Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology Reviewer board

Reviewer board

Yoshitsugu Chigusa MD, PhD

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan

Interests: Preterm birth; Preeclampsia; Placenta; Fetal growth restriction; Postpartum hemorrhage; Obstetric emergency; Cesarean section; Obstetric surgery

Cristina-Crenguta Albu MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Ophthalmology and Medical Genetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania

Interests: Medical genetics; Prenatal diagnosis; Ophthalmology; Ophthalmogenetics; Oculo-Orbitar ultrasound examination

Dr. Grażyna Jarząbek MD

Division of Developmental Gynecology and Sexology, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

Interests: Girls; Adolescents; Puberty; Sexual abused children; Sexuology; Vulvovaginitis; Menses; Iuvenile metrorhagia; Labial hypertophy; Congential malformation of genital tract

Dr. Maria de la Calle MD

Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, IdiPAZ, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Spain

Interests: Obstetrics

Dr. Luciano Monfardini MD

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Interests: Gynecology oncology; Rare gynecology tumors; Gynecological surgery ; Mininvasive gynecological surgery

Dr. Stefano Restaino MD

Department of Maternal and Child Health, University-Hospital of Udine, P.le S. Maria della Misericordia n° 15, 33100, Udine, Italy

Interests: Gynecology; Laparoscopy; Oncology; Robotic surgery; Endometrial cancer

Dr. Sofoklis Stavrou MD, PhD

First Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

Interests: Female infertility; Gynecological endocrinology; In vitro fertilization; Recurrent abortions

Dr. Ammar Al Naimi MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Buergerhospital - Dr. Senckenbergische Stiftung, Frankfurt, Germany

Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

Interests: Cesarean section scars and niches; Placenta acreta spectrum (PAS); Twin twin transfusion syndrome; Fetal Therapy

Dr. Hao-Chun Hsu MD

Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, No.579, Sec. 2, Yunlin Rd., Douliu City, Yunlin County 64041, Taiwan

Interests: Pediatric neurosurgery

Dr n. farm. Piotr Merks PhD, MPharm, MPharmS

Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland

Interests: Pharmacy practice; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmaceutical pictograms

Gyun-Ho Jeon MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Inje University,Haeundae Paik Hospital, 875, Haeundaero, Haeundae-Gu, Busan,612-896, Republic of Korea

Interests: Fertility preservation; Inferility; Pediatric and adolescent gynecology; Polycystic ovarian syndrome; Menopause; Ovulation disorder

Dr. Carlo Ronsini MD

Division of Gynecologic Oncology Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS , 00168 Rome, Italy

Interests: Ovarian cancer; Endometrial cancer; Cervical cancer; Fertility sparing treatment; HIPEC

Dr. David Bosoni MD

Dept of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, Research Center of Reproductive Medicine, Unit of Gynecological Endocrinology and Menopause, IRCCS S. Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy

Interests: Reproductive medicine; Gynecological endocrinology (Functional Hypotalamic Amenorrhea FHA, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS); Sexual health;? Aesthetic gynecology (Medical devices, Radiofrequency)

Dr. Gianluca Raffaello Damiani MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Bari, 1° clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bari, Piazza giulio cesare 11, Bari, Italy

Interests: Minimal invasive gynecology Ssurgery (hysteroscopy and laparoscopy); Gynecology oncology; Ultrasound in gynecology and obstetrics; Uroginecology

Dr. Kentaro Kai MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan

Interests: Endometriosis (especially miRNA); Gynecologic oncology; Medical education; Neuroendocrine tumor; Contraception; Clinical genetics

Prof. Sergio Haimovich MD, PhD

Service of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Parc de Salut Mar, Auniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Interests: Hysteroscopy; Surgery of the uterine cavity; Reproductive surgery of the uterine cavity; Hystero-embryoscopy and intrauterine contraception

Dr. Salma Jabak MD, Senior clinical fellow at King's College NHS Foundation trust

