NGen are active and engaged trainees or clinicians who have completed their specialist training within 5 years, who have volunteered, and are qualified to take on specific duties in support of ISUOG’s broad activities. NGen members bring a new level of engagement to ISUOG in developing a pathway for trainees and junior clinicians to become further involved in our mission and work.
Committee Chair
Education Committee
Dr. Federica Fontanella is a consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University Medical Center Groningen and a postdoctoral researcher at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (the Netherlands). Her interests include fetal medicine, obstetric ultrasound and fetal intervention, with a particular focus on congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, congenital lower urinary tract obstructions (LUTO), and the application of deep learning and radiomics to fetal imaging. She completed her PhD in 2019 and her specialty training in 2026 in the Netherlands, including a subspecialty training in fetal medicine at St George's Hospital, London.
Federica serves on the Oversight Committee of the Every Little Heart Matters Campaign and on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. She was elected to the ISUOG Next Generation Committee in 2023 and now serves as its Chair. What drives her work with ISUOG is her commitment to ensuring that women everywhere in the world have access to the highest standard of care, combined with a strong passion for fully exploring the potential of fetal imaging and intervention to improve long-term outcomes.
Dr Federica Fontanella is a consultant in the Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and a postdoctoral researcher at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Country: Netherlands
Field: Obstetrics; Ultrasound; Fetal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal anomalies; fetal genitourinary tract; fetal interventions; fetal imaging
Languages: English, Dutch, Italian
Dr Srdjan Saso is a Gynaecological (Cancer) Surgeon at Imperial College NHS Trust and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London. He is a great believer in translational clinical and academic work and projects that have the potential for ‘cross-fertilisation’ between medical and non-medical specialties. His main academic and clinical interest lies in gynaecological surgery (cancer and non-cancer), primarily cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer including germ cell, management of gestational trophoblastic tumours and use of ultrasound in diagnosis of gynaecological pathology. In particular, a focus on fertility-sparing surgery and oncofertility in general, and therefore, the management of gynaecological issues in women who have not started or completed their families. His other main research themes focus on the growing influence of Artificial Intelligence (and technology in general) in gynaecology.
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Gynaecological Surgery and Oncology, Ultrasound Diagnostics
Specialties: Gynaecological Surgery, Gynaecological Cancers, Oncofertility, Fertility-sparing Surgery, IOTA, Ultrasound Diagnostics
Languages: English, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, French
Committee Members
Dr Mohammed Ezzet Charfi is a surgical oncologist and researcher based in Dakar, Senegal, with a particular focus on breast and gynecological cancers. He completed his medical studies at the Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Tunisia, in 2013. In 2014, he moved to Senegal to specialize in surgical oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, where he trained under Professor Ahmadou Dem and completed his specialization in 2019. Dr Charfi combines clinical practice in oncology with research activities at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar. His work focuses particularly on cervical cancer prevention, HPV infection, breast cancer, cancer genetics, and the development and implementation of innovative technologies adapted to cancer care in African settings. He is involved in several collaborative research programmes with African and international institutions and coordinates studies aimed at improving cancer prevention, early detection, molecular characterization, and access to precision oncology in West Africa. His main clinical and academic interests include gynecological and breast oncology, cervical cancer prevention, cancer genetics, and the application of new technologies to improve cancer diagnosis and care in resource-limited settings. He is also actively involved in medical education, research capacity building, and initiatives supporting the development of the next generation of African healthcare professionals
Daniele Di Mascio is Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome and a maternal–fetal medicine specialist at Policlinico Umberto I, Rome. He has been actively involved in ISUOG scientific and educational activities, receiving the ISUOG Best Young Investigator Award in 2019 and delivering the Stuart Campbell Lecture in 2022.
His clinical and research interests focus on fetal growth restriction, intrapartum care, artificial intelligence, and digital health in obstetrics. He is principal investigator of a €1.4 million nationally funded research project on wearable technologies and remote pregnancy monitoring.
