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Peter Dangerfield FHEA is a clinical anatomist at the University of Liverpool[1] and a professor at Staffordshire University.[2][3]

Biography

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Dangerfield is a member of the British Medical Association (BMA) UK Council and co-chair of the Medical Academic Staff Committee.[4] He is a past chair of the former Board of Medical Education and has made frequent contributions to meetings of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).[5][6]

He is an examiner for the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, former president of the Liverpool Medical Institution, treasurer of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists and a fellow of the British Medical Association.[4]

Dangerfield is associate editor of the journal Scoliosis.[7] He is a past secretary and honorary member of The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD).[5][8] In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Medal by the IRSSD.[9]

Both during and after the Alder Hey organs scandal (1999-2001), Dangerfield came to public prominence, as a media commentator.[10] Already known for his work with the BMA, his opinion was sought on various topics regarding anatomy.[11] Notably, Gunther von Hagens', Body Worlds exhibition in 2002.[1]

In 2011 he was presented with honorary life membership of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society for his commitment and contribution as chairman of the Rodewald Concert Society.[12]

Publications

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Dangerfield's research interests include paediatric skeletal conditions, aetiology and pathogenesis of spinal deformity, Perthes' disease and normal growth and development.[5] His publications include:[5][13]

  • David Sinclair and Peter Dangerfield (1998). Human Growth after Birth (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192629050.
  • Dirk Uyttendaele and Peter Dangerfield, ed. (2006). Research into Spinal Deformities 5. IOS Press. ISBN 1586036300.
  • Peter Dangerfield, ed. (2008). Research into Spinal Deformities 6. IOS Press. ISBN 978-1586038885.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Corpse exhibition faces threat of ban". The Guardian. 10 March 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Honorary Appointments". Staffordshire University. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "P H Dangerfield" (PDF). The Strathallian 1981-1982. Vol. 13, no. 3. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Medical Academic Staff Committee". British Medical Association. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Professor Peter Dangerfield". Staffordshire University. 29 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Doctors warned over bedside manner". BBC. 14 January 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Editorial Board". Scoliosis. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Officers of the Society". The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Images of the IRSSD 2008 meeting". The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Pathologists suffer hate-mail attacks in organs backlash". The Independent. 5 July 2001. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Genetically modified food to be scrutinised by doctors". BBC. 8 July 1998. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Encore Winter 2011". Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. November 2011. p. 24. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. ^ Peter Dangerfield publications indexed by Microsoft Academic
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