Overview

Ligita Jokubkiene, based in Malmö, SE, is currently an Associate Professor at Lunds universitet. Ligita Jokubkiene brings experience from previous roles at Skånes Universitetssjukhus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kaunas and Kedainiai hospital. Ligita Jokubkiene holds a 2007 - 2011 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Obstetrics & Gynecology @ Lund University, Sweden. 

Country: Sweden 

Field: Gynecology; Obstetrics 

Specialties: 3D & 4D ultrasound; gynecological ultrasound; gynecological oncology; early pregnancy; reproductive medicine 

Languages: English; Swedish; Russian 

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 Simon Meagher is consultant sonologist at the Perinatal department, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne. He also serves as Medical Director of Monash Ultrasound for Women where he oversees a team of 50 sonologists, sonographers, genetic counsellors, phlebotomists and administrative staff in delivering a tertiary level ultrasound service across south east Melbourne. Dr Meagher has dedicated 30  years of his term as Medical Director, teaching and lecturing in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound both locally and overseas. He has delivered over 800 lectures, across 17 countries, and 43 cities worldwide. In 2015, he was awarded ‘Sonologist of The Year’ by the Australian society of Ultrasound in medicine (ASUM) in recognition  of his teaching skills and his commitment to  hands on training within the hospital setting at the Mercy Hospital for Women and for  his commitment and contributions to ASUM.

His interest in clinical research has focussed on early pregnancy screening and diagnosis he has published over 100  articles in peer review journals, including 15 articles  in the last 3 years focusing on first trimester  pregnancy screening and diagnosis. Dr Meagher has described five original sonographic fetal markers during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. He is now focusing his interest on aneuploidy and embryo development from  seven to 10 weeks as we approach the dawn of a new era of genetic screening via free fetal DNA analysis.  

Dr Meagher has taken on multiple leadership positions - early in his career as the Chair of the Standards of Practice Committee at ASUM, examiner and executive board member for the ASUM Diploma of diagnostic ultrasound and later as council member of ASUM. Thereafter he served as Chairman of the Victoria Obstetric Sonologists group and on several  ISUOG Sub-Committees  at the  International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound.

Country: Australia

Field: Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Specialties: Prenatal Diagnosis. First and Second Trimester Fetal anomaly screening. Aneuploidy screening and diagnosis. NIPT and prenatal Exome sequencing. Maternal and Fetal Doppler Ultrasound. Invasive Prenatal Procedures.  Ultrasound and Infertility. Tubal Patency Testing. 

Languages: English

Dr Leanne Bricker undertook undergraduate training in South Africa and moved to the UK where she specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and then subspecialised (fellowship) in Fetal and Maternal Medicine. For 10 years she was Co-Director of the Fetal Medicine Unit of Liverpool Women's Hospital, UK, the largest single site women's hospital in Britain. She served on the executive committee of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society from 2009-2014.

She moved to Abu Dhabi in February 2014 to become Chair of Fetal Medicine at Corniche Hospital. In 2018 she also took on the role of Chairing the Medical Imaging Department at Corniche Hospital.  She has been actively involved in research and has published over 60 papers, abstracts and book chapters and books. She is a Cochrane review author for the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group. She is an expert in the management of multiple pregnancy having led the tertiary level multidisciplinary multiple pregnancy service in Liverpool; been involved in the development of the UK NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines and quality standards for the management of multiple pregnancy and the RCOG green top guidelines for the management of monochorionic twin pregnancy; and recently published textbook Management of Multiple Pregnancies: A Practical Guide (Cambridge University Press).

 Dr Bricker leads the foremost fetal medicine service providing a wide range of fetal therapy in the UAE and has introduced advanced fetal therapeutic techniques at Corniche Hospital including fetal blood transfusions, fetoscopic laser treatment for the rare complication twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, fetal shunts and FETO (fetal tracheal balloons). Dr Bricker is Chair of the OBGYN Service Line and Network at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company.​

An internationally recognized expert in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Prof. Karim has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed to 15 book chapters. He has delivered over 100 scientific lectures and 300+ teaching lectures, regularly invited to speak at prestigious medical conferences globally.

