemberton's 3 most original observations are: (i) water brash (GERD) can result from a diet that consists solely of potatoes (vitamin D deficiency), (ii) in some cases, cancer of the bowel can exist for a long time without significant symptoms, and (iii) over-exertion of particular muscles can lead to a form of palsy.
Sir Astley Cooper performed on him an operation that divided several branches of the trigeminal nerve — but failed to give Pemberton any relief.
[2] He was compelled by his continuing neuralgia to cease the practice of medicine, to leave London, and to retire to Kent at Fredville[2] (which was the seat of his brother-in-law John Plumptre).