David Lissauer PhD, MBChB

David qualified MBChB with honours from the University of Birmingham in 2004. During his undergraduate studies he received a number of awards including the Vice Chancellor’s Prize, the Sir Arthur Thomson Gold Medal, the Ingelby Scholarship for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Sir Arthur Thomson Prize and the Sands-Cox scholarship.

He subsequently has completed a Wellbeing of Women funded research training fellowship investigating the maternal cellular immune response to fetal antigens, for which he has been awarded his PhD. He is currently undertaking combined clinical training and academic work as a Clinical Lecturer. Prior to his research fellowship David undertook a year of clinical work as a registrar at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi. Research on global maternal health issues continues to be an important interest.