Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Glasgow) explained

The Regius Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a Regius Professorship at the University of Glasgow. It was founded in 1815 as the Regius Chair of Midwifery by King George III of Great Britain.^[1] From 1790 to 1815 the subject was taught by a lecturer on the Waltonian Foundation.^[1] The name was changed to Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1992.

Regius Professors of Midwifery/Regius Professors of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• James Towers CM (1815)
• John Towers MA CM (1820)
• Robert Lee MD FRS (1834)
• William Cumin MA MD (1834)
• John Macmichan Pagan MD (1840)
• William Leishman MD (1868)
• Murdoch Cameron MD LLD (1894)
• John Martin Munro Kerr MD LLD (1927)
• Samuel James Cameron MB LLD (1934)
• James Hendry MA MB BSc (1943)
• Robert Aim Lennie MD LLD (1946)
• Ian Donald CBE BA MD (1955)^[2]
• Charles Richard Whitfield MD FRCOG FRCPSGlas (1976)^[3]
• Iain T Cameron BSc MD MA (1993)
• Ian A Greer MD MRCP FRCP MRCOG MFFP
• Jane Norman (2006)^[4]

See also

• List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Regius Chair) . universitystory.gla.ac.uk . . May 2008 . 12 December 2015.
2. Ian Donald. Munks Roll – Lives of the Fellows. 20 June 1987. VIII . 136 . 5 July 2019. Royal College of Physicians. Royal College of Physicians.
3. Web site: Charles Whitfield . universitystory.gla.ac.uk . University of Glasgow . 6 August 2008 . 12 December 2015.
4. Web site: Jane Norman . The University of Glasgow Story . University of Glasgow . 22 October 2021 . 29 Nov 2019.