Prof. Mohamed Kamal Etman trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ain Shams University, where he later subspecialized in Fetal Medicine. He currently serves as a Full Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Fetal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Egypt, and as a Consultant in Fetal Medicine and High-Risk Obstetric Care. Previously, he was a Consultant in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit at Ain Shams University Hospital, where he was actively involved in the implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines.

Prof. Etman is the Founder and President of the Egyptian Fetal Medicine Foundation (EFMF) and the Director of the ISUOG Outreach Program in Egypt. He also obtained his medical degree and completed his residency training at Ain Shams University. Additionally, he was a Visiting Fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound and Fetal Echocardiography in the Department of Radiology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Since 2017, Prof. Etman has organized and led numerous ISUOG-endorsed Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics Ultrasound workshops, training hundreds of healthcare practitioners across Egypt and the broader Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He has also conducted ISUOG Basic Training courses in Sudan, Libya, and several other MENA countries, contributing to the advancement of ultrasound education and capacity building in the region.

As an active ISUOG Ambassador to the MENA region, Prof. Etman has delivered multiple ISUOG-approved courses, encouraging hundreds of physicians to join and engage with ISUOG. He was also the Organizer and Chair of ISUOG’s 16th International Symposium held in Cairo, Egypt.

Country: Egypt

Field: Obstetrics, Gynecology, Fetal Medicine

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening first and second 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, gynecological ultrasound, early pregnancy, preterm delivery; fetal growth; detection of fetal and neonatal growth abnormalities

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. Hisham Mirghani did his fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine in Toronto, Canada in 1999. He received his Master in Health Professionas Education and is currently Professor of OB/GYN at United Arab Emirates University. He is also ISUOG's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.

Notable publications:

Begam MA, Alsafi W, Bekdache GN, Chedid F, Al-Gazali L, Mirghani HM. Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome: a skeletal dysplasia characterized by bowed long bones.  Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2011;38(5):553-8.

Mirghani H, Begam M, Bekdache G, Khan F. Specialised fetal and maternal service: outcome of pre-gestational diabetes. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2012;32(5):426-9.

Country: United Arab Emirates

Field: Obstetrics

Specialties: Fetal anomaly screening 1st trimester and 2nd trimester; fetal biometry; fetal anomalies screening; aneuploidy screening; fetal anomalies; fetal heart; fetal growth restrictions; maternal and fetal Doppler; multiple pregnancy; early pregnancy; detection of fetal and neonatal growth abnormalities.

Languages: English; Arabic

"It gives me great pleasure to accept the invitation to become an ISUOG Ambassador. I hope I will be able to contribute to ISUOG training, educational, and research activities in my region. I believe that the potentials for ISUOG in the region and other parts of the world with similar backgrounds are huge."

Dr. Mouza Al Salmani is a Senior Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine and Head of the Fetal Medicine Unit at the Royal Hospital, Muscat. She previously served as Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Royal Hospital from 2016 to August 2021.

She earned her medical degree from Sultan Qaboos University in 1999 and completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Royal Hospital. In 2006, she obtained her MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (London). She later pursued advanced training in fetal medicine, completing a Diploma and Fellowship at the Harris Birthright Research Centre, King’s College Hospital, London, in 2011, and was awarded the FRCOG in June 2019.

Dr. Mouza has played a pioneering role in advancing fetal medicine in Oman. She was the first to introduce therapeutic in-utero procedures in the country, including fetal blood transfusion and fetoscopic laser surgery. She has also contributed extensively to clinical research, with several publications focusing on high-risk pregnancies and fetal medicine.

Her leadership extends to education and training. She has served as a senior clinical trainer at the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) and was the local organizer of the MRCOG examinations in Oman from 2012 to 2018. She is the founder and current chair of the Oman Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OSUOG) and has been instrumental in organizing the annual national ultrasound workshops.

Her contributions have earned wide recognition, including official commendations from the Royal Hospital (2015) and the Ministry of Health (2016) for outstanding performance. She is actively engaged in multiple hospital, national, and regional committees, including the National Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Committee and the Higher Medical Committee as a technical scientific expert for medico-legal investigations.

Internationally, Dr. Mouza is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and a member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG). She played a central role in bringing the ISUOG outreach training program to Oman (2017–2021) and, in 2023, was appointed ISUOG Ambassador to the Middle East as well as a member of the ISUOG Outreach Committee.