Hilary Critchley Explained

Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley
Honorific Suffix:	FRSE FRSB FMedSci FFSRH FRCOG FRANZCOG
Occupation:	medical doctor and academic
Work Institutions:	University of Edinburgh
Specialism:	obstetrics and gynaecology, reproductive medicine

Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley FRSE FRSB FMedSci FFSRH FRCOG FRANZCOG is a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist., she is the Professor of Reproductive Medicine and an Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh.

Education

Critchley earned a B.S. (1978) and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (1981) from the University of Manchester. She earned the degree of Doctor of Medicine, also from the University of Manchester, in 1991.^[1]

Career and research

She was appointed as the Head of School of Clinical Sciences in August 2012. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.

Critchley's research focusses on local uterine mechanisms involved in menstruation and implantation, and addresses the mechanisms common to those reproductive processesinjury and repair, endocrineimmune 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.^{[2] [3]}

Awards and honours

In 2019, Critchley was one of the women in science profiled in an exhibit presented by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.^[4] In 2021, the Society for Reproductive Investigation awarded Critchley with the DeCherney Society LIfetime Distinguished Service Award.^[5] She was the Society for Reproduction and Fertility's Distinguished Scientist Lecturer in 2020.^[6]

She is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2012)^{[7] [8]} and the Academy of Medical Sciences (2009).^[9]

Selected publications

• Critchley . Hilary O. D. . Brenner . Robert M. . Henderson . Teresa A. . Williams . Karin . Nayak . Nihar R. . Slayden . Ov D. . Millar . Michael R. . Saunders . Philippa T. K. . 2001-03-01 . Estrogen Receptor β, But Not Estrogen Receptor α, Is Present in the Vascular Endothelium of the Human and Nonhuman Primate Endometrium1 . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism . en . 86 . 3 . 1370–1378 . 10.1210/jcem.86.3.7317 . 0021-972X. free .
• Jabbour . Henry N. . Kelly . Rodney W. . Fraser . Hamish M. . Critchley . Hilary O. D. . 2006-02-01 . Endocrine Regulation of Menstruation . Endocrine Reviews . en . 27 . 1 . 17–46 . 10.1210/er.2004-0021 . 0163-769X. free .
• Munro . Malcolm G. . Critchley . Hilary O.D. . Broder . Michael S. . Fraser . Ian S. . for the FIGO Working Group on Menstrual Disorders . 2011 . FIGO classification system (PALM-COEIN) for causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in nongravid women of reproductive age . International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics . en . 113 . 1 . 3–13 . 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.011. free .
• Wastnedge . Elizabeth A. N. . Reynolds . Rebecca M. . van Boeckel . Sara R. . Stock . Sarah J. . Denison . Fiona C. . Maybin . Jacqueline A. . Critchley . Hilary O. D. . 2021-01-01 . Pregnancy and COVID-19 . Physiological Reviews . en . 101 . 1 . 303–318 . 10.1152/physrev.00024.2020 . 0031-9333 . 7686875 . 32969772.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hilary Critchley . 2023-09-29 . University of Edinburgh Research Explorer . en.
2. Web site: The University of Edinburgh. 30 September 2023.
3. Web site: Scopus database. 5 December 2013.
4. News: Miller . Phil . Portraits of female scientists at Society. 2019-04-16. 18. Herald (Glasgow).
5. Web site: 2021 Award Winners Society for Reproductive Investigation . 2023-09-29 . www.sri-online.org.
6. Web site: SRF Distinguished Scientist Recipients . . 30 September 2023.
7. Web site: Professor Hilary Critchley . Royal Society of Edinburgh . 30 September 2023.
8. News: Professor Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley FRSE, FMedSci - The Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2018-06-16. en-GB.
9. Web site: Professor Hilary Critchley FRSE FMedSci . The Academy of Medical Sciences . 30 September 2023.