Philip Newton Baker DM, FRCOG, FMedSci, is a British obstetrician, currently head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology at the University of Leicester. He gained academic degrees from the universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, and Pittsburgh and then held top academic positions at the University of Nottingham and the University of Manchester."University announces new Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology"
University of Leicester, 8 June 2015 Baker has over 450 scientific publications primarily in the field of

pre-eclampsia Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and often a significant amount of protein in the urine. When it arises, the condition begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In severe cases of the disease ...

and other obstetric topics. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Among his numerous textbooks is ''Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An evidence-based text for MRCOG'', published by Taylor & Francis. In October 2000, Baker was criticised by a judge for ignoring the anxieties of a woman whose baby was subsequently stillborn. The woman won damages for the death of her baby, after Baker refused her request for a caesarean section. He later went on to become the dean of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta. He resigned in 2011 after students reported him for delivering a plagiarized speech a convocation banquet. The speech was reportedly lifted from an American doctor, Atul Gawande, who originally wrote and delivered the speech for the Stanford medical graduation in 2010.“Alberta medical dean accused of plagiarism resigns”
CBC News, 17 June 2011 Subsequently, Baker moved to New Zealand, taking a leading role at the National Centre of Growth and Development (Gravida) in Auckland.

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