Chairman
Università Roma Sapienza, Italy
Giuseppe Rizzo is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Università di Roma La sapinza Rome Italy. He is Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics Fondazione Policlinico Umberto 1 Roma Italy.
President Italian Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (SIEOG) 2015-2017; Founding member of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) and of the Mediterranean Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (MEDUOG). Fellow of the International Academy of Prenatal Medicine (IAPM) Chairman of the committee for the creation of the national guidelines on the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology on behalf of SIEOG. Founding member of the working group on Ultrasound in the malmanagement of obstetric emergencies (EGEO). Chairman of the committee for the creation of the national biometric fetal customized curves in singleton and twin pregnancies.
Prof Rizzo has authored 413 peer reviewed articles, and has published as editor 16 books on, ultrasound and fetal growth restriction. His H index is 55 with over 10305 citations
He has been the recipient of numerous awards including several research awards from the Society for Maternal Fetal medicine, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is honorary member of the Sociedad Chilena de Ultrasonografia en Medicna & Biologia, honorary member of the Spanish society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology and honorary member of the Russian Academy of Perinatal Medicine.
His fields of interest have included prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies, imaging of the fetus, fetal echocardiography, Doppler ultrasonography, fetal growth restriction, invasive and non-invasive prenatal diagnosis preterm labor, ultrasound in delivery. Prof. Rizzo serves as Editor in Chief of Te Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Deputy Editor of Prenatal Cardiology, associate editor of Journal of Clinical Ultrasound