Mr George Attilakos is a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine in University College London Hospital (UCLH). After completing his training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, he became a consultant and subspecialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine in 2010.
He is the clinical lead for obstetrics in UCLH and also leads the Maternal Fetal Assessment Unit. He specialises in multiple and complicated pregnancies and runs a Fetal Medicine clinic for complicated multiple pregnancies. He also undertakes fetal therapy for conditions such as twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
He is a Council member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and a Steering Committee member of the UK Obstetric Surveillance System. He co-developed a simulation course (ROBuST) for teaching instrumental delivery skills to junior obstetricians. He is also an Editorial Board member of the RCOG journal The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
He has undertaken research in the areas of instrumental delivery, prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (bleeding) and non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for which he has received prizes at national and international meetings.
Mr Attilakos can provide obstetric consultations as well as ultrasound scans at any stage of pregnancy. He also provides complete packages of pregnancy care. Mr Attilakos provides birth care for his private patients at the Portland Hospital for Women and Children and the Fitzrovia Suite of UCLH.