Harris Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine, Fetal Medicine Research Institute, King's College Hospital , London , UK

Interests: Foetal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; High risk pregnancies including Pre-eclampsia; GDM; Twin pregnancies; Preterm pregnancies

Dr. Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman PhD

Hipolit Cegielski State University of Applied Sciences, Stefana Wyszyńskiego 38,62-200 Gniezno, Poland

Interests: Gynecological oncology; Gynecological screening; Ovarian cancer; Endometrial cancer; Breast cancer; Reproductive medicine

Dr. Hamutal Meirim PhD

TeleMarpe Ltd., 41 Beit El St., Tel Aviv 6908742, Israel

Interests: Prenatal diagnosis; Pregnancy; Twins; Placenta; Biochemical and biophysical markers of pregnancy complications; Placental protein 13 (PP13); Preeclampsia; Fetal growth restriction; Preterm delivery; Gestational diabetes; Gene polymorphisms; Drugs for fighting pregnancy complications; Prevention and treatment of pregnancy complications; Fetal cell free DNA in maternal blood; Screening and risk assessment; Microbiome in health and diseases

Dr. Gabriel Fiol Ruiz MD, PhD

Consultant Gynecological Oncology Unit and Lower Genital Tract, Universitary Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain

Interests: Gynecology oncology; Early diagnosis of gynecological cancer; Human papilloma virus; Gynecological surgery; Laparoscopy in gynecology

Dr. David Lukanov?? MD, Assistant Instructor

Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Zalo?ka 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Interests: Pelvic floor dysfunction; Urinary incontinence; Gynecological surgery; Ovarian cancer; Chemotherapy; Chemoresistance

Dr. Stoyan Kostov MD

Department of Gynecology, Medical University Varna, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

Interests: Pelvic anatomy; Oncogynecological lymph node dissection; Ovarian cancer; Endometrial cancer; Oncogynecological surgery

Dr. Anna Birková PhD

Department of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, Pavol Jozef ?afárik University in Ko?ice, Faculty of Medicine, Ko?ice, Slovakia

Interests: Gynecological cancer; Biochemistry; Metabolism; Oxidative stress; Public health; Biomarkers; The role of obesity-related molecules in womens cancer (adipokines, lipoprotein subfractions)

Prof. Kwan Young Oh PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Eulji University, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Interests: High risk pregnancy; Antenatal examination; Obstetric and gynecological disease

Dr. Tsutomu Ida MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ome Municipal General Hospital, 4-16-5 Higashiome, Ome, Tokyo 198-0042, Japan

Interests: Ovarian cancer; Cervical cancer; Uterine cancer; Surgery; Chemotherapy

Assistant Prof. Maria Dagla PhD

Midwifery Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Interests: Midwifery care; Neonatal (intensive) care; Breastfeeding; Perinatal mental health; Bioethics

Dr. Antonio Schiattarella MD

Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy

Interests: Ultrasonography; Fetal medicine; Delivery suite assistance and the related theatres activities

Dr. Ioannis D. Gkegkes MD, PhD

Hellenic Society for Lower Genital Tract Disorders, Athens, Greece; Department of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK

Interests: Pelvic floor diseases; Proctology

Dr. Saori Morino PhD

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, 3-7-30, Habikino, Habikino-shi, Osaka 583-8555, Japan

Interests: Pregnancy; Low back pain; Pelvis; Pelvic girdle pain;Physical therapy; Motion analysis; Pain; Physical activity; Exercise; Muscle

Dr. Pavol Klobusicky PhD, MBA

Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Helios St. Elisabeth Hospital Bad Kissingen, Kissingerstrasse, Bad Kissingen, Germany

Interests: Minimal invasive surgery; Inguinal pathology; Hernia surgery and proctology

Dr. Luigi Della Corte MD

Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Interests: Oncological gynecology; Ovarian and vulvar cancer; Endometriosis; Obstetric surgery

Special Issue in Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology: Endometriosis and microbiome: many questions for still few responses

