Ian MacGillivray FRCOG FRCP (25 October 1920 – 18 June 2021) was a Scottish doctor who was a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Aberdeen and president of the International Society for Twin Studies.

Early life

MacGillivray was born in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire in October 1920.[1][2] He was educated at the Leven Academy, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire.[3] He attended the University of Glasgow and graduated with a medical degree in 1944.[3]

Career

MacGillivray worked in a surgical post in Falkirk, then served on as a naval surgeon for two years in the Far East.[4][3] In 1948, the University of Glasgow awarded him a research scholarship.[3] He became a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1949, with his fellowship awarded in 1959.[3] In 1960 he gave the Blair Bell Memorial Lecture at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[5] He gained an MD with commendation from the University of Glasgow in 1953.[3]

In June 1955 he was appointed Lecturer in Midwifery at University of Aberdeen.[3] He was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine 1976-1979.[1] In November 1960, MacGillivray was appointed to a newly created Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Mary's Hospital Medical School.[3] He took up the Regius Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Aberdeen in 1965, succeeding Dugald Baird and held this until 1 October 1984.[6][7][8] In 1976, he was appointed as president of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy.[1] He was president of the International Society for Twin Studies from 1980 to 1983.[7]

Later life

MacGillivray died on 18 June 2021 at the age of 100.[1][9]

Awards and honours

The MacGillivray Academic Centre, based within the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital opened on 16 November 1999.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ferguson, Chris (5 July 2021). "Professor Ian MacGillivray, who had centre at Aberdeen University named after him, dies aged 100". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Macgillivray, Prof. Ian. www.ukwhoswho.com. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U25661. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Obstetrics Chair at Aberdeen: Successor to Sir Dugald Baird". Glasgow Herald. 6 February 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Medical News". British Medical Journal. 2 (5213): 1681. 3 December 1960. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5213.1681. S2CID 26843649.
  5. ^ "Medical News" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 2 (5207): 1150. 22 October 1960. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5207.1248. S2CID 220202888.
  6. ^ "News and Notes" (PDF). British Medical Journal. 1 (5432): 462. 13 February 1965. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5432.460.
  7. ^ a b Bryan, Elizabeth (1 June 2001). "A Tribute to Ian MacGillivray MD, FRCOG, FRCP". Twin Research. Cambridge University Press. 4 (3): 127. doi:10.1375/twin.4.3.127. S2CID 196392990.
  8. ^ "Scottish Courts" (PDF). The London Gazette. 1 February 1985. p. 1458. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Death Notices & Obituaries > Ian Mac Gillivray". www.heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Academic Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Research: MacGillivray Academic Centre". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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