Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Aberdeen)

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The Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a Regius Professorship in Gynecology , Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Aberdeen . It was founded in 1858 as a Regius Chair of Midwifery through the foundation of Queen Victoria .

Another Regius professorship for reproductive medicine has existed at the University of Glasgow since 1815 , today also known as the Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology . Like the chair in Aberdeen, it was formerly known as the Regius Professor of Midwifery.

List of Regius Professors Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Robert Dyce MA, MD, FRSE, FSA Scot 1858 1869 Dyce had worked as a military doctor for ten years and had taught obstetrics at Marishal College since 1841. When Marishal and King's College merged under pressure from the Crown to form the University of Aberdeen in 1860, only the medical chairs of Marishal College remained and Dyce became the first professor on the newly created chair. He held the chair until his death in 1869. Dyce devoted himself privately to entomology and ichthyology .
Andrew Inglis MD, FRCS EDIN 1869 1875 In addition to Inglis, Charles Bell, also from Edinburgh, applied for the position. An important innovation can be traced back to Inglis; he was the first to introduce a hospital in Aberdeen, on a very small scale, in which patients could stay for several days. Inglis, born in 1837, fell seriously ill in 1873. He was represented by the former military doctor Alexander Vans Best, who fell ill himself and, like Inglis, died in 1875.
William Stephenson MD, FRCS Edin. min. 1877 1912 Stephenson was trained at the University of Edinburgh and had practiced at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. When he was appointed professor, he had also become a gynecologist at the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen. He mainly taught practically and published many treatises on childhood diseases and the technical aspects of labor. Stephenson retired from the chair in 1912.
Robert Gordon M'Kerron Esq., MA, MD 1912 1936 M'Kerron (other spelling Mckerron) studied in Aberdeen and wrote his doctoral thesis on complications from fallopian tube tumors during pregnancy, labor and delivery. In 1891 he began teaching at Aberdeen University. Joined the reserve in 1908, he was activated in 1914 and worked in a military hospital until 1919. Prior to his appointment in 1912, M'Kerron had worked as assistant to the Professor of Midwifery for twenty years.
Dugald Baird Esq., B.Sc., MD, DPH, FCOG 1937 Sep 30 1965 Baird had worked at the University of Glasgow as an assistant to Samuel James Cameron , the Regius Professor of Midwifery , prior to his appointment . He achieved worldwide fame for his work on reproductive medicine, physiology, epidemiology, prolapse , incontinence and cancer prevention in women. During Baird's tenure, the university hospital achieved the best results in the UK and one of the best in Europe. He was the first to demonstrate the effects of social factors on obstetric outcomes and was an early proponent of women's self-determination in matters of birth control.
Ian MacGillivray Esq., MB, Ch.B., MD, FRCOG 1965 1984 MacGillivray had taught in Aberdeen from 1955 to 1961. In 1961 he took over the professorship for obstetrics and gynecology at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, before he took over the Regius professorship in 1965 at the age of 44. In 1999 the MacGillivray Academic Center was opened in his honor .
Alexander Allan Templeton CBE, MD, MRCOG 1985 June 1, 2011 Templeton studied in Aberdeen and worked in Edinburgh for ten years before he took over the Regius Professorship on his return. He is considered one of the leading experts in fertilization. In 2009 he was named a CBE for his services to medicine.
It is possible that Siladitya is Bhattacharya Templeton's successor. However, this has not yet been confirmed. In particular, there is no evidence of a patent letter .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c John D. Comrie: Chapter 9: The Medical School of Aberdeen . In: History of Scottish Medicine to 1860 . Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, London 1927.
  2. ↑ a b c Dr Robert Dyce on findagrave.com; accessed on December 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b c d Obituary for Robert Dyce, MD in Aberdeen. In: British Medical Journal , January 23, 1869.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j John D. Comrie: History of Scottish Medicine in two volumes . 2nd ed. Vol. II. Bailliere, Tindall & Cox, London 1932, pp. 541 ff., Textarchiv - Internet Archive
  5. ↑ Best, Alexander Vans (1837-1875). In: Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online on the Royal College of Surgeons website; accessed on December 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Robert Gordon M'Kerron as Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , October 4, 1912.
  7. ↑ a b c Medical News . In: British Medical Journal , September 14, 1912. PMC 2334300 (free full text)
  8. ↑ a b Aberdeen Professional Resignations . In: British Medical Journal , July 18, 1936; PMC 2457258 (free full text)
  9. ↑ Mckerron, Robert Gordon. In: Browse the Roll of Honor on the University of Aberdeen website; accessed on December 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ a b c Notice of the appointment of Ian MacGillivray as Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , February 5, 1965.
  11. ↑ a b c d Notice of the appointment of Ian MacGillivray as Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In: Medical News . In: British Medical Journal , February 13, 1965. PMC 2165442 (free full text)
  12. ^ Obituary for Sir Dugal Baird . In: British Medical Journal , November 29, 1986. PMC 1342222 (free full text)
  13. ↑ Academic Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Overview on the University of Aberdeen website; accessed on December 16, 2016.
  14. ^ A b History: Sir Dugald Baird on the University of Aberdeen website; accessed on February 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Alexander Allan Templeton as Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Aberdeen. In: London Gazette , February 1, 1985.
  16. ↑ Introducing the MacGillivray Academic Center on the University of Aberdeen website; Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ a b c d Honors for RCOG's past president. In: Abortion Review , January 5, 2009.
  18. ^ New Year Honors. In: The Scotsman - Scotland's National Newspaper , December 31, 2008.
  19. ↑ profile Siladitya Bhattacharya on the website of the University of Aberdeen; accessed on January 4, 2016.