Dr. Manuela Ludovisi MD, PhD

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Rome, Italy

Interests: Ovarian masses; Preoperative evaluation of risk of malignancy, Role of ultrasound in the discrimination between benign and malignant lesions, Specific diagnosis; Ovarian carcinoma, preoperative evaluation of extension of the disease, Role of ultrasound in the cytoriduction in patient affected of ovarian cancer; Endometrial carcinoma: Preoperative evaluation of extension of the disease. Comparison between ultrasound and magnetic resonance; Uterine Cervical Carcinoma Role of ultrasound in the study of the cervical cancer; comparison between ultrasound magnetic risonance and PET in the preoperative evaluation of patients with cervical cancer and or after neoadjuvant treatment (RT-CT or CT); Follow up of gynecological malignancies. Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of the relapses of gynecologica cancer; Management of ovarian masses in pregnancy and patient selection for interventional treatment; Uterine sarcomas; Role of the ultrasound in the diagnosis of the uterine sarcomas and the different histotype (international multicentric study); Role of the ultrasound in the discrimination between benign and malignant uterine lesions

Dr. Igor Igorevich Averkin MD

Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Institute of Perinatology and Pediatrics, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Interests: Fetal/Neonatal/Pediatric cardiology/cardiac surgery

Dr. Alessandro Rizzo MD

Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, 40128 Bologna, Italy; Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, 40128 Bologna, Italy

Interests: Uterine leiomyosarcoma; Uterine sarcoma; Immunotherapy; Targeted therapies; Ovarian cancer; Sarcoma; STUMP; Uterine tumors

Prof. Florin Burada MD, PhD, MSc

Department of Medical Genetics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania

Interests: Prenatal diagnosis; Chromosomal disorders; Cytogenetics; Genetics and molecular biology of cancer

Dr. Ioannis Tsakiridis MD, MSc, PhD

Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Interests: Obstetric medicine; High-risk pregnancies; Research methodology

Assist Prof. Dragan Belci, Prim. MD, PhD

Head of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, General Hospital Pula, Croatia

Interests: The surgery in gynecology and obstetrics; The evidence based medicine in cesarean section; The gynecology oncology; The development and the implementation of the safe and good practice in gynecology and obstetrics in Africa

Dr. Eran Horowitz MD

IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel

Interests: IVF, especially FET cycles and LOR

Dr. Michelle Volovsky MD

Maimonides Medical Center (OBGYN), New York, NY, USA

Interests: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility

Miro Šimun Alebić MD, PhD

Podobnik Maternity Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

Interests: Gynecological endocrinology; Assisted reproductive technology

Assistant Prof. Maurice-Andre Recanati MD-MS, FACOG

NIH-Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

Interests: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Associate Prof. Themistoklisis Mikos MSc, PhD

1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Interests: Urinary incontinence; Pelvic organ prolapse; Pelvic floor ultrasound; Congenital anomalies; Adenomyosis; Vaginal surgery

Dr. Gabriele Bizjak MD

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

Interests: Labor induction; Prenatal medizin

Dr. Tommaso Capezzuoli MD

Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 44, 50134, Florence, Italy

Interests: Minimally invasive gynecological surgery; Endometriosis; Uterine disorders; Imaging in gynecology; Infertility

Dr. Caroline Ovadia BMBCh, MA, MRCOG, PhD

Department of Women and Children’s Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Interests: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Diabetes; stillbirth; Gut microbiota

Dr. Damir Danoli? MD, PhD

Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia

Interests: Gynecological oncology; Surgical gynecology; Minimally invasive procedures

Mikaela I Poling BA

Private Practice, Fairfax, VA, USA

Interests: Craniofacial syndromes; Craniofacial deformities; Craniofacial surgery; Craniofacial trauma; Rehabilitation medicine; Psychosocial considerations for families after the birth of a child with craniofacial deformities; Clinical research methodology; Systematic reviews

