Professor Gail ter Haar studied Physics at Oxford.  She also holds a Medical Physics MSc (Aberdeen), a Physics PhD (Guy's Hospital, London), and an Oxford D.Sc. in clinical medicine.

Gail's research interests lie in understanding the way in which medical ultrasound interacts with tissue, especially the physical mechanisms involved in producing bio-effects in order to understand its safety in diagnostic use, and to harness these effects for therapeutic benefit.  Her recent research has concentrated on developing ultrasound devices and protocols for treatments of cancer. Her pre-clinical work encompasses the use of therapy ultrasound for immune stimulation, and for combining with other therapies.  Her team are currently involved in a clinical trial in which placental anastomoses are targeted with the aim of resolving Twin-Twin transfusion syndrome.

Gail is founding President of the International Society for Therapy Ultrasound (ISTU). She is an honorary fellow of BMUS & the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine, and fellow of the Institute of Physics, Acoustical Society of America and IPEM.  She is Deputy Editor of “Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology”, and on the editorial board of the International Journal of Hyperthermia.  Gail has written 6 books, 32 book chapters, and over 250 peer-reviewed research papers.