# Aris Papageorghiou

Professor Aris T. 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. and at St George's Hospital. He is also research director of the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute and Reproductive Health and Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

## Early life and education

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. 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.
He completed his medical training in obstetrics and gynaecology as well as subspeciality training in maternal and fetal medicine. During this time he was a clinical lecturer working with Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran at St George's, University of London.

## Career

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

## Personal life

Papageorghiou is married to Amparo Galindo.

## Awards and honors

* 2016 Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
* 2019 Fellowship, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
* 2019 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Athens

## Selected publications

* Pels, Anouk; Ganzevoort, Wessel; Kenny, Louise C; Baker, Philip N; von Dadelszen, Peter; Gluud, Christian; Kariya, Chirag T; Leemhuis, Aleid G; Groom, Katie M; Sharp, Andrew N; Magee, Laura A; Jakobsen, Janus C; Mol, Ben Willem J; Papageorghiou, Aris T (July 10, 2023). "Interventions affecting the nitric oxide pathway versus placebo or no therapy for fetal growth restriction in pregnancy". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023 (7): CD014498. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014498. PMC 10332237. PMID 37428872.
* Lee, Lok Hin; Bradburn, Elizabeth; Craik, Rachel; Yaqub, Mohammad; Norris, Shane A.; Ismail, Leila Cheikh; Ohuma, Eric O.; Barros, Fernando C.; Lambert, Ann; Carvalho, Maria; Jaffer, Yasmin A.; Gravett, Michael; Purwar, Manorama; Wu, Qingqing; Bertino, Enrico; Munim, Shama; Min, Aung Myat; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Villar, Jose; Kennedy, Stephen H.; Noble, J. Alison; Papageorghiou, Aris T. (March 9, 2023). "Machine learning for accurate estimation of fetal gestational age based on ultrasound images". npj Digital Medicine. 6 (1): 36. doi:10.1038/s41746-023-00774-2. PMC 9998590. PMID 36894653.
* Villar, Jose; Soto Conti, Constanza P; Gunier, Robert B; Ariff, Shabina; Craik, Rachel; Cavoretto, Paolo I; Rauch, Stephen; Gandino, Serena; Nieto, Ricardo; Winsey, Adele; Menis, Camilla; Rodriguez, Gabriel B; Savasi, Valeria; Tug, Niyazi; Deantoni, Sonia; Fabre, Marta; Martinez de Tejada, Begoña; Rodriguez-Sibaja, Maria Jose; Livio, Stefania; Napolitano, Raffaele; Maiz, Nerea; Sobrero, Helena; Peterson, Ashley; Deruelle, Philippe; Giudice, Carolina; Teji, Jagjit S; Casale, Roberto A; Salomon, Laurent J; Prefumo, Federico; Cheikh Ismail, Leila; Gravett, Michael G; Vale, Marynéa; Hernández, Valeria; Sentilhes, Loïc; Easter, Sarah R; Capelli, Carola; Marler, Emily; Cáceres, Daniela M; Albornoz Crespo, Guadalupe; Ernawati, Ernawati; Lipschuetz, Michal; Takahashi, Ken; Vecchiarelli, Carmen; Hubka, Teresa; Ikenoue, Satoru; Tavchioska, Gabriela; Bako, Babagana; Ayede, Adejumoke I; Eskenazi, Brenda; Thornton, Jim G; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Kennedy, Stephen H; Papageorghiou, Aris T (February 19, 2023). "Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational study". The Lancet. 401 (10375): 447–457. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(22)02467-9. hdl:11379/568690. PMC 9910845. PMID 36669520.
* Papageorghiou, Aris T.; Ohuma, Eric O.; Gravett, Michael G.; Hirst, Jane; Silveira, Mariangela F. da; Lambert, Ann; Carvalho, Maria; Jaffer, Yasmin A.; Altman, Douglas G.; Noble, Julia A.; Bertino, Enrico; Purwar, Manorama; Pang, Ruyan; Ismail, Leila Cheikh; Victora, Cesar; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Kennedy, Stephen H.; Villar, José (November 7, 2016). "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. 355: i5662. doi:10.1136/bmj.i5662. PMC 5098415. PMID 27821614 – via www.bmj.com.
* Papageorghiou, Aris T; Ohuma, Eric O; Altman, Douglas G; Todros, Tullia; Ismail, Leila Cheikh; Lambert, Ann; Jaffer, Yasmin A; Bertino, Enrico; Gravett, Michael G; Purwar, Manorama; Noble, J Alison; Pang, Ruyan; Victora, Cesar G; Barros, Fernando C; Carvalho, Maria; Salomon, Laurent J; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Kennedy, Stephen H; Villar, José (September 19, 2014). "International standards for fetal growth based on serial ultrasound measurements: the Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project". The Lancet. 384 (9946): 869–879. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61490-2. PMID 25209488.