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Professor Kypros Nicolaides was born in Paphos,
Cyprus in 1953. He initially studied biochemistry
and physiology followed by Medicine at King’s
College London, graduating in 1978. He trained in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in 1986 became
the Director of the Harris Birthright Research
Centre for Fetal Medicine, the first Fetal Medicine
Unit in the United Kingdom. Under his guidance
this has become a world leading centre of Fetal
Medicine. In 1992 he was appointed Professor of
Fetal Medicine at King’s College London and has
authored over 1500 peer-reviewed publications
on Fetal medicine.
He is the Founder of the UK Charity, The Fetal
Medicine Foundation set up in 1995. The
Foundation has donated more than £45 million
to support the training of doctors across the
world as well as multi-centre research studies.
His key discoveries include screening for
premature birth, screening and reducing the risk
of pre-eclampsia, screening for chromosomal
abnormalities by measurement of nuchal
translucency as well as endoscopic procedures
such as laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion
syndrome in twin pregnancies or endoscopic
treatment of severe diaphragmatic hernias. His
life and work have been featured in documentaries
such as “Life Before Birth” by the BBC and
“The Surgeon’s Cut” by Netflix.

medicine

Professor Kypros Nicolaides ESL70
FRCOG
Professor of Fetal Medicine
King’s College London
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THE ULTIMATE

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From the interview with Mez Aref-Arif, November 2015