Robert Liston MB, CHB, FRCOG, FRCSC, FACOG

Dr. Robert Liston received his MB ChB from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland in 1971 and trained in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dundee. He received his membership in the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1977 and subsequently his FRCSC, FRCOG (London) and American Boards. He came to North America in 1978 as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and then moved to Dalhousie University in 1981 where he became Associate Professor in 1988 and Professor in 1996. He was Postgraduate Program Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, directed the division and was Chief of Obstetrics at IWK Grace Hospital in Halifax. In addition, he served as a consultant to the Nova Scotia Reproductive Care Program where he developed a keen insight into the obstetrical needs of the whole community.