The Clinical Standards Committee (CSC) aims to improve and standardise medical practice guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging procedures in obstetrics and gynecology.
The CSC also has the responsibility to provide guidance for individuals and sub-committees regarding the development of Guidelines or Consensus Statements on behalf of ISUOG. Therefore, members who are planning to develop such documents must submit a CSC Proposal Form at a very early stage of the process to minimize potential problems that may arise from late review of a nearly completed document that may not fully comply with either the expectations or best interests of the Society. Find out how to submit a proposal here.
Committee members
Raffaele is a consultant in fetal medicine at University College London. He is part of the ISUOG CSC and took part in guidelines writing and review for the society. He works in the Preterm Birth Clinic at UCLH where he is performing studies on CS scar and risk of preterm birth and studies on different cerclages techniques. He published in more than 40 journals mostly on fetal growth and neurosonography and he is committed to education and training. He leads the Master Programme in Obstetric Ultrasound and Fetal Medicine at UCL.
Dr Conrado Milani Coutinho is currently a senior consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. His special interests are related to the use of ultrasound during pregnancy for prediction, prevention and diagnosis of fetal and placental anomalies and the great obstetrics syndromes. Conrado completed MSc and PhD degrees in Tocogynecology (Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo) and a post-doctoral fellowship in Fetal Medicine in St. George’s University Hospital.
Conrado is currently involved in various academic and associative activities. He is currently a postgraduate supervisor at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, member of the perinatology committee at the Brazilian Federation of ObGyn (FEBRASGO), associate editor of RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics and member of ISUOG Educational Courses Task Force.
Country: Brazil
Field: Obstetrics; Ultrasound; Maternal Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal biometry and wellbeing; Maternal and fetal Doppler; Fetal anomaly screening and management; Fetal growth restriction; Multiple pregnancy; Preterm birth prediction and prevention; Placenta accreta spectrum disorders; Infections in pregnancy.
Languages: English; Portuguese; Spanish
Prof. Anthony Odibo, MD, MSCE, FRCOG, FACOG
Anthony Odibo is currently employed as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. He completed his medical training at the University of Benin, Nigeria and trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Maternal Fetal Medicine in the UK and USA. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Anthony Odibo also holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Anthony Odibo splits his time between an active clinical practice, with focus on prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy, as well as research investigating prediction models and the role of the placenta in development of adverse pregnancy outcomes. He is the Medical Director of the Fetal Care Center of Tampa Bay.
Anthony Odibo is the new Editor in Chief of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has previously served as the Deputy Chief Editor for ACTA and Editor for BJOG and Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is on the Editorial Board for BJOG and Prenatal Diagnosis.
Recent publications:
Customized fetal growth standard compared to the Intergrowth-21st Century standard at predicting small-for gestational age neonates.
Odibo AO, Nwabuobi C, Odibo L, Leavitt K, Obican S, Tuuli MG.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018 Jun 7. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13394. [Epub ahead of print]
Vasa previa screening strategies: a decision and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Sinkey RG, Odibo AO.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 May 22. doi: 10.1002/uog.19098. [Epub ahead of print]
Elective induction of labor at 39 weeks among nulliparous women: The impact on maternal and neonatal risk.
Sinkey RG, Lacevic J, Reljic T, Hozo I, Gibson KS, Odibo AO, Djulbegovic B, Lockwood CJ.
PLoS One. 2018 Apr 25;13(4):e0193169. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193169. eCollection 2018.
External validity in perinatal research.
Odibo AO, Acharya G.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018 Apr;97(4):424-428. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13268. Epub 2017 Dec 18. Review.
Weight discordance and perinatal mortality in twin pregnancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Odibo AO, Prefumo F, Khalil A, Buca D, Flacco ME, Liberati M, Manzoli L, Acharya G.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Nov 20. doi: 10.1002/uog.18966. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Screening and prevention of preterm birth: what is a clinician to do?
Odibo AO.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2017 Aug;96(8):905-906. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13142. No abstract available.
Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Evaluation of Cerebral Vascular Blood Flow: A Novel Tool in the Assessment of Fetal Growth Restriction.
Goetzinger KR, Cahill AG, Odibo L, Macones GA, Odibo AO.
J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Jan;37(1):139-147. doi: 10.1002/jum.14323. Epub 2017 Jul 14.
Sexual Dimorphism in Umbilical Vein Blood Flow During the Second Half of Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study.
