Professor Henry Kitchener, MD FRCOG FRCS(Glas) FMedSci, is a leading British expert in gynaecological

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, based at the

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Research

Prof. Kitchener's work has centred on research into

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"). He is an advocate of HPV testing and cervical screening for women, and has led various trials for HPV vaccines, including a cervical screening of 25,000 women.
University of Manchester His research has been funded by a number of groups, including the Medical Research Council (UK), Medical Research Council,

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, Wellbeing of Women, and other national and local charities.

Career

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(1980) * Florence and William Blair-Bell research fellow,

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(1980–1982) * Lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology,

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(1983–1984) * William Blair-Bell memorial lecturer,

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

(1985) * Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist,

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(1988–1996) * FRCS(Glas) (1989) * FRCOG (1994) * Professor of gynaecological oncology,

(1996–present) * Vice-President of the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (1997–1999) * President of the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (2000–2003) * Fellow of the

(2007) * Chair of the Gynaecological Cancer InterGroup (2008)

Publications

Professor Kitchener is the author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and books including: * (2010) ''The development of priority cervical cancer trials: a Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup report. International journal of gynecological cancer'', Official Journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society, 20(6), 1092–100. * (2008) ''Informing adolescents about human papillomavirus vaccination: what will parents allow?''

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, 26( 18), * (2006) ''HPV testing in routine cervical screening: cross sectional data from the ARTISTIC trial''.

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, 95( 1), 56–61. * (2003) ''Management of women who test positive for high-risk types of human papillomavirus: the HART Study''.

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References

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