Dr. Fabricio Costa

Biography

Adjunct Clinical Professor Fabricio Costa graduated in Medicine in 1995 and was awarded a PhD in 2001 from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, focusing on Doppler studies in the prediction of pre-eclampsia. He has received board certification in obstetrics and gynaecology and completed subspecialty training in obstetric gynaecological ultrasound. In 2005, he became an Associate Professor in obstetrics and gynaecology and has served on the board of various Brazilian Medical Associations. In 2009, he relocated to Australia as a Clinical/Research Postdoctoral Fellow in fetal medicine ultrasound at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne. In 2011, he received fellowship from the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and earned Diploma Diagnostic Ultrasound Certification for Obstetric Gynaecological Ultrasound in 2012. He was promoted to Deputy Director of Ultrasound Services at the Royal Women's Hospital and became an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University in early 2016, serving at Monash Health as Head of Perinatal Services since early 2018. He has authored 170 peer-reviewed publications and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences concerning ultrasound, obstetrics, gynaecology, and maternal-fetal medicine. His clinical research interests are centered on utilizing ultrasound in maternal-fetal medicine, specifically in conditions such as pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm labor, as well as special interests in trimester screening and non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

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