Courses Sub-Committee

A/Prof. Ligita Jokubkiene is an associated professor at Lund university, Sweden and senior consultant in obstetrics and gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics and gynecology, at Skane University Hospital in Malmö, Sweden.  

Ligita Jokubkiene performs both gynecological and obstetrical ultrasound examinations at an advanced level.  She has defended her thesis with the title” Three-dimensional ultrasound studies of normal and abnormal ovaries” in 2012. Se is an active researcher leading several research projects with focus on ultrasound diagnostics in endometriosis, pelvic pain and pelvic floor birth-related injuries. She is also a part of international multicenter studies lead by IOTA, IETA, IDEA and MUSA groups studying ovarian masses, endometrial and myometrial pathology and endometriosis. Ligita Jokubkiene is supervising master and PhD students and is a chief supervisor of Medical Students at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University. 

Ligita Jokubkiene organizes and leads national and international courses on ultrasound diagnostics in gynecology from basic to advanced level to midwives and doctors. She has been an invited speaker at international courses and congresses. 

Ligita Jokubkiene is a Chair of Educational courses subcommittee at ISUOG. She is also a chair of the Ultrasound reference group at Swedish Society of Obstetrics and gynecology in Sweden, Advisory Board member of European Endometriosis League and a member of IOTA Editorial Board. 

Country: Sweden 

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics  

Specialties: Endometriosis, pelvic floor ultrasound; 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy 

Languages: English; Swedish 

Prof Conrado Milani Coutinho is Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a senior consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine. His special interests are in the use of ultrasound for the prediction, prevention, and diagnosis of fetal and placental anomalies, as well as major obstetric syndromes. Prof Coutinho holds MSc and PhD degrees in Tocogynecology from the University of São Paulo and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Fetal Medicine at St. George’s University Hospital, London, UK. 

Prof Conrado is a postgraduate supervisor at his institution, president of the Perinatology Committee at the Brazilian Federation of ObGyn (FEBRASGO), associate editor of RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics, and serves on the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee and Educational Courses Subcommittee. 

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 

Link to social media profile: X: @CoutinhoConrado 

Prof. Simone Ferrero is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Genova. He graduated from the University of Genova in Northern Italy and obtained his Ph.D. in the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom with a thesis entitled “Protein and cellular studies on the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis”. Prof. Simone Ferrero has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles and edited several international books on endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial cancer.

The main areas of his research are endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Prof. Simone Ferrero has extensive experience in the ultrasonographic diagnosis of gynecological conditions, in the hormonal and the laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis and fibroids.

Country: Italy

Field: Gynaecology; Imaging; Reproductive Medicine

Specialties: endometriosis; uterine fibroids; endometrial cancer; ovarian cancer

Languages: English; Italian; French

Prof. Mohamed Kamal Etman is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fetal Medicine
at Fayoum University, Egypt, and Founder and President of the Egyptian Fetal Medicine
Foundation (EFMF). He trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ain Shams University and
subsequently subspecialized in fetal medicine. He also completed a visiting fellowship in
Obstetric and Gynaecologic Ultrasound and Fetal Echocardiography at Thomas Jefferson
University, USA.
Prof. Etman has extensive experience in fetal medicine, obstetric ultrasound, and medical
education. He leads the ISUOG Outreach Program in Egypt and previously served as an
ISUOG Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and as a member of the
ISUOG Certificate and Accreditation Sub-Committee. He has organized and delivered
numerous ISUOG-endorsed courses and ultrasound training programs across Egypt and the
MENA region and was Co-Chair of the 16th ISUOG International Symposium, held in Cairo
in 2022. He currently serves as a member of the ISUOG Courses Sub-Committee (2026–2029).

Country: Egypt
Field: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening; aneuploidies; fetal echocardiography;
maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal growth restriction; Pre-eclampsia; multiple pregnancy
and 3D/4D ultrasound.
Languages: Arabic, English

