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Ian A. Greer, MD, FRCP, FRCOG
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

Professor Ian Greer is the Regius Professor and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Glasgow, Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital and Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

Professor Greer is a member of several professional societies including the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, the British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis and the Society for Gynaecological Investigation. He has been an active member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists throughout his career. Positions for this society include member of the Scottish Executive Committee (1989-1995), nominated Academic Advisor of the Clinical Terms Project - Speciality Assurance Team (1992-1994), member of the Thromboembolism Working Group (1993-1994), and Chairman of the Subspeciality Committee (1995-1998).

He is a reviewer for several journals including The Lancet, British Medical Journal and Thrombosis and Haemostasis. He has contributed to the publication of many guidelines for obstetricians and gynecologists including the Thromboembolic Risk Factors Consensus Group Guidelines in 1992 and 1998, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Working Party on Prophylaxis against Thromboembolism in Gynaecology and Obstetrics in 1995.

His main research interests include the mechanism and management of hemostatic and thrombotic problems, including congenital and acquired thrombophilias in obstetrics and gynecology, guideline development for clinical practice, pathophysiology of vascular damage, and placental vascular development of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation.