Peter Dangerfield

Dangerfield is a member of the British Medical Association (BMA) UK Council and co-chair of the Medical Academic Staff Committee.^[4] He is a past chair of the former Board of Medical Education and has made frequent contributions to meetings of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).^[5][6]

He is an examiner for the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, former president of the Liverpool Medical Institution, treasurer of the British Association of Clinical Anatomists and a fellow of the British Medical Association.^[4]

Dangerfield is associate editor of the journal Scoliosis.^[7] He is a past secretary and honorary member of The International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD).^[5][8] In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Medal by the IRSSD.^[9]

Both during and after the Alder Hey organs scandal (1999–2001), Dangerfield came to public prominence, as a media commentator.^[10] Already known for his work with the BMA, his opinion was sought on various topics regarding anatomy.^[11] Notably, Gunther von Hagens', Body Worlds exhibition in 2002.^[1]

In 2011 he was presented with honorary life membership of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society for his commitment and contribution as chairman of the Rodewald Concert Society.^[12]

Dangerfield's research interests include paediatric skeletal conditions, aetiology and pathogenesis of spinal deformity, Perthes' disease and normal growth and development.^[5] His publications include:^[5][13]

• David Sinclair and Peter Dangerfield (1998). Human Growth after Birth (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192629050.
• Dirk Uyttendaele and Peter Dangerfield, ed. (2006). Research into Spinal Deformities 5. IOS Press. ISBN 1586036300.
• Peter Dangerfield, ed. (2008). Research into Spinal Deformities 6. IOS Press. ISBN 978-1586038885.