Anna Glasier

Annabelle "Anna" Frances Glasier OBE, FFSRH, FRCOG FRSE is an English physician in the field of reproductive medicine. Glasier is a world expert on emergency contraception, and her work has been instrumental in making it available in the UK and other countries without medical prescription.

Education In 1973, Glasier graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc. She then attended the University of Edinburgh graduating with a MBChB in 1976. She specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology, working under the supervision of Allan Templeton. She passed her MD in 1983, qualifying as a doctor. Her thesis was on the hormonal mechanisms underlying lactational infertility.

Career In 1989, Glasier became a clinical scientist at the Medical Research Council Unit of Reproductive Biology. She held the position of Director of Family Planning and Well Woman Services at NHS Lothian from 1990-2010, and was Lead Clinician for Sexual Health.

Awards and honours OBE for services to women's health, 2005 Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Dundee, 2006 Lifetime achievement award, Society of Family Planning, 2012 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2015 Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Personal life Glasier is the daughter of Phillip Glasier and sister of Jemima Parry-Jones, both noted for their work with birds of prey.