Consultant Obstetrician and sub-specialist in Fetal Medicine, The Royal London Hospital

Susana has recently joined The Royal London Hospital where she is a Consultant Obstetrician and sub-specialist in Fetal Medicine. She was Quality Improvement and Obstetric Lead at Kingston Maternity in South London leading an improvement project that resulted in reduction of perinatal mortality and morbidity by introduction of Physiological CTG and Human Factors training. The project received a HSJ award in 2018 in the category of Improving outcomes through learning and development. Her recent publications reflect her interest in fetal monitoring and her capacity to develop collaborative work between multiple institutions and scientific areas. She has written chapters in 6 medical books and is currently working on a new edition of a Cardiotocography and ST analysis book. Susana is passionate about teaching and medical education. She delivers more than 10 CTG masterclasses per year both  in the UK and abroad, collaborating with Baby life training and NEOVENTA academy.  She received a Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Teaching from St George’s University of London and was nominated “Trainer of the Year” in 2015 by South London O&G Trainees. She also chairs the European Expert Group in Physiological CTG and STAN guidelines and is part of the editorial board of  Physiological-CTG.com.

Originally from Portugal, she graduated in Medicine at Oporto University in 1998. She did volunteer work in Women and Children’s Health in Africa (Sao Tome and Principe) where her passion for Obstetrics and Gynaecology became clear. She completed her training in O&G in Portugal where she practiced as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, setting up a Fetal Medicine Unit in Hospital S. Teotonio, which she led for three years. She then moved to the UK to acquire more advanced fetal intervention skills and pursue a career in research. She completed the Sub-Speciality in Fetal and Maternal Medicine at King’s College in 2014 and worked at Kingston Maternity where she was Obstetric Lead until 2022. She is currently working at The Royal London Hospital in East London, serving one of the most diverse and also deprived populations in the UK. She loves her job in the Fetal Medicine Unit and also the multidisciplinary environment of labour wards, the rapid decision making that often is required and is absolutely passionate about improving fetal-maternal outcomes around the world. Her main skills are kind leadership and fetal monitoring through ultrasound and cardiotocography.