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, Pickles T, Bilardo CM, Gordijn SJ, Gyselaers W, Valensise H, Hecher K, Sande RK, Lindgren P, Bergman E, Arabin B, Breeze AC, Wee L, Ganzevoort W, Richter J, Berger A, Brodszki J, Derks J, Mecacci F, Maruotti GM, Myklestad K, Lobmaier SM, Prefumo F, Klaritsch P, Calda P, Ebbing C, Frusca T, Raio L, Visser GHA, Krofta L, Cetin I, Ferrazzi E, Cesari E, Wolf H, Lees CC, TRUFFLE-2 Group close, 2020, Fetal cerebral Doppler changes and outcome in late preterm fetal growth restriction: prospective cohort study., Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, Vol:56, Pages:173-181

Kasaven LS, Saso S, Barcroft J, et al.Kasaven LS, Saso S, Barcroft J, Yazbek J, Joash K, Stalder C, Ben Nagi J, Richard Smith JR, Lees C, Bourne T, Jones BP close, 2020, Implications for the future of Obstetrics and Gynaecology following the COVID-19 pandemic: A commentary., Bjog: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ISSN:1470-0328

Shaw CJ, Botting KJ, Niu Y, et al.Shaw CJ, Botting KJ, Niu Y, Lees CC, Giussani DA close, 2020, Maternal and fetal cardiovascular and metabolic effects of intra-operative uterine handling under general anesthesia during pregnancy in sheep, Scientific Reports, Vol:10, ISSN:2045-2322

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

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