Digital Learning Sub-Committee

Dr Theophilus Adu-Bredu is a researcher at the University of Oxford and an honorary Consultant Sonographer in Obstetrics within the Placenta Accreta Spectrum service at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. His specialist interests include placental disorders, fetal growth, advanced obstetric ultrasound imaging, and the application of artificial intelligence in ultrasound.

Theophilus completed a PhD with his research contributing to advances in the ultrasound diagnosis and preoperative assessment of Placenta Accreta Spectrum. A particular focus of his work has been improving antenatal risk stratification and understanding the diagnostic distinction between PAS and non-accreta uterine scar dehiscence. His wider research interests include fetal growth assessment, multiple pregnancies, fetal abnormalities and AI-assisted ultrasound acquisition and have published widely in these areas.

His contributions to Placenta Accreta Spectrum research have received international recognition, including the Mariola Ropacka-Lesiak Award from the International Society for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (IS-PAS). He has published widely in obstetric ultrasound and has delivered invited lectures internationally.

Theophilus is also involved in postgraduate education at the University of Oxford, where he is a co-module lead on the MSc in Global Women’s Health. He is particularly interested in ultrasound education, digital learning, and improving access to high-quality ultrasound training internationally.

Country:  England

Field: Obstetric ultrasound

Specialties: Placenta Accreta spectrum; fetal growth restriction; fetal abnormalities; multiple pregnancies.

Languages: English

Dr. Mariana Azevedo Carvalho is a senior consultant in Fetal Medicine at the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), where she manages complex fetal conditions and performs fetal surgery, and Collaborating Professor at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), where she is also a full supervisor in the Postgraduate Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She headed the Fetal Medicine Unit of the Obstetric Clinic at HCFMUSP from 2023 to 2026. Her special interests are fetal surgery, twin pregnancies, congenital anomalies and the analysis of large obstetric databases. She specialized in Fetal Medicine at FMUSP and at Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI), and holds an MSc and a PhD from FMUSP.

She also coordinates the fetal medicine service at Hospital e Maternidade Sepaco, a private referral center for fetal malformations with ECMO support. She has practiced fetal surgery since 2018. This is her first role within ISUOG; she joins the Digital Learning Sub-Committee for the 2026–2029 term.

Country: Brazil

Field: Obstetrics; Imaging; Fetal Medicine

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening; Aneuploidies; Fetal anomalies; Fetal growth restriction; Neurossonography; Fetal surgery; Multiple pregnancy

Languages: Portuguese; English; French

Prof. dr. C.M. (Katia) Bilardo is Professor of Fetal Medicine at UMCG in the Netherlands and is an expert on ultrasound and invasive prenatal diagnosis. 

Caterina (Katia) M. Bilardo was born in Savigliano (Piedmont), Italy. After completing
cum laude in 1983 the Medical studies and the Specialization in Obstetrics and
Gynaecology at the University of Turin, she trained as 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.

Since 1989 she has relocated to the Netherlands where she has worked as Consultant
and Head of the Prenatal Diagnosis Department at the Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam (1992-2010). From 2010 to 2017 she has worked as Head of the Fetal
Medicine Department at the University Medical Center Groningen where, in 2011, she
has been appointed Professor in Fetal Medicine. Since October 2017 she has moved
with the same position to the Amsterdam UMC, location VU Medical Center in
Amsterdam, where she has also been appointed as Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology
and Fetal Medicine. In the Netherlands she has been President of the Dutch Working
Party for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is currently member of the
Committee Prenatal Screening of the National Health Council.

Since 2007 she is in the Editorial Board of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Since 2009 she is Board member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics
and Gynecology (ISUOG). Between 2013-2017 she was Chair of the Education
Committee within ISUOG. And in 2018-2020 she has been President of the same
Society.

She has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and supervised numerous PhD students.
In 2021 she was bestowed the Stuart Campbell award for Education.

Research Areas
• Doppler study of the utero-placental and fetal circulation (chief researcher Truffle study)
• Fetal dysmorphology ( 2D and 3D studies)
• First and second trimester ultrasound screening for aneuploidies
• First trimester ultrasound
• Psychological aspects of Screening
• Fetal cardiology

Field: Obstetrics

Country: The Netherlands

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal biometry and wellbeing; aneuploidies; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal brain; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; fetal interventional procedures; 3D & 4D ultrasound; genetics

Languages: English; Italian; French; Dutch

Dr Gihad CHALOUHI is the co-founder of SFFERe Centers (Spécialistes Fœtus Femme Enceinte et Reproduction) specialized centers in women’s Health. He is a senior consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital in Paris. His special interests are fetal surgery and imaging technologies including, prenatal ultrasound, fetal MRI, Twins, ultrasound education and the use of simulation in the latest. Gihad completed a PhD in feto-placental functional MRI with distinction (Paris Descartes University – Paris).

He created the first regional fetal surgery center in Lebanon (Middle-East), and successfully performed the first fetoscopic treatment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and other fetal pathologies, in the region.

