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Hilary Critchley is a Professor of Reproductive Medicine/Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at The University of Edinburgh. She was appointed as the Head of School of Clinical Sciences on August the 2012. Her fundamental studies have made major contributions to the understanding of mechanisms regulating the onset of menstruation and established local effects of pharmacological steroid receptor modulation in uterine tissues with a view to development of novel treatment strategies for menstrual complaints. She holds more than 180 articles published in scientific peer-review journals and international conferences.

== Professional qualifications ==


 * 2012 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE
 * 2010 Fellow of the Society of Biology, FSB
 * 2009 Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, FMedSci
 * 2005 Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, FFSRH
 * 1998 Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, FRCOG
 * 1991 Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, FRANZCOG

Research expertise
Her research focuses upon local uterine mechanisms involved in menstruation and implantation and addresses mechanisms common to these 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.

Academic qualifications

 * 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

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