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Additional languages spoken: Chinese, Mandarin
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Mr Richard Sheridan graduated from Guy’s Hospital medical school in 1979, and trained as a postgraduate in Southampton, returning to London after surgical training to work at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
His registrar training was at Guy’s Hospital, and senior registrar training was at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. He was appointed consultant at Watford General Hospital in 1991. Mr Sheridan then left Watford as senior consultant in 2015 to concentrate on his private practice at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
Mr Sheridan has completed research in genetics and prenatal diagnosis, which led to his interest in early pregnancy counselling, scanning and maternity.
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Dr Christine Ekechi specialises in early pregnancy and acute gynaecology care. Using her experience in ultrasound and outpatient management of benign gynaecological conditions, her focus is on the provision of patient-focused, accessible, high quality care convenient to the busy lifestyles that women lead.
Dr Ekechi has a specialised interest in ultrasound in early pregnancy and acute gynaecology and in the hysteroscopic management of fibroids. She is also an accredited colposcopist and is an advocate for cervical screening and awareness. Dr Ekechi graduated from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Medical School and holds a master’s degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has also worked with the United Nations in New York.
Her qualifications include BSCCP, MSc, MRCOG, BMedSci and MBBS.
Additional languages: French
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Professor Christoph Lees qualified from Guy’s Hospital, London in 1990 obtaining subspecialty accreditation in fetal-maternal medicine under Prof Kypros Nicolaides at the Harris Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London. He was research fellow and lecturer for Prof Stuart Campbell at King’s College and St George’s Hospitals. In 2001 he established the fetal medicine unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge and moved to Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital as Head of Fetal Medicine in 2013. He was made Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium, in 2010. Christoph is an international authority on fetal assessment and in particular the use of Doppler ultrasound to assess the health of the baby. He leads research in this area, scanning in labour, and non-invasive fetal surgery. The latter work led to a £2.2 million grant from the Medical Research Council for first in human studies of high-intensity focused ultrasound in 2017. His collaborations include as chief investigator for the TRUFFLE Study 2002 and as co-founder of the International Working Group of Maternal Haemodynamics. Other posts include board member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG) 2015 onwards, chairman of the ISUOG Doppler and vascular imaging group and member of the ISUOG Safety Committee. He has recently authored textbooks on Fetal Growth Restriction (http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/medicine/obstetrics-and-gynecology-reproductive-medicine/placental-fetal-growth-restriction?format=HB ), Maternal Hemodynamics (https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/maternal-hemodynamics/E849C90FB5DA20BD06751871467BDEF0) and the widely read Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Dewhurst's+Textbook+of+Obstetrics+&+Gynaecology,+9th+Edition-p-9781119211426 ).
Primary medical qualifications
- MB BS BSc MD MRCOG
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MBBS
MRCOG
Dr Tom Prior graduated with distinction from Imperial College London Medical School in 2006. His postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology took place at a number of London hospitals, including St Mary’s and Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea hospitals. In 2015 Dr Prior was awarded a PhD from Imperial College London, recognising his research on the prediction of fetal compromise in labour. Dr Prior published this work and other research in a number of respected medical journals, and has also spoken about fetal compromise in labour to international audiences. Dr Prior is subspecialty accredited in maternal and fetal medicine, with experience in fetal ultrasound and of managing complex pregnancies. As well as this clinical experience, Dr Prior is noted for his calm, caring approach, and outstanding communication skills. While having the experience and knowledge to manage complex pregnancies, Dr Prior is also a passionate advocate of normal birth, and aims to support women to achieve the birth they want, in the safest way possible.
Research interests
High risk obstetrics, including maternal and fetal medicine, fetal imaging and prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth restriction, diabetes in pregnancy.
Publications
Prior T, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2013) Prediction of intrapartum fetal compromise using the cerebroumbilical ratio: a prospective observational study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Feb;208(2):124.e1-6.
Prior T, Wild M, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2013) Sex specific differences in fetal middle cerebral artery and umbilical venous Doppler. PLoS One.8(2):e56933.
Prior T, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2014) Umbilical venous flow rate in term fetuses: can variations in flow predict intrapartum compromise? Am J Obstet Gynecol. Jan;210(1):61.e1-8.
