UOG team

Anthony Odibo, MD, MSCE, FRCOG, FACOG, is Professor and Chair of Department Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA. He was the Division Chief for MFM, Vice Chair for Obstetrics, and Director for the Fetal Care Center of St. Louis. Other previous notable employments were as faculty at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Washington University in St. Louis and University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. 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 Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 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.

Anthony Odibo is the Editor in Chief for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2018. 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. 

Prof. Alexandros Sotiriadis is a consultant in Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maternal and Fetal Medicine in the Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hippokrateio Hospital and a full Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His special interests include prenatal diagnosis and genomics, maternal and fetal complications and Evidence-Based Medicine. Alex completed a PhD in Medicine on recurrent pregnancy loss and was trained in Fetal Medicine under Prof. Kypros Nicolaides.

Alex is the director of a Master Degree Program in Applied Prenatal Diagnosis at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is currently the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and served as a member in the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee and the EFSUMB Publication Committee. He is also President Elect of the Hellenic Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Caterina (Katia) M. Bilardo completed her medical Study and the specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Turin. She was a Fellow in Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Medicine (1985-1989) at King’s College Hospital, London, where she worked under the supervision of Prof. S. Campbell and Prof. K. N. Nicolaides.

In 1989 she relocated to the Netherlands, where in 2011 she was appointed Professor in Fetal Medicine at the University Medical Center Groningen and in 2018 at the Amsterdam UMC, location VU Medical Center. Since May 2020, she is Emeritus Professor at the University of Amsterdam and Groningen.

She has been a member of the Editorial Board of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2007, and in 2009 she became a Trustee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, where she has had the role of Chair of the Education Committee (2013-2017) and later President (2018-2020).

She has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and supervised numerous PhD students. In 2021, she was bestowed the Stuart Campbell award for Education. Her research areas cover: Doppler studies of the utero-placental and fetal circulation, fetal dysmorphology (2D and 3D studies), first and second trimester ultrasound and biochemical screening for aneuploidies, psychological aspects of screening and fetal cardiology.

Paolo Ivo Cavoretto, MD, PhD is the Head of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and University in Milan, Italy. He completed a research fellowship at King’s College Hospital, London, earning the FMF Diploma in Fetal Medicine. In 2011, he received his PhD in Prenatal Developmental Sciences, Diagnosis, and Fetal Therapy, followed by the Italian National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2017.

Dr. Cavoretto specializes in MFM and high-risk obstetrics, with a clinical and research focus on screening and managing preterm birth, placental dysfunction, fetal growth, ART pregnancies, congenital heart defects, and spina bifida (including fetal surgery). Since 2006, he has been an ultrasound trainer for the FMF and a University teacher.

He joined the UOG Editorial Board in 2018, is a member of ISUOG Advisory Group and the International Fetoscopy Working Group, and coordinates the First Trimester Committee of the Italian Society of Obs-Gynae Ultrasound. He also holds editorial roles for Journals such as Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, and Heliyon. In 2023, he was recognized as Outstanding Reviewer by the UOG Board and remains actively involved in editorial work of major scientific Journals and international bodies awarding competitive grants.

Lior Drukker is a clinician and an academic scientist at the Ultrasound Maternity Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel. He divides his time between hands-on clinical fetal medicine ultrasound in a tertiary referral center, community-based ultrasound, teaching ultrasound trainees, and research on artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to improve maternal-fetal medicine care.

He graduated from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, and trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Jerusalem, Israel. After that, he completed a three-year Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.

He is an editor for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology with a main interest in artificial intelligence and novel technologies, an ad-hoc reviewer for the leading obstetrics and gynecology/Imaging journals, and a co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed papers.

Dr Veronica Giorgione is a Subspecialty Trainee in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, which is one of the largest fetal centers in the UK for prenatal diagnosis and treatment. After completing her specialization in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy, she moved to London to pursue further research and clinical practice.

Dr Giorgione earned her PhD in 2022 from St George's, University of London, where she conducted a prospective study on the cardiovascular phenotyping of pre-eclampsia as part of the Horizon 2020-MSCA iPLACENTA project. Her primary research interests include maternal cardiovascular health, pre-eclampsia, and fetal growth restriction, with a specific focus on postpartum cardiovascular outcomes for both mothers and fetuses. In addition, she completed an International Clinical Fellowship in Fetal Neurology at Lis Women’s and Maternity Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she developed expertise in fetal brain development and the diagnosis of fetal neurological conditions.

Dr Giorgione served as a Trainee Editor for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology for three years and has now transitioned to a full Editor role. She has published extensively on maternal health, pre-eclampsia, fetal and placental disorders.