Dr. Guy Shrem MD

Clalit Health services, Israel

Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Dr Momina Zulfeen MD

Fellowship in Highrisk Obstetrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal, India

Interests: High-Risk Obstetrics; PreEclampsia; Quality improvement; Infectious diseases in pregnancy

Dr. Uri P. Dior MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Interests: Endometriosis; Laparoscopic surgery

Dr. Bart?omiej Barczyński MD, PhD

1st Chair and Department of Oncological Gynaecology and Gynaecology, Medical University in Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Interests: Ovarian cancer; Endometrial cancer; Cervical cancer; Endometriosis; Cancer screening; Minimally invasive surgery; Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; Sentinel lymph node

Dr. Valentina Giardini MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MBBM Foundation; University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

Interests: Obstetric pathology; Prenatal diagnosis; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Fetal growth restriction; Biochemical markers of placental dysfunction; Fetal malformations; Perinatal comfort care

Dr. Egl? Savukyn?

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas LT-50161, Lithuania

Interests: Placenta accreta spectrum; Pregnancy; fetal anomaly; Uterine scar; Niche; Pregnancy outcomes; Ultrasound screening; Chromosomal anomalies

Dr. Micha? Budzik MD, PhD

Department of Cancer Prevention, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Gynaecologic Oncology and Obstetrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Interests: Cancer cell biology; Cancer biomarkers; Tumor microenvironment; Gynaecologic oncology; Epidemiology

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Khalil

University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark

Interests: Obstetrics in general; Neonatal infections and preterm birth

Associate Professor Anca M. Panaitescu MD, PhD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Filantropia Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Interests: Fetam Medicie; Maternal Medicine; Autoimmune disorders; Obstetrics-Gynecology

Filippo Pesapane MD, MRCP, FEDiR

Consultant Radiologist in Breast Imaging Division, IEO - European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

Interests: Radiology; Radiomics; Breast cancer; Oncology; Breast imaging; Urogenital imaging

Assistant Professor Georgios Androutsopoulos MD, PhD

Head of Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rion, Greece

Interests: Obstetrics-Gynecology; Gynaecological Oncology

Associate professor Yasuyuki Negishi

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Interests: Reproductive immunology; Innate immunity; Preterm birth; Dendritic cells; iNKT cells; Macrophages; Sterile inflammation

Dr. Lorenzo Vacca

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Unit of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Woman's, Children's and Public Health, Rome, Italy

Interests: Pelvic organ prolapse; Urinary incontinence; Reconstructive surgery; Urodynamics; Laparoscopy; Robotic surgery

Assistant Professor Péter T?r?k

Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

Interests: Endoscopy; Laparoscopy; Hysteroscopy; Infertility; Endometriosis

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanya Kitova, DMSc

Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Interests: Prenatal diagnosis; Neurons system malformations; Neural tube defects; Hydrocephalus; Fetal diagnosis

Dr. Federico Ferrari

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy

Interests: Gynecologic oncology; Surgical management; Minimally invasive procedures and clinical translational; Female cancers

Dr. Antonio Pontoriero

Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Italy

Interests: Cyberknife; Radiosurgery; FSRT; Reirradiation; Brachytherapy; Ginecological and Lung Cancer

Dr. Angel Yordanov

Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Medical University of Pleven, Bulgaria

Interests: Gynecologic oncology; General gynecology

Dr. Jakub Mlodawski

Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland

Interests: Maternal-fetal medicine; Perinatology; Pathology of pregnancy; General Gynecology; Prdictive models

Dr. Amr Soliman

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Women's Hospital, Klinikum Oldenburg, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

Interests: Endometrial Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Vulvar Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Uterine Sarcoma; Gyncological Surgery; Endometriosis; Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Gabriel Levin

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Interests: Gynecologic oncology; General gynecology

Dr. Jong Kil Joo

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea

Interests: Endometriosis; Infertility; PCOS; Pelvic organ prolapse; Metabolic syndrome; Menopause

