Aris Papageorghiou, MRCOG

Fetal Medicine

Aris is a consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust with a special interest in medical disorders of pregnancy, fetal assessment and intrauterine/endoscopic fetal surgery. Aris trained at the University of Sheffield before working for over two years as a clinical research fellow under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine at Kings College Hospital. He has dual sub-specialist accreditation in both Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal medicine. His main academic interests include pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and screening for chromosomal abnormalities with over 70 peer-reviewed publications. He is a scientific editor for the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a member of the scientific committee of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Basky Thilaganathan, MD, FRCOG

Fetal Medicine

Professor and Director of Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust, with a special interest in prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth restriction, pre-eclampsia and multiple pregnancy. Basky completed an Honours degree in Genetic Engineering, before graduating from Kings College Hospital School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his practical training and MD Thesis in Fetal Medicine under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides, also at Kings. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and holds the Academic position of Professor in Fetal Medicine at the University of London. He has held formal positions in the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence committees. He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is Editor-in-Chief of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynecology, the journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Guy Thorpe-Beeston, MA, MD, FRCOG

Fetal Medicine

Guy graduated from Cambridge University in 1984 and sub specialised in Fetal Medicine under the supervision of Professor Kypros Nicolaides at King’s College Hospital, obtaining his MD in 1991. He was appointed consultant in Fetal Medicine in 1996 at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Guy was also the Obstetric Lead Clinician for 10 years. He has published extensively and now combines his knowledge of fetal medicine with practical obstetrics, having a particular interest in high risk pregnancies.

Dr Mary Crofton, MRCP, FRCR

Gynaecology

Dr Crofton trained at St Mary’s and the Hammersmith. She is a consultant radiologist to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington. She has had a longstanding interest in gynaecological imaging with considerable experience of gynaecological ultrasound, including infertility, oncology and interventional procedures.

Emma Kirk, MD, MRCOG

Gynaecology

Emma is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the North Middlesex Hospital She graduated from St George Hospital London in 1999 and has published extensively.

She has a special interest in Early Pregnancy and Gynaecological Ultrasound and is a deputy chairperson for the ESHRE special interest group in early pregnancy and a Medical Advisor for the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust.

John Simpson, MD, FRCP

Cardiology

John is a Professor of Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology and director of Paediatric Echocardiography at the Evelina Children’s Hospital. He trained in cardiology at Guy’s Hospital, London and at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Sahar Mansour, BMBS, FRCP

Genetics

Consultant in Clinical Genetics at St Georges’s Hospital NHS Trust with a special interest in dysmorphology, primary lymphoedema, prenatal diagnosis and cancer genetics. Sahar trained at Nottingham University Medical School and has an MSc in Medical Genetics from the Institute of Child Health, London.

Meriel McEntagart, MD, MRCPI

Genetics

Consultant in Clinical Genetics at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust covering adult, paeditaric, prenatal and cancer genetics with a special interest in the genetics of neurological disorders. Meriel trained in adult and paediatric medicine in Dublin (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and National University of Ireland) and has an MD thesis on the genetics of Charcot-Marie-tooth disease.

Frances Elmslie, MD, FRCP

Genetics

Consultant in Clinical Genetics at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust with a special interest in epilepsy, developmental brain malformations, prenatal diagnosis and cancer genetics. Frances trained at Bristol University Medical School, has an MD thesis on the genetics of epilepsy, and conducts ongoing research in this area.

Tessa Homfray, MBBS, FRCP

Genetics

Consultant in Clinical Genetics at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust with over 15 years experience in developmental paediatrics, prenatal/pre-implantation diagnosis, cardiac and cancer genetics. Tessa qualified at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School and is research active with over 30 publications in the field of clinical genetics.

Alison Jack, DCR, DMU

Sonographers

Alison has worked at the Clinic since 1995 with a short break in 1998. Prior to working at UDS, Alison worked within the NHS at Amersham Hospital.

Anne McCurdy, DCR, DMU

Sonographers

Anne has worked at UDS since December 2000. She also works within the NHS at the Homerton Hospital.

Jill Appleyard

Manager

Jill joined the clinic in July 2012 and is a registered nurse with over 20 years experience including 12 years working in the Obstetric and Gynaecology unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Sue Gigney

Receptionist

Sue has been at UDS since January 1998. Prior to coming to UDS, Sue worked as personal assistant to Professor Stuart Campbell, Head of the Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at King’s College Hospital London.

Sharon Woodford

Receptionist

Sharon has worked at UDS since 2007. She has worked as receptionist in many Harley Street practices over the last ten years since coming to London from Glasgow.