Hilary Critchley

Professor Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley FRSE FRSB FMedSci FFSRH FRCOG FRANZCOG
Education	University of Manchester
Occupation(s)	medical doctor and academic
Medical career
Institutions	University of Edinburgh
Sub-specialties	obstetrics and gynaecology, reproductive medicine

Professor 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.

Education

• 1991: Doctor of Medicine, University of Manchester
• 1981: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Manchester
• 1978: Bachelor of Science (2:1), University of Manchester

Career and research

She was appointed as the Head of School of Clinical Sciences in August 2012. She has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and has appeared at international conferences.

Critchley's research focusses on local uterine mechanisms involved in menstruation and implantation, and addresses the mechanisms common to those reproductive processes – injury and repair, endocrine–immune interactions and regulation of inflammatory mediators. A particular area of interest has been the local endometrial response to withdrawal of progesterone, both physiological and pharmacological.

Her academic and professional qualifications include:

• 2012: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• 2010: Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
• 2009: Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
• 2005: Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
• 1998: Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• 1991: Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists