Cindy Farquhar
| Cindy Farquhar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Cynthia Margaret Farquhar August 12, 1956 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Professor, researcher |
| Known for | Research in women’s reproductive and sexual health |
Cynthia (Cindy) Margaret Farquhar (born August 12, 1956) is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. Within the Cochrane Collaboration, she is the Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group and Co-Chair of the Cochrane Steering Group. Farquhar has over 200 published papers, with a focus on women's reproductive and sexual health.
Farquhar completed a Bachelor of Human Biology (UA) in 1979 and a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Auckland in 1982. The following year she completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology (UA), and Part 1 Member at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. In 1986 Farquhar completed Part 2 Member Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. In 1991 she became a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and in 1998 became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists when they amalgamated. In 1992 she completed Doctor of Medicine (UA), followed in 1998 by a Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (Sub-specialization) at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. In 2003 Farquhar became a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and gained a Masters in Public Health (1st UA).
Farquhar is the Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group which she established in 1996 and is one of 53 Review Groups of the Cochrane Collaboration. The aim of the Group is to produce high quality systematic reviews of menstrual disorders and subfertility, including premenstrual syndrome, menorrhagia, menopause, cycling disorders and pelvic pain, which are published on the Cochrane Library. The Group is funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Health as well as external funding grant organizations.
Her roles within Cochrane have been extensive and include being a member of the Steering Group (the governance body for the Collaboration) from 1996 to 1998, of which she is now the Co-Chair; she has been a member of the Cochrane Library Oversight Committee from 2010 to 2013; chairman of the Funding Arbitration Committee since 2013; and member of the Co-ordinating Editors Executive since 2005.
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