Prior T, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2014) The influence of parity on fetal haemodynamics and amniotic fluid volume at term. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. Feb 15.
Prior T, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2014) Are 1st-trimester ß-human chorionic gonadotrophin and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A levels predictive of intrapartum fetal compromise in a selected normal population? Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. Oct;54(5):418-23.
Prior T, Mullins E, Bennett P, Kumar S (2014) Prediction of fetal compromise in labor. Obstet Gynecol. Jun;123(6):1263-71.
Prior T, Kumar S (2014) Mode of delivery has an independent impact on neonatal condition at birth. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Oct;181:135-9.
Prior T, Paramasivam G, Bennett P, Kumar S (2015) Are babies that fail to reach their genetic growth potential at increased risk of intra-partum fetal compromise? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. Oct;46(4):460-4
Prior T, Kumar S (2015) Expert review – Identification of intra-partum fetal compromise. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Jul;190:1-6.
Prior T, Kumar S (2017) The impact of maternal hyper-oxygenation on foeto-placental blood flow. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. Jul;30(13):1563-1568
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Mr Rehan Salim is a consultant obstetrician, gynaecologist and subspecialist in reproductive medicine at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. He graduated in medicine from St Andrew’s University & King’s College London and trained as a subspecialist in reproductive medicine at University College London Hospital; he was then appointed as consultant at UCLH where he led the Reproductive Medicine Unit, developing the NHS IVF service. He also had a busy private practice in fertility and IVF at The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health. He was recruited by Johns Hopkins International in 2012 to set up and run the IVF centre at Corniche Hospital in Abu Dhabi, the largest women’s hospital in United Arab Emirates, which he did till his return to the UK to take up his appointment at St Mary’s.
He has extensive experience in IVF and provides a highly individualised approach to patients, tailor making protocols to achieve the highest pregnancy rates. An area of particular interest is patients who have had previous failed fertility treatment or who are considered poor responders to IVF treatment.
Mr Salim also has a special interest and extensive experience in reproductive surgery and is able to perform most surgical procedures via minimal access techniques (laparoscopy or hysteroscopy) including myomectomies and excision of endometriosis.
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Dr Karen Joash is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who is passionate about delivering high quality care to all women. Her notable qualities are empathy, communication and personal approach to her patients.
She has been working in obstetrics and gynaecology for over ten years and is well known for being a skilled labour ward practitioner. Her aim is to help women achieve the type of delivery which is tailored to their wants and needs. With her holistic approach and knowledge of both low risk and high risk conditions she is able to provide this for all women.
In her NHS role she is the lead for postnatal care understanding the birth journey doesn’t stop at delivery, but support in this period can be crucial. She is also the lead for maternity guidelines at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and is principled on the importance of safe practice.
She also provides a comprehensive service in gynaecology with expertise in early pregnancy and ambulatory gynaecology scanning. She understands the busy schedules women have and is able to fit most procedures into the office setting if required.
In her gynaecology practice, Dr Joash also leads on outpatient hysteroscopy and performs early pregnancy scans . In addition to early pregnancy problems and acute gynaecology; she is skilled in the management of menstrual disorders, hormonal disturbances, pre-menstrual disorders and fibroids.
Her passion for excellence in care led to her appointment as training programme director for doctors in postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology in north west London and she oversee training in seven London hospitals.
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Miss Muna Noori is a consultant obstetrician and an accredited sub-specialist in maternal and fetal medicine at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She also provides maternity services at The Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital.
She is experienced in both low and high risk pregnancy care, with special interests in maternal medicine, including pre-eclampsia and obstetric cholestasis.
Miss Noori graduated from Imperial College London in 1998 and went on to complete specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology in London and the north west Thames region. During this time, she undertook postgraduate research at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and University College Hospital, London. Her PhD thesis examined the mechanisms that underlie the development of pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure in pregnancy, and she continues to maintain her research interests in maternal medicine. Miss Noori underwent sub-specialist training in maternal and fetal medicine at the de Swiet Obstetric Medicine Centre and the Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, London.