Publications / Research Work

• Etman, M.K.K., El-Baradie, S.M.Y., Badran, H.M.A., & Elsayed, R.H.E., Fetal thymus volume as a marker for intrauterine growth restriction. Fayoum University Medical Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2025.
• Etman, M.K.K., et al. Fetal adrenal gland volume in normal versus growth-restricted fetuses.
  Fayoum University Medical Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2025.
• Etman, M.K., Sofy, M.S., & Abd El-Mneim, A.E.A. Post COVID-19 effect on ovarian reserve in women of reproductive age: An analytical before-and-after COVID-19 study.Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 27, Issue 5, 2023.
• Ayoub, S.E., Shaker, O.G., Aboshama, R.A., Etman, M.K., Khalefa, A.A., Zaki, O.M., Ali, D.Y., Hemeda, N.F., Amin, A., & Ali, M.A. Expression profile of LncRNA ANRIL, miR-186, miR-181a, and MTMR-3 in patients with preeclampsia.Non-coding RNA Research, 2023.
• Etman, M.K., Youssef, V.A., Bakry, M.S., & El-Baradie, S.M.Y. Uterocervical angle and cervical length as predictors for preterm birth in low-risk women. Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2023.
• Etman, M.K., Abd El-Hafeez, G.M., Bakry, M.S., & El-Baradie, S.M.Y. Role of uterocervical angle, cervical length, and cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin in the prediction of preterm birth. International Journal of Childbirth, 2023.
• Metwally, A.A.Z., Ismail, M.T., Hassanin, M.S.E., & Etman, M.K. Accuracy of fetal structural anomalies detection by ultrasonography at 14–16 weeks of gestation in Fayoum University Hospital: Upper Egypt experience. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol. 60 (S1), 2022.
• Youssef, A.A.Z., Ismail, M.T., Hassanin, M.S.E., & Etman, M.K. Two-dimensional ultrasonography at 14–16 weeks of gestation for detection of fetal structural anomalies. Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 26, Issue 2, 2022.
• Abdelfattah, L.E., Aboshama, R.A., Abdelsamie, A.A., Etman, M.K., & Abdelghany, A.A. Evaluation of gestational sac diameter, crown-rump length, yolk sac diameter, and fetal heart rate in early detection of congenital fetal malformation. Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2022.
• Abd El-Mneim, A.A., Yehya, S.M., & Etman, M.K. Uterine niche and secondary infertility: Agreement in diagnosis using hysterosalpingography vs. hydrosonography. Evidence-Based Women’s Health Journal, 2022.
• Hashad, A.M.N., Elkholy, H.A.K., Etman, M.K., & Ibrahim, I.M. Assessment of hysteroscopic role in management of women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 72, Issue 6, 2018.
• Rabei, N.H., El-Helaly, A.M., Farag, A.H., El-Naggar, A.K., Etman, M.K., & El-Moteily, M.M. A study of endometrial perfusion in unexplained infertility. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 137, Issue 1, 2018.
• Laban, M., Alanwar, A.A., Etman, M.K., Elsokkary, M.S., Elkotb, A.M., Hasanien, A.S., KhalafAllah, A.E., & Noah, N.M. Five-dimensional long bones biometry for estimation of femur length and fetal weight at term compared to two-dimensional ultrasound: A pilot study. Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, Vol. 31, Issue 11, 2018.
• Laban, M., Hussain, S.H., Hassanin, A.S., Khalaf, W.M., Etman, M.K., Elsafty, M.S.E., Bahaa Eldin, A.M., Hasanien, A.S., Sakna, N.A., Taema, M., Mostafa, M.H., & Eisa, M.M. Endometrial volume measured by VOCAL compared to office hysteroscopy for diagnosis of endometrial polyps in premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding. Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Article ID 3561324, 2016.

Prof. Asma Khalil is a Professor of Fetal Medicine. She is the Obstetric Lead at the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). She gained her MD at the University of London in 2008.   

Prof. Asma Khalil has published more than 500 peer-reviewed papers, and many published review articles and chapters. She was awarded many research prizes, both at national and international meetings. She was awarded the 2021 FIGO Women's Awards: Recognising Female Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Her research interests include twin pregnancy, congenital infections, fetal growth restriction and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.  

She had a fellowship with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).  committed to the implementation of clinical guidelines in practice. She is the Lead author of the ISUOG guideline on the role of ultrasound in twins and congenital infections. She also led the guideline team developing the FIGO guideline on twin pregnancies. She was a member of the NICE Guideline Committee updating the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy guidance.  

Dr Meetan Preet, is currently working as a Fetal Imaging specialist and consultant Fetal medicine at Prime Diagnostics center, Chandigarh, India. She has obtained her post doctoral fellowship from Mediscans in Chennai, India under Prof. S. Suresh.

Meetan is also working as a Consultant and Advisor to Medgenome Genetic Labs, India.

She has been a gold medalist during her graduation. She has several publications in national and international journals.

Her special interests include the fetal face and 3D, 4D in field of fetal medicine.

Country: India

Field:  Ultrasound; Obstetrics; Fetal Medicine

Specialties: First trimester screening for Anomalies, Fetal biometry and wellbeing; Second trimester Anomaly scan; 3D and 4D in obstetrics; Materno-fetal Dopplers and fetal growth restriction.

