The 2nd International Masterclass on Ob-Gyn Ultrasound (for Russian speaking participants)

Prof. Igal Wolman is an obstetrician and gynecologist with over 25 years of experience. He is specialised in obstetrical ultrasound and, more recently, in gynecological ultrasound including endometriosis uterine malformations and gynecological oncology. His current institution is the Tel Aviv Medical Centre.

Notable Publications: 

Igal Wolman (P1),Tamar Birenbaum Gal (C) , AJ Jaffa (C). Cervical mucus status can be accurately estimated by transvaginal ultrasonography during fertility evaluation.
Accepted Fertility and Sterility January 2009 (IF  3.168) (R-6)

I. Wolman (P1), E. Altman (C), G. Fait (C), J. Har-Toov(C), I. Gull (C), R. Ams``ter R (C), AJ Jaffa (C). Combined clinical and ultrasonographic work-up for the diagnosis of retained products of conception.
Accepted Fertility and Sterility December 2008 (IF 3.168) (R-6)
 

Country: Israel

Field: Obstetrics; Gynecology

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening 1st trimester and 2nd trimester; fetal biometry and wellbeing; fetal anomalies screening; aneuploidy screening; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restriction; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; 3D & 4D ultrasound; early pregnancy; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; fetal growth; detection of fetal and neonatal growth abnormalities.

Languages: Hebrew; English; Italian 

• 25 years of experience in ultrasound in obstetrics, perinatology, fetal cardiology, gynecology and oncogynecology
• Senior consultant-sonologist in Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital with Regional Perinatal Centre and Department of Gynecology 
• ISUOG Ambassador in Eastern Europe
• Founder of the Ultrasound School and training center UZSCHOOL with participants from more than 20 countries
• An author of 150 publications in the Ob&Gyn ultrasound, including 4 textbooks

Notable Publications:

Safonova I, Ultrasound Examination of the Uterine Scar after Cesarean Section: Isthmocele, Scar Pregnancy, Niche of Myometrium, and Low Uterine Segment Thickness. // Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020; 14(2):85-91 

Lesovoy V, Parashchuk Y, Shchukin D, Safonov R, Didenkova K, Safonova I. Fetus in the Bladder: Rare Complication of Vesicouterine Fistula. // Case Reports in Medicine, vol 2016, Article ID 5750710, 4 pages, 2016

Safonova I OC26.05. The predominance of the fetal right heart chambers in the second and third trimester // https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.19381

Country: Ukraine

Field: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology, Oncogynecology

Languages: Russian, Ukranian, English

Dr Roee Birnbaum is an obstetrician and gynecologist, focusing on fetal ultrasound and prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformations, including early diagnosis. He is currently working in the OB-GYN Ultrasound division at the Tel Aviv medical center, focusing on fetal brain malformations, and early diagnosis of fetal anomalies. Previously, he was working under the direct instruction of Prof. Dario Paladini, at the Istituto Giannina Gaslini pediatric hospital, Genova, Italy, focusing on fetal heart and brain malformations. He is a faculty member of several teaching courses worldwide. His main research focus is the fetal brain (normal and pathology), and early brain development.  

Notable publications

Birnbaum R, Ben-Sira L, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G. The use of fetal neurosonography and brain MRI in cases of cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: A retrospective analysis with outcome correlation. Prenat Diagn. 2017 Dec;37(13):1335-1342.

Birnbaum R, Parodi S, Donarini G, Meccariello G, Fulcheri E, Paladini D. The third ventricle of the human fetal brain: Normative data and pathologic correlation. A 3D transvaginal neurosonography study. Prenat Diagn. 2018 Aug;38(9):664-672

Country: Israel

Field: Obstetrics; Gynecology

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening T1 & T2; fetal heart; fetal anomalies screening; fetal anomalies; 3D/4D ultrasound; neurosonography and brain malformations

Language:  Hebrew, English