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Aris Papageorghiou | |
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File:4-DSC09428.jpg Papageorghiou in 2023 | |
Alma mater | King's College, London University of Sheffield |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Oxford St George's Hospital |
Professor Aris Papageorghiou MBChB, MD, FRCOG, FAIUM (hon)(born 1970) is a Cypriot-German physician and researcher known for his work in maternal and perinatal health. He is a Professor at the University of Oxford and at St George's Hospital. He is also research director of the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute and Reproductive Health[1] and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Early Life and Education[edit]
Papageorghiou was born in Germany where he spent his childhood, before relocating to Cyprus. He studied medicine in the united Kingdom graduating with an MBChB from the University of Sheffield in 1996. After initial medical training he joined the Harris Birthright Unit at King's College Hospital to undertake research with Professor Kypros Nicolaides. Here they produced important research on the use of Doppler Ultrasound for screening for Pre-Eclampsia.[2]
He completed his medical training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as subspeciality training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. During this time he was a clinical Lecturer working with Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran at St George's, University of London.[3] He was appointed as an academic at the University of Oxford in 2009, but continues prividing clinical services to the National Health Service at St George's Hospital.
Career[edit]
Papageorghiou's clinical work is in maternal and fetal medicine and obstetrics. His research group at Oxford[4] works on large global projects, including in low resource settings. This includes the large INTERGROWTH-21st Project.[5][6] One of his major research contributions is in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in imaging, including for use in underserved regions.[7][8] As part of his work in AI he co-founded the Oxford University spin-out, Intelligent Ultrasound, with his longstanding collaborator, Alison Noble. In 2022 he was appointed as Editor-in-Chief for the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in 2023 as Chair of Maternal and Perinatal Health Guidelines Technical Advisory Group for the World Health Organisation.
Personal Life[edit]
Papageorghiou is married to Amparo Galindo.
Awards and Honors[edit]
- 2019 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Athens[9]
- 2019 Fellowship, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology[10]
- 2016 Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI)". www.wrh.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ Papageorghiou AT, Yu CK, Bindra R, Pandis G, Nicolaides KH. Multicenter screening for pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction by transvaginal uterine artery Doppler at 23 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Nov;18(5):441-9.
- ^ Oxford Desk Reference: Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Editors: Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Lesley Regan, Aris T Papageorghiou, Ash Monga, David Farquharson. Oxford University Press
- ^ "Aris Papageorghiou". www.wrh.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "Homepage | Intergrowth". intergrowth21.com.
- ^ Papageorghiou AT, Ohuma EO, Altman DG et al. International standards for fetal growth based on serial ultrasound measurements: the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project. Lancet. 2014 Sep 6;384(9946):869-79
- ^ Cullinan, Maeve (March 21, 2024). "Can a portable ultrasound scanner really cut childbirth deaths across Africa?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Lee LH, Bradburn E, Craik R et al. Machine learning for accurate estimation of fetal gestational age based on ultrasound images. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Mar 9;6(1):36
- ^ "ΑΝΑΓΟΡΕΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗ ΑΡΗ ΠΑΠΑΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ ΣΕ ΕΠΙΤΙΜΟ ΔΙΔΑΚΤΟΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΤΜΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΤΟΥ Ε.Κ.Π.Α." Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών.
- ^ "Fellowship Awards". www.isuog.org.
- ^ "Honorary Fellow Award". www.aium.org.