Dr. Kota Umemura

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan

Interests: Robotic surgery; Gynecologic malignancies; Laparoscopic surgery

Dr. Radoslaw B. Maksym MD PhD

Adjunct Professor, Department of Reproductive Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Zelazna 90, 01-004 Warsaw, Poland

Interests: Reproductive Surgery; Reproductive Endocrinology; Endometriosis; Infertility; High Intensity Focused Ultrasounds (HIFU); Focused Ultrasound Surgery (FUS); Andrology; Epigenetics

Dr. Grazyna Jarz ?bek-Bielecka

Division of Developmental Gynecology and Sexology, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland

Interests: Girls; Adolescents; Puberty; Sexual abused children; Sexuology; Vulvovaginitis; Menses; Iuvenile metrorhagia; Labial hypertophy; Congential malformation of genital tract

Dr. James Beirne

Ovarian Cancer Research Programme, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Interests: Gynaecological Cancer; Surgical Oncology; Translational Research; Surgical Clinical trials; Biomarker Discovery

Dr. Yifan Zhao

School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK

Interests: Medical data analysis; Medical data processing; Machine learning; Deep learning

Dr. Babatunde A. Gbolade

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. James University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Interests: Gynaecology; Fertility Control; Reproductive Healthcare; Long-acting reversible contraception; Minimally invasive Gynaecological Surgery; Medical Law related to Gynaecological and Reproductive Healthcare

Assistant Professor Helen Collins

Division of Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

Interests: Pregnancy; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophy; Sex differences; Metabolism; Calcium

Dr. Hoda Elkafas

Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Department of Pharmacology, National organization of Drug control and research (NODCAR), 35521, Egypt

Interests: Pharmacology; uterine fibroids; Uterine microbiome; Inflammation and fibrosis; Reproductive endocrinology; Early life exposure to chemicals; And related uterine diseases

Associate Professor Chunsen Wu

Research Unit for Gynaecology and Obstetrics, the department of clinical research, the university of southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Interests: Prenatal exposures to maternal diseases before and during pregnancy such as immunological disorders, infection, preeclampsia, diabetes, etc. and risk of long-term outcomes such as allergic diseases, neurological diseases among offspring; Appropriate application of statistical and epidemiological methodologies to clinical studies

Associate Professor Shibin Cheng

Departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

Interests: Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Preeclampsia; Preterm birth; Gestational diabetes; Autism; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Autophagy; Lysosome; Inflammation; Reproductive immunology; Protein aggregation; Unfolded protein response

Professor Byron Asimakopoulos

IVF Unit, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, and Laboratory of Physiology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Thrace, Greece

Interests: Clinical embryology; Semen analysis; Reproductive endocrinology

Dr. Dominika G??bska

Department of Dietetics, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW-WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Interests: Diet; Nutrition; Nutritional requirement; Minerals; Iron-deficiency anaemia; Diet-related diseases; Diet therapy; Dietary prevention

Dr. Christina Moisidis-Tesch MD

Group Practice for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Consultant at St. Josefs Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany

Interests: Cervical insufficiency; Cerclage; Dysplasia; Ovarian cysts; Breast cancer

Professor Mihaela Grigore

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T.Popa" Iasi, Romania

Interests: General gynecology; Gynecological ultrasound; Oncologic gynecology; Minimally invasive surgery; Infertility; Cervical diseases

Dr. Alenka ERJAVEC ?KERGET

Laboratory of Medical Genetics, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Slovenia; Department of Molecular biology, Medical Faculty Maribor, Slovenia

Interests: Prenatal genetics; Postnatal genetics; Cytogenetics; Molecular biology; Genetic causes of abortions; Infertility

Associate Professor Jose Carugno

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA

Interests: Surgical Gynecology; Hysteroscopy; Robotics; Laparoscopy; Hysterectomy; Fibroid uterus

Professor Abby C. Collier

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada

Interests: Pregnancy; Placenta; Pharmacology; Pharmacokinetics; Drug metabolism; Steroids; Inflammation; Toxicology; Endocrinology

