Date: Monday 20 January 2025
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Location:
Michael Heron Theatre and online via MS Teams,
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About this lecture
"Who do I think I am?"
In his Inaugural Lecture, Professor of Practice, Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics, Amarnath Bhide, will share key events in his professional journey, including training at a leading medical school in Mumbai, India and a decision move to the UK in 2001. This decision was a turning point in his career, leading to him completing sub-specialty training, further developing his career in research and participating in academic publishing. Amarnath will also speak about some of the talented friends and colleagues who have influenced his career and acknowledge their support and contributions over the years. Reflecting on leaving India to move to the UK, Amarnath says:
I do miss the social life and family interactions. I do not get to see my parents as frequently as I would have liked. I miss the charity work I was involved with, which is very close to my heart. Despite this, I look forward to coming to work every morning because I like what I do. For this, I am thankful to my colleagues, my patients, my institution and this country, all of whom have made me feel welcome.
- Professor Amarnath Bhide -
About Professor Amarnath Bhide
Professor Amarnath Bhide, born and raised in Mumbai, India, earned his medical degree from the University of Mumbai. His interest in childbirth and women’s health led him to specialise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, training at King Edward VII Memorial and R.N. Cooper Hospitals, and later working at N. Wadia Maternity Hospital for nearly a decade. There, he developed a focus on Fetal Medicine and became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
In 2001, he moved to the UK for advanced training in fetal medicine and research. At St George’s Hospital Fetal Medicine Unit, he obtained sub-specialty accreditation in maternal and fetal medicine and was appointed as a consultant in 2003.
Professor Bhide has authored key clinical guidelines, including those on Doppler use in obstetrics for the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. His research on placental pathology shaped RCOG’s green-top guidelines on placenta praevia and accreta and contributed to international guidance on Placenta Accreta Spectrum.
His academic interests include fetal hypoxaemia and cardiovascular function, culminating in a PhD on hypoxaemia's effects on cardiovascular function, conducted in collaboration with Scandinavian researchers.
He served as a scientific editor for BJOG for 10 years and AOGS for five years, becoming Editor-in-Chief of AOGS in October 2024. As co-director of RCOG sub-specialty training in Maternal Fetal Medicine at St George’s, he has mentored many trainees and contributed to RCOG examination committees.
With expertise in fetal growth abnormalities, multiple pregnancies, and prenatal diagnostics, his research spans fetal cardiovascular function, placental dysfunction, and labour induction. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles, authored five books, and secured over £5 million in UK National Institute of Health Research grants. He also holds an Adjunct Professorship at Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
About our inaugural lectures
St George's newly arrived or promoted professors are invited to give an Inaugural Lecture to mark this milestone in their academic careers.
Professors use the opportunity to introduce themselves, update colleagues on current and future research plans and share their research with wider audiences. It is also a chance to celebrate the support from friends and family, and from colleagues, mentors and collaborators past and present.
Reception will be provided from 6:30pm onwards in H0.1-0.2.
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