Overview

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;

Dr Mathew Leonardi is an expert in complex gynecology, endometriosis excision surgery and gynaecological ultrasound (associate professor) at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Canada. He is an honorary adjunct lecturer at the University of Adelaide. His philosophy of care includes working in an interdisciplinary team and patient-centred decision making. He has been awarded his PhD from the University of Sydney which is focused on the utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis and surgical management of endometriosis.

Dr Leonardi is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in his field. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed scientific articles, several textbook chapters, and presented at numerous international congresses on endometriosis. He has received numerous awards for his conference presentations on endometriosis. He is an avid researcher, actively contributing academically to the advancement of gynecologic health.

Dr Leonardi is on the World Endometriosis Society Early Career Board and a founding member of the Next Generation Committee at the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is an Associate Editor for Reproduction & Fertility and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada. He is part of an international research group named Imagendo, which won the most prestigious science award in Australia, the 2023 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.

Tina Tellum is a Senior Consultant at the Department of Gynecology in Oslo University Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Oslo, Norway. Her research focuses on ultrasound in benign gynecology, with particular emphasis on adenomyosis and endometriosis as well as early pregnancy complications. Dr. Tellum's expertise is further recognized through her role in various international committees and as an academic editor in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) and FVVO.  The main emphasis in her clinical work is endometriosis, adenomyosis and endoscopic surgery.