Gihad is an ISUOG international faculty and has been involved in many committees and task forces of ISUOG. He recently was the chair of ISUOG’s Basic Training subcommittee for six years and contributed to finalizing its theoretical (lectures and online) and practical program as well as its certification. Gihad also serves on a regular basis as an expert in the French ultrasound College (CFEF; collège Français d’échographie Fœtale) and for the National Agency for Biomedicine, as well as for international research projects. 

Country: France

Field: Obstetrics; Imaging; Fetal Medicine; Fetal Surgery

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; Fetal surgery; fetal anomalies; fetal interventional procedures; multiple pregnancy; ultrasound education; simulation in ultrasound training

Languages: English; French; Arabic

Dr Nina Cooper is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in the IOTA Group based at Imperial College London and KU Leuven. Her research interests include ultrasound, paediatric and adolescent gynaecology and gynaecological oncology.

Dr. Yvette Groszmann, MD, MPH, FAIUM is Director of Gynecologic Ultrasound at Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates in Boston and holds a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School. An internationally recognized educator and speaker, she has developed and co-chaired multiple successful courses in gynecologic ultrasound, collaborating with gynecologic sonologists, sonographers and radiologists to deliver advanced medical education and certification programs. Dr. Groszmann serves on the ISUOG Digital Learning Subcommittee and is a founding member of the AAGL Gynecologic Ultrasound Special Interest Group. She has held leadership roles within the AIUM, including Vice President (2022–2024), and received the AIUM Presidential Recognition Award for her contributions. A co-author in numerous gynecologic ultrasound guidelines and expert consensus recommendations, she is currently Co-Chair of the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting & Data System (O-RADS) Management Working Group (American College of Radiology) and taskforce member of the ASRM MAC (American Society for Reproductive Medicine Mullerian Anomaly Classification) 2021 update.  Dr. Groszmann works closely with obstetrician-gynecologist ultrasound experts, sonographers and radiologists and is dedicated to advancing gynecologic ultrasound through global collaboration and education.

Dr Sanja Kostic is a gynecologist and obstetrician at the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Center of Serbia. She completed her studies in Belgrade with distinction. As a member of Council for Fetal Anomalies, she is experienced in fetal anomalies detection and management of these pregnancies. She is also interested in deep endometriosis diagnosis and treatment. Sanja is currently working on her PhD thesis in Reproductive Biology. As a student she did her clinical practice in South America and Middle East, as well as scientific research with stem cells and gene editing in USA. She has always been involved in education, both as a student’s assistant and a coordinator of educational team for oncology and biotechnology platform.

Country: Serbia

Field: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine

Specialties: fetal biometry, fetal anomalies, gynaecological ultrasound, endometriosis

Languages: English, Spanish, German

Professor Ja-Young Kwon is a leading expert in maternal-fetal medicine based at Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. Her clinical expertise centers on advanced fetal ultrasound. 

As the Director of the Smart Healthcare Center at the Yonsei Institute for Digital Health, Prof. Kwon leads digital transformation initiatives that integrate advanced technologies into the healthcare ecosystem. Her pioneering research explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and obstetric imaging. 

A dedicated leader in medical education and professional societies, Prof. Kwon currently serves as the Education Committee Chair for the Korean Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (KSMFM) and as the Planning Committee Chair within the Education Committee for the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (KSUOG). Through these roles, she directs major scientific programs, continuously driving the advancement of maternal-fetal imaging and digital health innovation.

Dr István Madár is an obstetrician-gynaecologist and assistant lecturer at Semmelweis University in Budapest. His clinical and research interests include obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound, artificial intelligence, endometriosis, adnexal pathology and gynaecological oncology. He has authored and co-authored articles focusing particularly on ultrasound imaging in endometriosis and endometrial cancer. He teaches medical and physiotherapy students in Hungarian, English and German.

Dr. An-Chi Mu is a clinical radiologist with a special interest in maternal–fetal diagnosis and wellbeing. She holds a Diploma in Fetal Medicine awarded by The Fetal Medicine Foundation (UK), where she actively contributed to several research projects under the guidance of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, particularly in screening for term preeclampsia and exploring potential treatment strategies.

With her primary training in clinical radiology, she is particularly interested in screening and the accurate characterisation of normal and abnormal fetal findings using complementary diagnostic modalities, including fetal ultrasound and MRI.

She is also committed to medical education. During her training, she helped organise and deliver The Fetal Medicine Foundation’s online tutorials. She continues to teach radiology trainees and actively contributes to the educational activities of ISUOG. 

Dr. Karen Ng is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and the Head of the Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (PAG) Team at the Prince of Wales Hospital, alongside her role as an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Having completed her subspecialty training in Reproductive Medicine, Dr. Ng's clinical and research interests encompass infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), reproductive endocrinology, fertility preservation, and congenital Mullerian anomalies. She played a pioneering role in establishing Hong Kong's first multidisciplinary paediatric gynecology clinic and fertility preservation program for young patients.

Internationally, Dr. Ng is deeply active within the global O&G global O&G and ultrasound community. She holds prominent leadership positions as the President of the Asia Oceania Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (AOSPAG) and as Board Member and Secretary General of the International Federation of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (FIGIJ). Dedicated to medical education and clinical governance, she is also an active examiner for international fellowship and college examinations, and contributes extensively to peer-reviewed literature and international scientific congresses.

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