Dr. Alexandre González-Rodríguez, MD, PhD

Department of Mental Health, Parc Tauli University Hospital, UAB, CIBERSAM Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Interests: FSH; LH; Psychological impact; FSH/LH ratio; Infertility

Dr. Naoki Matsumoto

Matsumoto Women's Health Clinic, Saitama, Japan

Interests: Women's health; Gynecology; Menstruation; Myoma; Endometriosis; Benign tumors; Endometrial ablation; Artificial abortion

Dr. Junya Kojima

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0023, Japan

Interests: Trophoblast Differentiation; Implantation; Placenta Development

Dr. Panagiotis M. Peitsidis

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southend University Hospital, Essex SS0 0RY, United Kingdom

Interests: Fetal medicine; Colposcopy; Hysteroscopy; Laparoscopy; Gynecologic ultrasound

Dr. Andrea Surányi

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Szeged, Hungary

Interests: Perinatal ultrasound investigations; Fetal malformation screening; 3D/4D ultrasound investigation; In-vivo placental function analysis; VOCAL (virtual organ computer aided analysis); Obstetical ultrasound; Gynecolgical ultrasound; 3D Power Doppler; Pathological pregnancies; Placental vascularization

Prof. Dr. Marco Tanini

Department of transplantation , Azienda Sanitaria USL Toscana Centro - Firenze - University of Florence, School of Human Healt Sciences - Elform E Learning, Italy

Interests: Legal Medicine; Health; Prenatal health; Transplantation; Risk management; Obstetrics; Social biomedical science (includes family planning, sexual health, psyco-oncology, political and social effects of biomedical research); Sexology; Ethics and Morality, Bioethics; Child sexual abuse; Child genetics; Stam cell therapy and Stam cell biology, Coord Blood Banking

Dr. Md Soriful Islam

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,720 Rutland Ave, Ross Research Building, Room 624, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA

Interests: Gynecological diseases; Uterine fibroids; Tumor biology; Inflammation and fibrosis; Cellular signaling pathways; Progesterone receptor signaling; Selective progesterone receptor modulators; Reproductive medicine; Natural compounds; Dietary phytochemicals

Dr. Jay S Mishra

Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA

Interests: Gestational Hypertension; Preeclampsia; Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR); Endothelial cells; Placenta; Androgens action in pregnancy and fetal programming of adult debases

Dr. Walid Khalilia

Forensic Science Department, Al- Istiqlal University, Jericho, Palestine

Interests: Cell death; Cancer biology; Apoptosis; Radio-biology; Molecular biology

MD, Prof, PhD. Andrea Tinelli

Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Veris delli Ponti" Hospital, Scorrano, Lecce, Italy; Head of Division of Experimental Endoscopic Surgery, Imaging, Technology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce, Italy; Laboratory of Human Physiology, Phystech BioMed School, Faculty of Biological & Medical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia.

Interests: Uterine fibroids; Uterine myoma; Myomectomy; Cesarean myomectomy; Reproductive surgery; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Hysteroscopy; Gynecological surgery; Obstetric surgery

Dr. Paolo Ivo Cavoretto

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan 20132, Italy

Interests: Fetal Medicine and Surgery; Obstetrics; Pregnancy complications; Ultrasound; Doppler; MRI; Screening in pregnancy; Congenital Malformations; Congenital Heart Defects; Open Spina Bifida; Fetal Growth; Preterm delivery; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy after Medically Assisted Reproduction

Dr. Andra? Dovnik

University Clinic for Gynecology and Perinatology, University Medical Center Maribor, Ljubljanska 5, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

Interests: Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Ovarian cancer; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Vulvar cancer; Screening; Systemic treatment of gynecological cancers

Dr. Karolina Chmaj-Wierzchowska

Department of Maternal and Child Health, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Interests: Gynecology (but not oncology); Endometriosis; Ovarian tumors; Uterine fibroids; Endometrial hyperplasia; Urinary incontinence and hospital infections

