Christoph Lees, MD FRCOG

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Professor of Obstetrics

Contact

c.lees

Assistant

Ms Rocio Lale-Montes +44 (0)20 7594 2104

Location

Queen Charlottes and Chelsea HospitalHammersmith Campus

Summary

Professor of Obstetrics at Imperial College London; Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Head of Fetal Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Centre for Fetal Care, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital; Visiting Professor at the Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Belgium; Founder, Doctors Policy Research Group, Civitas

reseArch THEMES

Cardiovascular adaptation in pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction
Therapy for acute pre-eclampsia
Fetal Doppler ultrasound and fetal growth restriction (TRUFFLE 1 and 2 studies)
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound and non invasive fetal surgical intervention
intrapartum ultrasound and the Sonopartogram
3D facial and brain morphology in prenatal diagnosis

external collaborators

Professor Dirk Timmerman, KU Leuven
Professor Dino Giussani, University of Cambridge
Dr Gail ter Haar, Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Ian Wilkinson and Dr C McEniery, University of Cambridge
Dr Torbjorn Eggebo, Trondheim University, Norway
The Trial of Umbilical and Fetal Flow in Europe (TRUFFLE) collaborators throughout Europe

ReSEARCH fellows

Dr Lin Foo (Imperial)
Dr Jasmine Tay (Imperial)
Dr Caroline Shaw (Imperial)
Dr Sana Usman (Imperial)
Dr Bronacha Mylrea-Lowndes (Imperial)
Dr Raj Jaspal
Dr Andrea Dall'Asta
Dr Anna Clark

Research Midwife

Olive Adams

Publications

Journals

Stampalija T, Thornton J, Marlow N, et al.Stampalija T, Thornton J, Marlow N, Napolitano R, Bhide A, Bilardo CM, Gordijn S, Gyselaers W, Valensise H, Hecher K, Sande RK, Lindgren P, Bergman E, Arabin B, Breeze A, Wee L, Ganzevoort W, Richter J, Berger A, Brodszki J, Derks J, Mecacci F, Maruotti G, Lobmaier S, Prefumo F, Klaritsch P, Calda P, Ebbing C, Frusca T, Raio L, Visser G, Krofta L, Cetin I, Ferrazzi E, Cesari E, Wolf H, Lees C, TRUFFLE-2 Group close, 2020, Fetal cerebral Doppler changes and outcome in late preterm fetal growth restriction: prospective cohort study., Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol

Mylrea-Foley B, Bhide A, Mullins E, et al.Mylrea-Foley B, Bhide A, Mullins E, Thornton J, Marlow N, Stampalija T, Napolitano R, Lees C close, 2020, Building consensus: thresholds for delivery in the TRUFFLE 2 randomized intervention study., Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, ISSN:0960-7692

Abramowicz JS, Basseal JM, Brezinka C, et al.Abramowicz JS, Basseal JM, Brezinka C, Dall'Asta A, Deng J, Harrison G, Lee JCS, Lim A, Maršal K, Miloro P, Poon LC, Salvesen KÅ, Sande R, Ter Haar G, Westerway SC, Xie MX, Lees C close, 2020, ISUOG safety committee position statement on use of personal protective equipment and hazard mitigation in relation to SARS-CoV-2 for practitioners undertaking obstetric and gynecological ultrasound, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol:55, ISSN:0960-7692, Pages:886-891

Lai J, Nowlan NC, Vaidyanathan R, et al.Lai J, Nowlan NC, Vaidyanathan R, Visser GHA, Lees CC close, 2020, The use of actograph in the assessment of fetal well-being, Journal of Maternal-fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Vol:33, ISSN:1476-4954, Pages:2116-2121

Gyselaers W, Lees C, Valensise H, et al.Gyselaers W, Lees C, Valensise H, Thilaganathan B close, 2020, Preeclampsia: the role of persistent endothelial cells in uteroplacental arteries. Brosens I, Brosens JJ, Muter J, Puttemans P, Benagiano G. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019;221:219-26., American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol:222, ISSN:0002-9378, Pages:633-633

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