Languages: English; Hindi

Prof. Inessa Safonova is a sonologist with a clinical background in obstetrics and gynecology and more than 25 years of experience in obstetric and gynecological ultrasound. She is a Senior Consultant Sonologist at a tertiary-level obstetrics and gynecology center in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and Professor of Radiology at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”. Her special interests are gynecological ultrasound, including reproductive and emergency gynecology, gynecologic oncology, adnexal masses and endometriosis, as well as fetal medicine, fetal cardiology and high-risk pregnancy.

Inessa is an ISUOG Ambassador to Eastern Europe and is actively involved in international ultrasound education. She is the founder and director of UZSCHOOL, an international educational platform for obstetric and gynecological ultrasound. Her teaching focuses on case-based learning, pattern recognition and integration of ultrasound with clinical, surgical and perinatal findings. She is the author of more than 170 scientific publications and four textbooks on ultrasound in obstetrics.

Country: Ukraine
Field: Ultrasound Imaging in Obstetrics; Gynecology; Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Gynecological ultrasound; reproductive and emergency gynecology; gynecologic oncology; adnexal masses; endometriosis; fetal anomaly screening; fetal cardiology; high-risk pregnancy; fetal growth; maternal and fetal Doppler
Languages: Ukrainian; Russian; English

Dr Gábor Szabó is a senior consultant and Head of the Ultrasound Unit in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Semmelweis University, Budapest. Gábor completed a PhD in Medicine with distinction at the Semmelweis University in 2013.

His main areas of expertise and interest are clinical research, endometriosis, gynecologic oncology and ultrasound in gynecology. Gábor is an advanced gynecologic sonologist and surgeon. He introduced a new field of gynecologic ultrasonography called pelveoneurosonography - examination of the pelvic nerves.

Dr. Szabó is a postgraduate supervisor and chief supervisor of medical students at his institution, board member at the Hungarian Society Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (HSUOG), member of the IDEA Steering Committee, Advisory Board member of European Endometriosis League and serves on the ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee and Educational Courses Subcommittee.

Country: Hungary

Field: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Specialties: Endometriosis, Gynecologic Oncology, Pelveoneurosonography, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Transvaginal ultrasound

Languages: English, German, Hungarian

Dr Trigo is an Ob/Gyn who graduated at the University of Campinas, Brazil in 2015. He also specialized in women's ultrasound and obtained a master in sciences degree (MSc) from 2016 to 2017. 

From 2018 to 2021, he lived in Barcelona for his PhD in fetal medicine and fetal surgery at the University of Barcelona and KU Leuven with an Erasmus Mundus scholarship. He's currently in the process of defending his thesis. 

In 2021, he moved to Switzerland, where he currently finishes the validation of his Ob/Gyn specialisation. 

Since medical school, Dr Trigo was always interested in research and teaching activities. He first joined ISUOG as a task-force member for the Intermedium curriculum, and is currently an official member of the Educational Courses Subcommittee. 

Country: Brazil / Switzerland 

Field: Obstetrics; Maternal Fetal Medicine 

Specialties: Fetal surgery, Open spina bifida, Multiple pregnancies, Neurosonography, Fetal Growth Restriction, Intrapartum ultrasound 

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish 

Dr. Carman Lai received her training in Maternal Fetal Medicine in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. She has worked as an Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lai is currently a Maternal Fetal Medicine consultant at Gold Coast University Hospital, where she and her team have established a high-risk obstetric clinic. Her research interests include assessing placental function and using digital technology to improve obstetric outcomes.

Country: Australia   

Field: Obstetrics, Maternal Fetal Medicine 

Specialties: Fetal anomalies, fetal growth restriction, fetal wellbeing assessment, high risk obstetrics

Languages: English, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)

Dr. Lina Youssef is a specialist and postdoctoral researcher in Maternal Fetal Medicine in BCNatal – Fetal Medicine Research Center, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clinic and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain. Her special interests are preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction focusing on Ultrasound, Doppler and biomarkers. She holds an International joint PhD degree with distinction from three European Universities (University of Barcelona, Lund University and Leuven University). She holds also a Diploma in biostatistics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. 
Lina is the scientific coordinator of the Master’s program in Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Fetal Medicine Barcelona Foundation in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. She has been involved in ISUOG activities since 2017 as a young ambassador, content reviewer and a member of Online Education Subcommittee. Lina also serves on a regular basis as an expert reviewer for the Spanish National Health Authority as well as for international research projects. She participates regularly as a speaker in international courses and congresses. 

Country: Spain
Field: Obstetrics; Imaging; Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Preeclampsia; fetal growth restriction; fetal biometry and wellbeing; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal anomalies; prenatal screening; multiple pregnancy
Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, French