Country: Italy
Field: Obstetrics; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Prenatal Imaging
Specialties: fetal brain; fetal growth restriction; multiple pregnancy
Languages: English; Spanish; Italian
Dr George Lockett is an Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar and Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London. He is undertaking doctoral research with a particular focus on gynaecological ultrasound, endometrial cancer diagnostics and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to ultrasound imaging.
He has presented his work and given invited talks at several international conferences and joined the ISUOG NGen Committee in 2026.
Country: UK
Field: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Specialties: Gynaecological ultrasound; endometrial pathology; endometrial cancer; ovarian and adnexal masses; IETA terminology; IOTA models; ultrasound radiomics; artificial intelligence and machine learning; diagnostic prediction models
Languages: English
Dr. Long Nguyen-Hoang is a well-trained Vietnamese maternal-fetal specialist. He completed a comprehensive three-year Fetal Medicine training program at the Harris Birthright Research Centre, King's College Hospital, the United Kingdom. Under the guidance of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, he gained extensive expertise in fetal medicine and received a Diploma in Fetal Medicine from the Fetal Medicine Foundation. Currently, Dr. Long is completing a PhD in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. His research focuses on the prediction and prevention of preeclampsia, under the supervision of Professor Liona Poon. His research aims to improve the understanding of preeclampsia and develop strategies for its early identification and management. Dr. Long's experience extends beyond clinical research. He has been involved in managing multi-center studies and clinical trials in collaboration with institutions across Asia and internationally. Furthermore, he has collaborated with the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) to establish a FIGO best practice advice on the impact of complicated pregnancies on long-term cardiovascular health. He has also developed an innovative FIGO Pregnancy Passport. Dr. Long has also taken an active role in organizing regional and national conferences in the field of maternal-fetal medicine and ultrasound in OBGYN. Additionally, he was an organizing member of the first ISUOG-approved course in Vietnam. Dr. Long and his team have made commendable efforts to deliver valuable resources from ISUOG to Vietnamese society.
Country: Vietnam
Field: Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Ultrasound
Specialties: Early screening and intervention for pregnancy complications, aneuploidy screening, Cell-free DNA screening, Fetal ultrasound.
Languages: Vietnamese, English
Dr Sofie Orlov is in her last year of residency in obstetrics and gynecology and have a strong interest in gynecological disorders and the role of ultrasound. She completed her PhD on endometriosis assessing development and evolution of lesions over time and morphological changes of endometriomas during pregnancy. She is engaged in gynecological ultrasound training for residents and involved in development of national recommendations within the Ultrasound reference group at Swedish Society of Obstetrics and gynecology.
Country: Sweden
Field: Gynecology
Specialties: Endometriosis; adenomyosis; adnexal masses; abnormal uterine bleeding.
Languages: Swedish; English
Dr. Pilar Palmrich is a specialist in Obstetrics and Fetomaternal Medicine at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, where she is currently undertaking subspecialty training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Her special interests include fetal medicine and ultrasound, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction and maternal hemodynamics, and she has been part of the Research Group for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy since 2018. Pilar completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of Vienna and undertook a Clinical and Research Fellowship in Fetal Medicine at the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London.
Pilar holds a PhD in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease from the Medical University of Vienna, with a thesis on Maternal hemodynamic function in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy under antihypertensive therapy. She is a member of the ISUOG Next Generation Committee, the Austrian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (OEGUM) and the Austrian Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (OEGGG), , and is part of international working groups, including the TRUFFLE 2 study group. Her research on angiogenic markers and maternal hemodynamics in preeclampsia has been recognized with several prizes, including Best Oral Communication at the 32nd World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG, 2022) and the Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Research Prize from the DGGG Working Group for Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine (2023).
Country: Austria
Field: Obstetrics; Fetomaternal Medicine
Specialties: Fetal medicine and ultrasound, fetal neurosonography; fetal growth restriction, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and preeclampsia; maternal hemodynamics
Languages: German, English, French
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