Fionnuala Mone is a Lecturer and Consultant in Fetal Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast and has dual training & qualification in fetal and genomic medicine having trained in the National Maternity Hospital Dublin and Birmingham Women’s Hospital, UK where she completed a PhD, MSc (Genomic Medicine) and two clinical fellowships. She has been the editor for genetics for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2021 and has also been guest editor for a special prenatal genomics edition for Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Fionnuala has several roles within the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK where she sits on the Scientific Impact Committee, Genomics Standing Committee and Academic Board Committee where she both writes and edits guidance related to genomic and fetal medicine practice. She is also scientific coordinator for the British Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and has served as an invited faculty member for the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and ISUOG as well as serving as an invited committee member for the Fetal Genomics Group of the British Society for Genetic Medicine. Her research interests include cell-free DNA screening, deep phenotyping and next generation sequencing within fetal medicine.

Dr. Anita Moon-Grady, co-director of the Fetal Cardiovascular Program at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, is a Pediatric Cardiologist. Her research focuses on ultrasound for investigation of cardiac function in patients with congenital heart disease and fetuses with congenital heart disease and cardiac compromise, as well as fetuses with cardiac dysfunction due to non-cardiac causes.

Dr. Moon-Grady graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine, where she also earned a Dean’s Award for research in human genetics. She completed residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in neonatal/perinatal medicine at UC Davis, and fellowship in pediatric cardiology at UCSF. She is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and the American Medical Association. She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the ASE. She is also a founding investigator of the International Fetal Cardiac Intervention Registry and has served several terms on the Board of the North American Fetal Therapy Network; she is a past Board Member and Chair of the Ultrasound Practice Accreditation Committee for the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.  She is President of the non-profit Fetal Heart Society. In addition to her work as an Editor at Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, she is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Francesca Moro is an Associate Professor at UniCamillus - International Medical University of Rome and a Gynecologist at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome.  She holds an MD and PhD. Her main areas of expertise and interest are clinical research, gynecologic oncology and ultrasound in gynecology. She is on the editorial board of VISUOG (Online Encyclopedia of the International Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound), Cancers and Journal of Ultrasound (SIUMB). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG) and the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) Plus group.

Dr Ioannis Papastefanou, MSc, PhD, is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Sub-specialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine and a Visiting Senior Lecturer at the 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 UOG and a member of the ISUOG Clinical Standards and Safety Committees and the ISUOG advisory group. On the clinical front, his active clinical special interests include all aspects of fetal and maternal medicine; ultrasound scanning, prenatal diagnosis; prediction prevention 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.

Ioannis has authored over 70 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, maternal hemodynamics, fetal MRI, 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, Ioannis develops person-oriented models for antenatal care that aim to improve maternal and neonatal health. Ioannis is devoted to improving maternal and fetal health, through applied clinical research, educational programs and individual advocacy. 

Dr. Taisto Sarkola is a pediatrician, pediatric cardiologist, and fetal cardiologist located at the New Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. He is a senior investigator and his research group is affiliated with Minerva foundation institute for medical research in Helsinki. Following his graduation as MD in 1998 and Doctoral dissertation of Medical Sciences in 2001 at the University of Helsinki, he was certified as a specialist in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology in 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Between 2008-2010, he performed a combined clinical and research subspeciality fellowship in echocardiography and fetal echocardiography at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. He was appointed Docent in Pediatrics in 2012. He has supervised several MD master’s and five PhD-students Thesis to completion. He also has a documented track of medical student, pediatric resident, pediatric cardiology core fellow, and fetal cardiology subspeciality fellow supervision and mentoring. He is a founding member of the Scandiatransplant Pediatric Heart and Lung Group. His main research interests include fetal cardiology, non-invasive cardiovascular ultrasound imaging, and preventive cardiology. He started as Editor at UOG in September 2024.

Franziska Siafarikas is currently working as a consultant and associate professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Akershus University Hospital, Norway. She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Leipzig University, Germany and received her medical training at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, and at Akershus University Hospital, Norway. She holds a PhD on the topic "Changes of pelvic floor anatomy during pregnancy and childbirth, assessed by three- and four-dimensional transperineal ultrasound." Her research interests include imaging of pelvic floor anatomy, childbirth-related birth injuries, and pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Stefania Tudorache, MD, Ph.D., MPH, is a full Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Habilitated Professor with a Master’s in health services management at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova. Her background spans over two decades, as head of the Prenatal Diagnosis Unit at a University-affiliated Emergency Hospital. Stefania’s special interests are in the field of maternal-fetal medicine, early prenatal and invasive diagnosis. She has been involved for many years in the first trimester ultrasound and the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart diseases and her expertise is in gynecological ultrasound. Her current activity is dedicated to the diagnosis of congenital Mullerian anomalies.

Stefania is an active member of ISUOG and reviewer for UOG, the Regional vice-president of Romanian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (member Board of Directors) and Romanian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a Former 3D-SIG and CSC member in ISUOG.

Dr. Aly Youssef is a consultant in the obstetrics and prenatal unit in Sant’Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy. He is an expert in intrapartum and pelvic floor ultrasound, in prenatal diagnosis, and 3D ultrasound.  He served as ISUOG CME task force chair, as a member of member of ISUOG board of trustees and as ISUOG ambassador. Dr. Aly Youssef is an ISUOG fellow.

In the Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, he served as an Editor for trainees. He is currently the is the Social Media Editor of the Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.