Dr. Bogdan Socea

Clinica Chirurgie, Spitalul Clinic de Urgen? ? "Sf. Pantelimon", Bucure?ti, Romania

Interests: Pancreatic cancer; Acute pancreatitis; Surgery (open or laparoscopic); Abdominal compartment syndrome; FAST, POCUS and pulmonary ultrasound; Colorectal cancer; Abdominal wall defects: Hernias and incisional hernias

Dr. Sherif Monib

Breast Unit, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom

Interests: Breast and endocrine

Dr. Catalina De Paco-Matallana

Clinic University Hospital "Virgen de la Arrixaca", Murcia, Spain

Interests: Preeclampsia; Intrauterine growth restriction; Preterm delivery; Chromosomal malformations; Prenatal diagnosis

Dr. Xingcheng Chen

Boston Institute of Biotechnology, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Interests: Hippo/YAP pathway; Cancer biology; Mitosis phosphorylation and drug discovery

Dr. Maurizio Nicola D'Alterio

Department of Surgical Science, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

Interests: Endometriosis; Endometrioma; Deep infiltrating endometriosis; Uterine fibromatosis; Laparoscopy; Ovarian cysts

Dr. Robert Lachmann

Fetal Medicine Centre Germany

Interests: Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Pregnancy Care; Screening and Prevention of Pregnancy Complications

Dr. Keren Grinberg

Faculty of Social and Community Science, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek -Hefer, 40250 Israel

Interests: Chronic pain syndromes in women; Health promoting; Nursing education/leadership and para- medical team coping with the health system challenges

Dr. Sofia Dória

Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal

Interests: Prenatal diagnosis; Cytogenetics; Epigenetics namely related with fetal growth restriction; Genetic causes of spontaneous abortions and also genetic causes of infertility

Dr. Akshata Naik

Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, United States

Interests: Biochemistry; Cell and molecular biology; Endocrinology and diabetes; Muscle disorders; Nanotechnology methodologies

Dr. Sheng-Mou Hsiao

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan

Interests: Urogynecology; Gynecologic oncology

Dr. Karoline Mayer-Pickel

Department of Obstetrics, Medical University Graz, Austria

Interests: High risk pregnancy; Preeclampsia; Autoimmune diseases; Systemic lupus erythematous; Antiphospholipid syndrome

Prof. Miguel A Ortega

Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Unit of Histology and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ramón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research (IRYCIS), University of Alcalá, 28801 Madrid, Spain

Interests: Histology; Placenta; Vascular Medicine

Dr. Claudia Constantina Mateoiu

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Department of Clinical Pathology and Genetics, Gothenburg, Sweden

Interests: Ovarian cancer; Endometriosis; Epithelial malignant ovarian tumors; Gynecological pathology

Dr. Flavia Sorbi

Department of Biomedical Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 50, 50134 Florence, Italy

Interests: Ovarian cancer; Cytoreductive surgery; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer

Dr. Tamara Rial Rebullido

International Hypopressive & Physical Therapy Institute, Vigo, Spain

Interests: Pelvic floor muscle training; Exercise and pregnancy; Pediatric female athlete; Urinary incontinence; Hypopressive exercise

Dr. Leonel Varela Cagetti

Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France

Interests: Brachytherapy; Cervical cancer; Endometrial cancer; Vulvar cancer; External beam radiation therapy; Radiochemotherapy; Image guided adaptive brachytherapy; Stereotactic body radiation therapy

Assistant Professor Julie Whittington, MD, FACOG

Department of OB/GYN, MFM Division, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA, 23321, USA

Interests: Telemedicine in obstetrics; Abnormally invasive placentation; Simulation/education; Amniotic fluid; Fetal neurodevelopment; Diabetes in pregnancy

Dr. Indrajit Chowdhury

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Science Research Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA

Interests: Folliculogenesisis; Steroid and hormone action; Uterine abnormalities; Endometriosis