Widnes C, Flo K, Wilsgaard T, Odibo AO, Acharya G.
J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Dec;36(12):2447-2458. doi: 10.1002/jum.14286. Epub 2017 Jun 24.
Prenatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window associated with aberrant subclavian artery.
Louis-Jacques AF, Običan SG, Nguyen T, Odibo A.
Cardiol Young. 2017 Sep;27(7):1441-1443. doi: 10.1017/S104795111700035X. Epub 2017 Mar 16.
A stillbirth calculator: Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model to quantify stillbirth risk.
Trudell AS, Tuuli MG, Colditz GA, Macones GA, Odibo AO.
PLoS One. 2017 Mar 7;12(3):e0173461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173461. eCollection 2017.
Country: USA
Field: Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 &T2; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy; preeclampsia; preterm delivery
Language: English
Senior Lecturer, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London
Dr Ioannis Papastefanou is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Sub-specialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine and a Visiting Senior Lecturer, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London. He is Editor for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, ISUOG and a member of the ISUOG Safety Committee. On the clinical front his active clinical special interests include all aspects of fetal - maternal medicine and ultrasound scanning; prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions and fetal anomalies; prediction and management of fetal growth restriction; prediction and prevention of stillbirth; prediction, prevention and management pre-eclampsia; non-invasive and invasive prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy.
He studied medicine at the University of Patras Greece; he holds two Master degrees; he obtained his PhD on the role of the 3D ultrasound scan for the prediction of pre-eclampsia and growth restriction from the Medical School at the University of Athens, Greece; he was a Research Fellow at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine at King’s College; he has been involved in a number of research projects in collaboration with the Fetal Medicine Foundation and the Fetal Medicine Research Institute, King’s College Hospital, London, UK.
Ioannis has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals in the field of maternal and fetal medicine. His research output involves, preterm birth, prenatal diagnosis, gestational diabetes, placental disease, pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, prediction models for pregnancy complications and precision medicine applied in obstetrics. Committed to the effort for improving obstetric care, he currently collaborates with the Fetal Medicine Foundation to develop person-oriented care that prevents neonatal mortality and morbidity. Ioannis is devoted in improving maternal and fetal health, through applied clinical research, educational programs and individual advocacy.
Country: Greece
Field: Fetal and Maternal Medicine; Advanced Fetal Imaging; Obstetrics
Specialties: Fetal assessment first, second and third trimesters; Fetal biometry and wellbeing; Fetal anomalies screening; Aneuploidy screening; Intrauterine and fetal interventional procedures; Fetal cardiac scanning; Early fetal cardiac assessment; Fetal neurosonography; Fetal MRI; Fetal growth restriction; Maternal and fetal Doppler; Multiple pregnancy; Preeclampsia; Preterm delivery; Fetal and neonatal growth abnormalities;
Languages: English; Greek
Prof. Giuseppe Rizzo is full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Università di Roma Tor Vergata and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata. Rome Italy and President Italian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SIEOG) 2015-2017 as well as founding member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG).
Prof. Rizzo has authored 388 peer reviewed articles and has published as editor 19 books on obstetrical ultrasound. His H index is 52 with 9406 citations according to Scopus (22/10/2023).
He is honorary member of the Sociedad Chilena de Ultrasonografia en Medicna & Biologia, honorary member of the Spanish society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and honorary member of the Russian Academy of Perinatal Medicine.
His fields of interest have included prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies, imaging of the fetus, fetal echocardiography, Doppler ultrasonography, fetal growth restriction, invasive and non-invasive prenatal diagnosis preterm labor, ultrasound in labor.
Prof. Rizzo serves as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine and is member of the Editorial Board of 14 medical journals.
Country: Italy
Field: Obstetrics, Imaging, Maternal Fetal medicine
Specialties: Fetal echocardiography, Fetal neurosonography, Doppler in obstetrics, ultrasound in labor, fetal growth restriction
Languages: English, Italian
Associate Professor, the University Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Chief of Fetal Medicine Unit and Prenatal Diagnosis, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
Prof. Boaz Weisz is the head of Obstetrical and Gynecological Imaging Institute in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sheba Medical Center and professor at Tel-Aviv University. His special interests are Fetal Medicine, Fetal Surgery, Twins, IUGR fetal anomalies and fetal infections.
Boaz is also chairing the Israeli society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Country: Israel
Field: Obstetrics; Imaging; Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy
Languages: English; Hebrew, Romanian
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