New dean of the Hull York Medical School appointed

Professor Greer is a leading researcher in pregnancy and women’s health and has combined his research career with academic posts at Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities and in the Medical Research Council Reproductive Biology Unit. He has held clinical appointments at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow. He serves on research boards such as the Medical Research Council’s Physiological Systems and Clinical Sciences Board, of which he is deputy chair, and is chair of the UK’s National Advisory Committee for Enquiries into Maternal Health. He joined the University of Glasgow as head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology in 1991. He was head of the Division of Developmental Medicine there from 2002 to 2004, and also served as acting dean for periods in 2003 and 2004.

Professor Greer’s clinical interest is in medical disorders in pregnancy and high risk pregnancy. His research interests focus on haemostasis and thrombosis, vascular and metabolic disorders in women’s health, and the physiology and pharmacology of childbirth.

HYMS is a joint venture between the Universities of Hull and York and the NHS. It admitted its first medical students in 2003 and is consolidating its research base with strong collaborative links in and between the two universities and clinicians in the region. It has already attracted significant accolades, including a ranking of second place in The Guardian’s list of the best medical schools. Commenting on his appointment, Professor Greer said: “HYMS has the vibrancy of a new medical school with a tremendous vision for the modern training of doctors. It is able to draw on the different and complementary strengths of two universities and a strong NHS community”.