Send us a Text Message.Welcome to the second episode of season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Professor Katia Bilardo. Professor Bilardo's bio:Katia Bilardo is an Italian gynaecologist, Professore, who practised in The Netherlands (University of Amsterdam and Groningen). She trained at King's College Hospital with Prof. Stuart Campbell and Prof. Kypros Nicolaides in the 1980s. Among her achievements: ISUOG President (2018-2020), awardee Stuart Campbell award for Ed...

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine! In this episode we speak to Professor Zarko Alfirevic, a legend of evidence-based obstetrics and fetal medicine. Professor Alfirevic's bio: Zarko Alfirevic is Professor Emeritus at the University of Liverpool where he was Professor of Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Head of Department of Women’s and Children’s Health and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.His main researc...

Welcome to the sixth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Sally Boxall, now a specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine in Southampton but consultant nurse in that unit for more than two decades until she semi-retired. It's the last one for this season, but we will definitely be back for more in a few months. Keep an eye out for a special bonus episode too (fingers crossed)! Sally Boxall's bio in her own words: Specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine, Wessex...

Welcome to the fifth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Dr Graham Tydeman. Dr Tydeman's bio: Graham Tydeman is a consultant obstetrician with subspecialty interest in fetal medicine who retired a few years ago but has found he’s not very good at it. He worked full-time in Fife for over 20 years and now focusses on medical innovation and invention with associated research. When not paragliding, sailing or in his shed, with his wife, he spends as...

Welcome to the fourth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Sue Walker. Professor Walker's bio: Professor Sue Walker AO, FAAHMS is the Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health at The University of Melbourne since 2016 and is also the Chair of the Division of Perinatal Medicine and Clinical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital for Women. She is the inaugural Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal...

Welcome to the third episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Hayley Manning, host of the brilliant podcast Time To Talk TFMR (Termination for Medical Reasons). Hayley Manning: Hayley is a counsellor and therapist, who after her own termination for medical reasons (TFMR), went on to create the podcast Time To Talk TFMR to explore the issues surrounding this often not openly discussed subject. Guests range from others who’ve experienced TFMR, to health...

Welcome to the second episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor John Kingdom. Prof Kingdom's bio: John Kingdom is a consultant in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada, where he established their Placenta Clinic in 1999 with his career-long friend Rory Windrim. English by birth, John lived in the southern counties, then in the “Troubles” of Northern Ireland, before medical school Dublin,...

Welcome to the first episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Asma Khalil. See below for her bio. We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: [email protected], or via Twitter (X) or Instagram...

Welcome to the sixth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Mr David Howe. It's the last episode of this season, but not the end of the podcast - season three is already being planned!  David is a recently retired consultant obstetrician who specialised in complex fetal problems and prenatal diagnosis. Training and education: Undergraduate training in BristolPost-graduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology, WessexSub-specialty training, Birmingham...

Welcome to the fifth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Dr David Coggin-Carr.   David is a UK+US dual-certified obstetrician, subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, and early career clinical academic with additional training and expertise in Integrative Medicine and medical acupuncture. He currently practices full-spectrum MFM in both Vermont and upstate New York and additionally serves as Associate Medical Director of the Birthing Center and...

Welcome to the fourth episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Dr Surabhi Nanda.  Dr Surabhi Nanda is a consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital and an honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. She leads the multiple pregnancy and obstetric neurology service at St Thomas, as well as looking after women with complex respiratory problems and cancer in pregnancy. She has published  and talks widely on areas relevant to her...

Welcome to the third episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Jan Deprest.  Jan Deprest is a leading international fetal surgeon who works two days a week at UCLH as a consultant and at UCL as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. At UCL he works in the Institute for Women's Health and the Translational Imaging Group. For the rest of the week he works at his home institutions,  at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and its University Hospitals...

Welcome to the second episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Kypros Nicolaides.  Professor Kypros Nicolaides is the founder and chairman of the of The Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) which he set up in 1995. The FMF has donated more than £45 million to finance the training of doctors from around the world and to carry out major multi-centre research studies in fetal medicine. The Fetal Medicine Foundation also organises the yearly World congress...

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Sally Collins.  Sally is a Consultant Obstetrician subspecializing in Feto-Maternal Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford. Sally graduated in Medicine from the University of Oxford and specialized in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, training within the Oxford region...

Welcome to the fifth and final episode of this first season of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Mark Kilby.  In his present role, Professor Kilby works within the Medical Genomics Research Group within Illumina with members both within Cambridge and San Diego.  The Group Leader is Dr David Bentley, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, who was one of the principal researchers involved in using next generation sequencing to unlock information of the human...

Welcome to the fourth episode of season one of Conversations in Fetal Medicine. In this episode we talk to Jane Fisher, Director of the charity Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC). We talk about the history of ARC, what ARC does now, and her role within it. We talk about research, media work and some of the challenges the charity faces. We also discuss training of staff within ARC, as well as training for healthcare professionals, among many other topics.  Further information about ARC:...

Welcome to the third episode of season 1 of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field. This episode is an interview with Professor Liona Poon. We talked about her route into fetal medicine and research, the joys and challenges of the specialty, fetal medicine training and practice in Hong Kong compared with the UK, and her top tips, among other topics. See below for a more detailed biography.  We have not included any patient identifiable information,...

Welcome to season 1  of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field. This episode is an interview with Professor Christoph Lees. We talked about his path into fetal medicine, its challenges and joys, some of the research he's been involved with including the TRUFFLE study and High Intensity Focussed Ultrasound (HIFU), training, and his tips for people working in fetal medicine. See below for a more detailed biography.  We have not included any patient...

Welcome to season one (proper!) of Conversations in Fetal Medicine. This episode is an interview with Professor Katie Morris, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Director of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, and Honorary Consultant Maternal Fetal Medicine, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Her biography, including more details about her research, is...

This is the pilot episode of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, a podcast about the people who work in this field.  Our brave pilot guest is the fabulous Mr Tim Overton, interviewed on the cusp of his retirement as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine. We talked about his career, what he finds so special about Fetal Medicine, some of its challenges, the role of research, what the future holds, and his tips for trainees (known in his department as Timmy's top tips).  We have not...