ISUOG Podcast

Editor of the Special Issue on Congenital Heart Disease, Prof. Anita Moon-Grady, is joined by ISUOG President Prof. Liona Poon, to discuss some of their highlights and insights from the UOG's special collection of articles on the fetal heart, published as part of the Every Little Heart Matters initiative.

Speakers' views are their own and not intended to be taken as advice.

Dr Balu Vaidyanathan and Prof. Simon Meagher discuss transposition of the great arteries, is in line with one of the topics in spotlight for this year's ISUOG World Congress. Simon and Balu take the opportunity to zone in on just one of the main fetal cardiac anomalies to provide a thought-provoking academic discussion, a precursor to the highly anticipated scan demonstration from Balu at this year's Congress on image optimisation for best visualisation of the fetal heart.

Speakers' views are their own and are not intended to be taken as advice.

Pregnancy complications is an ISUOG Congress topic in spotlight for 2026! As such, in this episode of the ISUOG Podcast, Prof. Francesc Figueras and A/Prof. Daniele Di Mascio zone in on one particular pregnancy complication - fetal growth restriction (FGR).

In honour of Adenomyosis Awareness Month 2026, two experts in the field, A/Prof. Tina Tellum and Dr Joel Naftalin came together on the ISUOG Podcast to discuss a condition that until 2012 had very little academic literature on it. The two discuss the progress in the field in the last 14 years, the complexities of under and over diagnosis, its affect on fertility, how to deal with asymptomatic patients and much more.

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Prof. Simon Meagher from Melbourne and Prof. Rabih Chaoui from Berlin are joined in the latest episode of the ISUOG Podcast to discuss the importance of obstetricians and sonographers being able to accurately scan the fetal heart, ahead of the ISUOG Fetal cardiology conference, taking place in May 2026.

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February 2026 is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Month. With an introduction from the Chair of the Every Little Heart Matters Oversight Group, Prof. Katia Bilardo, the editors of the recent Virtual Issue on Congenital Heart Disease, Prof. Anita Moon-Grady and Dr Taisto Sarkola are joined in an academic discussion on CHD. They consider regional detection rates, key articles from the Virtual Issue on Congenital Heart Disease, AI, fetal MRI, ethical decisions in severe cases, ultrasound's role in low-resource settings and future directions of research.

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ISUOG Trustee, Prof. Fatima Crispi, joins with one of her former patients Ares Alma to discuss the full story of a mother faced with a life-changing diagnosis for her unborn child. Together, they provide both the patient and professional perspectives and remind listeners of the importance of early detection. Find out more about our global initiative, Every Little Heart Matters: https://www.isuog.org/every-little-heart-matters.html

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A/Prof. Mathew Leonardi, a gynecologist and ISUOG NGen Committee member is joined by guest speaker Natalie Avni, a sonographer from Miami, for the latest episode of the ISUOG In dialogue with experts podcast. The two debunk myths about sonography and highlight the importance of advocating for women and validating their reproductive health concerns.

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In this episode, Dr Long Nguyen-Hoang, a member of the ISUOG NGen Committee and maternal-fetal specialist, is joined in conversation with ISUOG Trustee and neurosonography expert, Prof. Ritsuko Kimata Pooh.

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The ISUOG podcast has returned for a Congress special edition episode! Scientific Committee co-chair Prof. Fabricio Da Silva Costa and ISUOG Ambassador to Latin America, Dr Jessica Preisler Romanow discuss everything relating to the ISUOG World Congress program - pre-Congress courses, plenary sessions and their personal highlights.

Speakers' views are their own and are not intended to be taken as advice.