Anne Greenough (born August 1954 in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located o ...

) is a British

neonatologist Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The ...

and is most notable for research into clinical and academic neonatology through work relating to the origins, markers and management of chronic

lung disease The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in many animals, including humans. In mammals and most other tetrapods, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their function in the respiratory syst ...

following

preterm birth Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the Childbirth, birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks Gestational age (obstetrics), gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. Extreme preterm is less than 28 ...

. Greenough is Professor of

Neonatology Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Th ...

and Clinical

Respiratory Physiology In physiology, respiration is the transport of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction to the environment by a respiratory system. The physiological definition ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. She was awarded the James Spence Medal, the Royal College of Paediatrics ad Child Health's (RCPCH's) highest honour, in 2017.

Life

Greenough was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1954, and was educated at the

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and

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. She is a

and is most notable for research into clinical and academic neonatology through work relating to the origins, markers and management of chronic

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. Greenough is Professor of

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. Greenough has published books on congenital, perinatal and neonatal infections, and on neonatal respiratory disorders. She has held a number of positions, including Chair of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Paediatrics (non medicines) Specialty Group, and was RCPCH Vice President for Science and Research until 2019. She has published hundreds of papers and superviser thirty doctoral students.

Honours

Greenough was awarded the

James Spence Medal James Spence Medal is a medal that was first struck in 1960, six years after the death of the paediatrician James Calvert Spence and is awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement or clarification of paediatric knowledge and is the hi ...

, the Royal College of Paediatrics ad Child Health's highest honour, in 2017. She received the 2017 George N. Papanicolaou Humanitarian Award.

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