Ritsuko Kimata Pooh ll.B., M.D., Ph.D., Msc – Main Bio

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• M.Sc., Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Ph.D. in Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

• M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
• LL.B., (Bachelor of Law), Department of Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
• Postgraduate training in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, National Zentsuji Hospital, Clinical Research Institute, Kagawa, Japan
• Postgraduate training in Fetal Medicine and General Gynecology, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
• Residency in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Kochi Municipal Hospital, Kochi, Japan
• Residency in General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokushima Municipal Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
• Internship in General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Neurosonography
• Neurosonoembryology
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Ultrasound Imaging

PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Executive Editor, Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology   Editorial Advisory Board Member: Ginekologia Polska (Polish Journal of Gynecology)
• Vice President, International Academy of Perinatal Medicine
• International Faculty, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)
• International Board, The International Society of ‘The Fetus as a Patient’
• Educational Committee Board, World Association of Perinatal Medicine
• Lifetime Member, Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Association
• Editorial Board Member: American Journal of Pediatrics, Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine, Human Genetics & Embryology, Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatal Journal, Journal of Perinatal Medicine, and the Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• 2020 JSOG Congress Encouragement Award, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 2019 “Magnificent achievements in the visualization of early human development” Award, The World Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
• Honorary Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
• Sir William Liley Medal, The International Society of the Fetus as a Patient
• Short Oral Presentation Award for Fetal Neurosonography & CNS Anomalies, 26th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Lifetime Achievement Award, 12th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine, World Association of Perinatal Medicine
• Alfred Kratochwil Award for Best Oral Communication on 3D Ultrasound, 21st World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

• Pooh RK, Machida M, Nakamura T,Matsuzawa N,Chiyo H. Early sonographic findings for suspecting de novo single-gene mutation. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr-June; 14:125-130. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-164. PMID: unavailable.
• Suekane T, Tachibana D, Pooh RK, Misugi T, Koyama M. Type-3 vasa previa: normal umbilical cord insertion cannot exclude vasa previa in cases with abnormal placental location. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr; 55:556-557. PMID: 31115101
• Inamura N, Pooh RK. Diagnosis of fetal tachyarrhythmia at 12 weeks’ gestation using spatiotemporal image correlation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Feb; 55:282-283. PMID: 31081557
• Chaemsaithong P, Pooh RK, Zheng M, Ma R, Chaiyasit N, Tokunaka M, Shaw SW, Seshadri S, Choolani M, Wataganara T, Yeo GSH, Wright A, Leung WC, Sekizawa A, Hu Y, Naruse K, Saito S, Sahota D, Leung TY, Poon LC. Prospective evaluation of screening performance of first-trimester prediction models for preterm preeclampsia in an Asian population. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Dec; 221:650.e1-650.e16. PMID: 31589866
• Chaemsaithong P, Sahota D, Pooh RK, Zheng M, Ma R, Chaiyasit N, Koide K, Shaw SW, Seshadri S, Choolani M, Panchalee T, Yapan P, Sim WS, Sekizawa A, Hu Y, Shiozaki A, Saito S, Leung TY, Poon LC. First-trimester pre-eclampsia biomarker profiles in Asian population: a multicenter cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31671479
• Pooh RK, Machida M, Nakamura T, Uenishi K, Chiyo H, Itoh K, Yoshimatsu J, Ueda H, Ogo K, Chaemsaithong P, Poon LC. Increased Sylvian fissure angle as early sonographic sign of malformation of cortical development. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug; 54:199-206. PMID: 30381845
• Poon LC, Sahota DS, Chaemsaithong P, Nakamura T, Machida M, Naruse K, Wah YM, Leung TY, Pooh RK. Transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of Sylvian fissures at 18-30 weeks’ gestation. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug; 54:190-198. PMID: 30381851
• Bamba Y, Shofuda T, Kato M, Pooh RK, Tateishi Y, Takanashi J, Utsunomiya H, Sumida M, Kanematsu D, Suemizu H, Higuchi Y, Akamatsu W, Gallagher D, Miller FD, Yamasaki M, Kanemura Y, Okano H. In vitro characterization of neurite extension using induced pluripotent stem cells derived from lissencephaly patients with TUBA1A missense mutations. Mol Brain. 2016 Jul 19; 9:70. PMID: 27431206
• Pooh RK. Current topics on ultrasound in perinatology. J Perinat Med. 2016 Mar; 44:117-8. PMID: 26959534
• Pooh RK. Sonoembryology by 3D HDlive silhouette ultrasound – what is added by the “see-through fashion”? J Perinat Med. 2016 Mar; 44:139-48. PMID: 26910738
• Yamasaki M, Nonaka M, Bamba Y, Teramoto C, Ban C, Pooh RK. Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term outcomes of fetal hydrocephalus. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Dec; 17:330-5. PMID: 23089488
• Pooh RK. Imaging diagnosis of congenital brain anomalies and injuries. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Dec; 17:360-76. PMID: 22939613
• Huang J, Wah IY, Pooh RK, Choy KW. Molecular genetics in fetal neurology. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Dec; 17:341-6. Review. PMID: 22909903
• Lau TK, Chan MK, Salome Lo PS, Chan HY, Chan WK, Koo TY, Ng HY, Pooh RK. Non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal sex chromosomal abnormalities: perspective of pregnant women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Dec; 25:2616-9. PMID: 22839575
• Pooh RK. Fetal neurology: volume I. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct; 17:251. PMID: 22858593
• Pooh RK. Neurosonoembryology by three-dimensional ultrasound. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct; 17:261-8. Review. PMID: 22800609
• Lau TK, Chen F, Pan X, Pooh RK, Jiang F, Li Y, Jiang H, Li X, Chen S, Zhang X. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of common fetal chromosomal aneuploidies by maternal plasma DNA sequencing. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Aug; 25:1370-4. PMID: 22070770
• Yamasaki M, Nonaka M, Suzumori N, Nakamura H, Fujita H, Namba A, Kamei Y, Yamada T, Pooh RK, Tanemura M, Sudo N, Nagasaka M, Yoshioka E, Shofuda T, Kanemura Y. Prenatal molecular diagnosis of a severe type of L1 syndrome (X-linked hydrocephalus). J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Oct; 8:411-6. PMID: 21961551
• Pooh RK, Shiota K, Kurjak A. Imaging of the human embryo with magnetic resonance imaging microscopy and high-resolution transvaginal 3-dimensional sonography: human embryology in the 21st century. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan; 204:77.e1-16. PMID: 20974463
• Kurjak A, Pooh RK, Merce LT, Carrera JM, Salihagic-Kadic A, Andonotopo W. Structural and functional early human development assessed by three-dimensional and four-dimensional sonography. Fertil Steril. 2005 Nov; 84:1285-99. Review. PMID: 16275217

Published Books

• Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2015.
• Wataganara T, Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Donald School Textbook of PowerPoint Presentation on Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2015.
• Pooh RK, Kurjak A. Fetal Neurology. India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2009.
• Pooh RK, Maeda K, Pooh KH. An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System Disease: Diagnosis and Management. Parthenon CRC Press, London, New York, 2003.