Prof. Kingdom is a High-Risk Obstetrician and Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialist with a clinical and research focus on placenta-mediated pregnancy complications, including the assessment and surgical management of patients at risk of placenta accreta spectrum disorder (PAS) via the Placenta Clinic. Since 2017, the program has incorporated real-time maternal Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF) testing into screening, diagnosis and management decisions, and forms a major part of current research themes.
John is the past Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Toronto (2013-2023). Through his ongoing research interests, he continues his dual passions helping postgraduate trainees to enjoy participation in team-based research, and in providing advice and support to new faculty members in their early career development.
Professor Fabricio Costa graduated in Medicine in 1995. He was awarded a PhD in 2001 from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for Doppler studies in the prediction of pre-eclampsia. He received board certification in obstetrics and gynaecology with subspecialty training in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound.
Fabricio was awarded Fellowship of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2011, and Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (DDU) and Certification in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound (COGU) in 2012. In early 2018 he was promoted to Head, Perinatal Services, Monash Health.
He has over 170 peer-reviewed publications and he is a frequent speaker in national and International conferences related with ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology and maternal-fetal medicine.
His clinical and research interests focus on the use of ultrasound in maternal-fetal medicine, especially pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and preterm labour. In addition, he has special interest in first trimester screening, including non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).
