Professor Aris Papageorghiou MBChB, MD, FRCOG, FAIUM (hon)(born 1970) is a Cypriot-German physician and researcher known for his work in maternal and perinatal health. He is a Professor at the University of Oxford.[1][2] and at St George's Hospital[3]. He is also research director of the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute and Reproductive Health[4] and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology[5]

Aris Papageorghiou
Alma materKing's College, London
University of Sheffield
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
St George's Hospital

Early Life and Education

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Papageorghiou was born in Germany where he spent his childhood, before relocating to Cyprus. He studied medicine in the united Kingdom graduating with an MBChB from the University of Sheffield in 1996[6]. After initial medical training he joined the Harris Birthright Unit at King's College Hospital to undertake research with Professor Kypros Nicolaides on the use of Doppler Ultrasound for screening for Pre-Eclampsia.[7] [8]

He completed his medical training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as subspeciality training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine[9]. During this time he was a clinical Lecturer working with Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran at St George's, University of London.[10]

Career

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Papageorghiou's clinical work is in maternal and fetal medicine and obstetrics. His research group at Oxford[11] works on large global projects, including in low resource settings. This includes the large INTERGROWTH-21st Project.[12][13] [14]One of his major research contributions is in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in imaging, including for use in underserved regions.[15][16] As part of his work in AI he co-founded the Oxford University spin-out, Intelligent Ultrasound, with his longstanding collaborator, Alison Noble[17].

Personal Life

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Papageorghiou is married to Amparo Galindo.

Awards and Honors

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  • 2019 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Athens[18]
  • 2019 Fellowship, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology[19]
  • 2016 Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine[20]

Selected publications

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Pels A, Ganzevoort W, Kenny LC, Baker PN, von Dadelszen P, Gluud C, Kariya CT, Leemhuis AG, Groom KM, Sharp AN, Magee LA, Jakobsen JC, Mol BWJ, Papageorghiou AT. Interventions affecting the nitric oxide pathway versus placebo or no therapy for fetal growth restriction in pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jul 10;7(7):CD014498. [1].

Lee LH, Bradburn E, Craik R, Yaqub M, Norris SA, Ismail LC, Ohuma EO, Barros FC, Lambert A, Carvalho M, Jaffer YA, Gravett M, Purwar M, Wu Q, Bertino E, Munim S, Min AM, Bhutta Z, Villar J, Kennedy SH, Noble JA, Papageorghiou AT. Machine learning for accurate estimation of fetal gestational age based on ultrasound images. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Mar 9;6(1):36. [2]

Villar J, Soto Conti CP, Gunier RB, Ariff S, Craik R, Cavoretto PI, Rauch S, Gandino S, Nieto R, Winsey A, Menis C, Rodriguez GB, Savasi V, Tug N, Deantoni S, Fabre M, Martinez de Tejada B, Rodriguez-Sibaja MJ, Livio S, Napolitano R, Maiz N, Sobrero H, Peterson A, Deruelle P, Giudice C, Teji JS, Casale RA, Salomon LJ, Prefumo F, Cheikh Ismail L, Gravett MG, Vale M, Hernández V, Sentilhes L, Easter SR, Capelli C, Marler E, Cáceres DM, Albornoz Crespo G, Ernawati E, Lipschuetz M, Takahashi K, Vecchiarelli C, Hubka T, Ikenoue S, Tavchioska G, Bako B, Ayede AI, Eskenazi B, Thornton JG, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT; INTERCOVID-2022 International Consortium. Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational study. Lancet. 2023 Feb 11;401(10375):447-457. [3].

Papageorghiou AT, Ohuma EO, Gravett MG, Hirst J, da Silveira MF, Lambert A, Carvalho M, Jaffer YA, Altman DG, Noble JA, Bertino E, Purwar M, Pang R, Cheikh Ismail L, Victora C, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH, Villar J. International standards for symphysis-fundal height based on serial measurements from the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project: prospective cohort study in eight countries. BMJ. 2016 Nov 7;355:i5662. [4].

Papageorghiou AT, Ohuma EO, Altman DG, Todros T, Cheikh Ismail L, Lambert A, Jaffer YA, Bertino E, Gravett MG, Purwar M, Noble JA, Pang R, Victora CG, Barros FC, Carvalho M, Salomon LJ, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH, Villar J; International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st). International standards for fetal growth based on serial ultrasound measurements: the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project. Lancet. 2014 Sep 6;384(9946):869-79. [5].

References

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  1. ^ "Aris Papageorghiou".
  2. ^ https://gazette.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/gazette/documents/media/12_november_2020_-_no_5293_redacted.pdf
  3. ^ "Professor Aris Papageorghiou".
  4. ^ "Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI)". www.wrh.ox.ac.uk.
  5. ^ https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/14710528/editorial-board/editorial-board
  6. ^ https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/4298771
  7. ^ https://librarysearch.kcl.ac.uk/permalink/44KCL_INST/14g2lq5/alma990011669160206881
  8. ^ Papageorghiou AT, Yu CK, Bindra R, Pandis G, Nicolaides KH. Multicenter screening for pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction by transvaginal uterine artery Doppler at 23 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Nov;18(5):441-9.
  9. ^ https://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/4298771
  10. ^ Oxford Desk Reference: Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Editors: Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Lesley Regan, Aris T Papageorghiou, Ash Monga, David Farquharson. Oxford University Press
  11. ^ "Aris Papageorghiou". www.wrh.ox.ac.uk.
  12. ^ "Homepage | Intergrowth". intergrowth21.com.
  13. ^ Papageorghiou AT, Ohuma EO, Altman DG et al. International standards for fetal growth based on serial ultrasound measurements: the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project. Lancet. 2014 Sep 6;384(9946):869-79
  14. ^ Villar J, Cheikh Ismail L, Victora CG, Ohuma EO, Bertino E, Altman DG, Lambert A, Papageorghiou AT, Carvalho M, Jaffer YA, Gravett MG, Purwar M, Frederick IO, Noble AJ, Pang R, Barros FC, Chumlea C, Bhutta ZA, Kennedy SH; International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st). International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project. Lancet. 2014 Sep 6;384(9946):857-68. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60932-6. PMID: 25209487.
  15. ^ Cullinan, Maeve (March 21, 2024). "Can a portable ultrasound scanner really cut childbirth deaths across Africa?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  16. ^ Lee LH, Bradburn E, Craik R et al. Machine learning for accurate estimation of fetal gestational age based on ultrasound images. NPJ Digit Med. 2023 Mar 9;6(1):36
  17. ^ "About Clinical AI".
  18. ^ "ΑΝΑΓΟΡΕΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΘΗΓΗΤΗ ΑΡΗ ΠΑΠΑΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ ΣΕ ΕΠΙΤΙΜΟ ΔΙΔΑΚΤΟΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΤΜΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΤΟΥ Ε.Κ.Π.Α." Εθνικόν και Καποδιστριακόν Πανεπιστήμιον Αθηνών.
  19. ^ "Fellowship Awards". www.isuog.org.
  20. ^ "Honorary Fellow Award". www.aium.org.