▁appointed ▁Professor ▁of ▁Pa ed iat rics ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Post grad uate ▁Medical ▁School , ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁heading ▁the ▁ne on atal ▁research ▁unit . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Professor ▁of ▁Pa ed iat rics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁specifically ▁Reg ius ▁Professor ▁of ▁Phys ic , ▁which ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁to ▁Jesus ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁T izard ▁replaced ▁his ▁old ▁colle ague ▁George ▁Pick ering . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁T izard ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Pa ed iat ric ▁Research ▁Society . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁T izard ▁was ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Cons ult ant ▁Children ' s ▁Phys ician ▁at ▁the ▁Oxford shire ▁Health ▁Author ity . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁T izard ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ne on atal ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁T izard ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁Knight ed ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Knight ▁Bach elor . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁T izard ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Pa ed iat ric ▁Association . ▁ ▁T izard ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Ne on atal ▁unit ▁At ▁Hamm ers m ith