Professor Jane Norman | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MB ChB, MD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Bristol (2019-present) University of Edinburgh (2008-2019) University of Glasgow (2006-2008) |
Professor Jane Norman MD,MB ChB,CCT,MRCOG,FRCOG,FRCP Edin,F Med Sci,FRSE is an academic and physician. She was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Bristol in 2019. [1] [2]
She graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. [3] After early clinical and academic training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh,she was awarded the degree of MD by the University of Edinburgh in 1992. [3]
She was Regius Chair of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Section of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine from 2006. [4] In 2008,she became Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for maternal and fetal health research. [3] In 2014,she also became Vice-principal of Equality and Diversity (now Vice-principal,People and Culture) at the University of Edinburgh. [3]
Her research focusses on the pregnancy “stressors”of obesity,maternal depression/stress,inflammation and hypoxia. [5]
She previously maintained a clinical practice as a Consultant Obstetrician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. [3]
Narendra Babubhai Patel,Baron Patel,is a Tanzanian-British obstetrician and cross bench peer,and a former Chancellor of the University of Dundee.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London,United Kingdom. Its members,including people with and without medical degrees,work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology,that is,pregnancy,childbirth,and female sexual and reproductive health. The college has over 16,000 members in over 100 countries with nearly 50% of those residing outside the British Isles. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales became the RCOG's patron in 2018.
Kyprianos "Kypros" Nicolaides is a Greek Cypriot-born British Professor in Fetal Medicine at King's College Hospital,London. He is one of the pioneers of fetal medicine and his discoveries have revolutionised the field. He was elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2020 for 'improving the care of pregnant women worldwide with pioneering rigorous and creative approaches,and making seminal contributions to prenatal diagnosis and every major obstetrical disorder'. This is considered to be one of the highest honours in the fields of health and medicine and recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Dame Ella Annie Noble Macknight,DBE,MRCOG,FRCOG,FAMA,FAGO was an Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist who worked at the Queen Victoria Hospital,Melbourne. She was appointed as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1969 for services to medicine.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the establishment of high standards of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology and women’s health. The College has a strong focus on women's health advocacy and trains and accredits doctors throughout Australia and New Zealand in the specialties of obstetrics and gynaecology. Its head office is in Melbourne,Australia. It was founded in 1998,with the amalgamation of the Australian and New Zealand organisations. As of 2018,the College had 2,211 Fellows in Australia and New Zealand;277 subspecialists,and 2,549 Diplomates.
Dame Lesley Regan is a British gynaecologist,professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Imperial College London and Honorary Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at St Mary's Hospital. She was the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 2016-2019 - only the second woman to ever hold this role and the first in sixty-four years.
Sir John Harold Peel was a leading British obstetrician and gynecologist,who was Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Elizabeth II from 1961 to 1973,present at a number of royal births.
Willem (Willie) Abraham van Niekerk was a South African physician,professor,and politician. Van Niekerk was Minister of Health in the government of P. W. Botha from 1985 to 1989 and Administrator-General of South West Africa from 1983 to 1985. He specialized in cytogenetics,cell biology,gynecology,and obstetrics.
Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley FRSE FRSB FMedSci FFSRH FRCOG FRANZCOG is as of 2014 Professor of Reproductive Medicine and an Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh.
Cynthia Margaret Farquhar is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. Within the Cochrane Collaboration,she is the Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility. Farquhar has over 200 published papers,with a focus on women's reproductive and sexual health.
Ian MacGillivray was a Scottish doctor who was a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Aberdeen and president of the International Society for Twin Studies.
Shiela Mehra is an Indian gynaecologist,Obstetrician and a director of the department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Moolchand Hospital,New Delhi. A 1959 graduate of the Lady Hardinge Medical College,she secured the degrees of DRCOG and MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,UK. She is a Fellow of the Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ICOG) and a recipient of awards such as the Radha Raman Award (1998) and Life Time Achievement Award of the Indian Medical Association (2006). The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri,in 1991.
James Haig Ferguson LLD FRSE FRCPE FRCSEd was a prominent Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist. He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1929 to 1931 and was president of the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society. He chaired the Central Midwives Board of Scotland and was manager of Donaldson's School for the Deaf. In 1929 he was a founder member of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Nancy Beaton Loudon was a Scottish gynaecologist. She devoted her professional life to pioneering,and ensuring provision of family planning and well woman services. She was a fore-runner in the specialty of 'community gynaecology'.
Francis James Browne (1879–1963) was professor of obstetrics and gynaecology and first director of the obstetric unit at University College Hospital,London,which was opened in 1926. He was known as "FJ".
Geoffrey Victor Price Chamberlain was a professor and academic head of department of obstetrics and gynaecology at St George's Hospital,London,editor in chief of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). At one time,he was president of the obstetrics and gynaecology section at the Royal Society of Medicine. He also authored numerous textbooks and journal articles on obstetrics.
Charles Richard Whitfield FRCOG,FRCP(G) was a Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist who was a pioneer of maternal-fetal (perinatal) medicine. His primary interest was in fetal medicine,a branch of obstetrics and gynaecology that focuses on the assessment of the development,growth and health of the baby in the womb. He was also an early proponent of subspecialisation within the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology,a practice that is common today.
Robert William Johnstone CBE,FRCSEd,FRSE,FRCOG,was a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist. For some 20 years he was Professor of Midwifery and Gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh. He was a founding Fellow and subsequently vice-president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He served as president of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1943 to 1945.
Donald Russell Aickin was a New Zealand obstetrician and gynecologist. He was professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine from 1972 until his retirement in 2000 when he was conferred professor emeritus.
Graeme Neil Smith is a Canadian obstetrician. He is Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University and clinician-scientist at Kingston General Hospital Research Institute.
