Dr Simon Grant

Dr Simon Grant trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the South-West of England & in Auckland, before research in Southampton & then training in Maternal & Fetal Medicine at Birmingham Women’s Hospital.

He was a Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Royal Cornwall Hospital as Labour Ward/Maternal Medicine lead from 2000, before moving to Southmead Hospital Bristol in 2005, as lead for Fetal Medicine & Obstetric Ultrasound. He also has a major interest in obstetric emergency training.

Mr Sherif Abdel-Fattah

Mr Sherif Abdel-Fattah completed his MD thesis in Glasgow in 1994, undertook general Obstetrics & Gynaecology training in Yorkshire, then fetal medicine training in Bristol. He was Consultant at St Michael’s hospital in Bristol from 2002 before moving to Southmead Hospital in April 2008.

Sherif Abdel-Fattah holds several national positions. He sits on the RCOG Council representing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He is a member of the RCOG Global Health Board, member of the RCOG Examination and Assessment Committee and is a Part 3 MRCOG examiner. He was the RCOG MTI (Medical Training Initiative), the scheme responsible for organising and supervising training for non-EU doctors in the UK, Committee Chairman (2014 – 2017) and served on the Part 2 MRCOG single best answer (SBA) examination committee, Part 2 MRCOG OSCE examination committee and the DRCOG committee.

Dr Stephen O’Brien

Dr Stephen O’Brien is a Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal Medicine. He completed his specialist training in the West of England, including a PhD in operative vaginal birth at the University of Bristol.

His interests include the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, women at risk of preterm birth and operative vaginal birth. He is the national co-ordinator for training in operative vaginal birth for the RCOG.

Screening Midwives

• Fetal Medicine Midwife: Julie Wormwell