Aris Papageorghiou, MRCOG
Aris is a consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust with a special interest in medical disorders of pregnancy, fetal assessment and intrauterine/endoscopic fetal surgery. Aris trained at the University of Sheffield before working for over two years as a clinical research fellow under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine at Kings College Hospital. He has dual sub-specialist accreditation in both Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal medicine. His main academic interests include pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and screening for chromosomal abnormalities with over 70 peer-reviewed publications. He is a scientific editor for the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a member of the scientific committee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Basky Thilaganathan, MD, FRCOG
Professor and Director of Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust, with a special interest in prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth restriction, pre-eclampsia and multiple pregnancy. Basky completed an Honours degree in Genetic Engineering, before graduating from Kings College Hospital School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his practical training and MD Thesis in Fetal Medicine under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, also at Kings. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and holds the Academic position of Professor in Fetal Medicine at the University of London. He has held formal positions in the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence committees. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is Editor-in-Chief of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynecology, the journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Guy Thorpe-Beeston, MA, MD, FRCOG
Guy graduated from Cambridge University in 1984 and sub specialised in Fetal Medicine under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides at King’s College Hospital, obtaining his MD in 1991. He was appointed consultant in Fetal Medicine in 1996 at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Guy was also the Obstetric Lead Clinician for 10 years. He has published extensively and now combines his knowledge of fetal medicine with practical obstetrics, having a particular interest in high risk pregnancies.