Kypros Nicolaides
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Kypros Nicolaides is an Anglo-Cypriot surgeon, broadcaster and a world expert in ante-natal surgery.
Nicolaides was born in 1953 in Paphos
, Cyprus
. He studied medicine at King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry
in London
and soon after graduation joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1980, doing research with Professor Stuart Campbell
and Professor Charles Rodeck as his first assistant, working mainly on fetoscopic
techniques and procedures. He was well-known for his manual dexterity at procedures and the Rodeck-Nicolaides team soon produced some very important papers on the use of fetoscopy
in the management of a wide range of conditions such Rhesus iso-immunization, fetal hydrops and intrauterine growth restriction
, and procedures such as blood and tissue sampling in the diagnosis of single gene defects.
After the departure of Professor Rodeck, Nicolaides became director of the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, the first fetal medicine unit in the United Kingdom. His programme of research and teaching made King's College Hospital
an important centre of fetal medicine.
He has contributed to over five hundred journal articles and more than thirty books and monographs.
Nicolaides was born in 1953 in Paphos
Paphos
Paphos , sometimes referred to as Pafos, is a coastal city in the southwest of Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: Old Paphos and New Paphos. The currently inhabited city is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, about west of the...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. He studied medicine at King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in London
London
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and soon after graduation joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1980, doing research with Professor Stuart Campbell
Stuart Campbell (Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)
Professor Stuart Campbell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and graduated from the medical school of Glasgow University. During his training he worked with Ian Donald, who had published some of the first papers on the use of ultrasound in obstetrics....
and Professor Charles Rodeck as his first assistant, working mainly on fetoscopic
Fetoscopy
Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta. A small incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity...
techniques and procedures. He was well-known for his manual dexterity at procedures and the Rodeck-Nicolaides team soon produced some very important papers on the use of fetoscopy
Fetoscopy
Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta. A small incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity...
in the management of a wide range of conditions such Rhesus iso-immunization, fetal hydrops and intrauterine growth restriction
Intrauterine growth restriction
Intrauterine growth restriction refers to poor growth of a baby while in the mother's womb during pregnancy. The causes can be many, but most often involve poor maternal nutrition or lack of adequate oxygen supply to the fetus....
, and procedures such as blood and tissue sampling in the diagnosis of single gene defects.
After the departure of Professor Rodeck, Nicolaides became director of the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, the first fetal medicine unit in the United Kingdom. His programme of research and teaching made King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College Hospital is an acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally to "KCH"...
an important centre of fetal medicine.
He has contributed to over five hundred journal articles and more than thirty books and monographs.