Peter Dangerfield
Peter Dangerfield FHEA is a clinical anatomist at the University of Liverpool[1] and a professor at Staffordshire University.[2][3]
Biography
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
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
- "Corpse exhibition faces threat of ban". The Guardian. 10 March 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- "Honorary Appointments". Staffordshire University. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "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.
- "Medical Academic Staff Committee". British Medical Association. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Professor Peter Dangerfield". Staffordshire University. 29 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Doctors warned over bedside manner". BBC. 14 January 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- "Editorial Board". Scoliosis. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Officers of the Society". The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "Images of the IRSSD 2008 meeting". The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "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.
- "Genetically modified food to be scrutinised by doctors". BBC. 8 July 1998. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- "Encore Winter 2011". Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society. November 2011. p. 24. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- Peter Dangerfield publications indexed by Microsoft Academic