Professor Hilary Critchley has held a Personal Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Edinburgh since 1999. She is Head of Deanery of Clinical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh; Co-Director, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health and Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Her research focuses on improving the understanding of the complex basic science of the uterine endometrium and the clinical management of gynaecological complaints with major impacts on women’s quality of life, including heavy menstrual bleeding. She is the current Chair of the FIGO Committee for Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Impacts. Her expertise in this field has national and international recognition. She is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2021, she was elected as an International Member of the US National Academy of Medicine. Hilary is committed to seeing research in women’s health maintain a critical mass, so it achieves a prominent position in the national/global health funding arena.
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