MEET DR GERGANA PEEVA
Dr Gergana Peeva is a Consultant Obstetrician and an accredited specialist in Fetal and Maternal Medicine with over 15 years of international clinical experience giving her a global perspective on maternity service.
After receiving her medical degree from the University of Cologne, Germany, she underwent her specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Zurich, Switzerland. During the past ten years in London, Dr Peeva has focused on gaining professional qualifications in High-Risk Obstetrics, Maternal Complications in Pregnancy and Fetal Medicine expertise, working with world-renowned specialists specialists in St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital, leading centres for maternity care as well as working as a NHS consultant in Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Homerton University Hospital.
In 2018, Dr Peeva was awarded a PhD on treatment options in complicated monochorionic pregnancies from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. And in 2023, she completed a degree in Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine from Harvard University supporting her holistic approach to pregnancy.
Dr Peeva is deeply passionate about her field and firmly believes in safe and evidence-based, patient-centred care, which is tailored to the needs and expectations of every mother-to-be. Among her many qualifications, Dr Peeva holds the prestigious Diploma in Fetal Medicine which is accredited by the award-winning pioneer and expert Professor Kypros Nicolaides. She has an expertise in Fetal Medicine and personally performs all types of ultrasound scans and invasive procedures. Her interests include multiple pregnancies, maternal obstetric complications, high-risk obstetrics prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal conditions, fetal anomalies and growth restriction.
Dr Peeva has published her research in the field of multiple pregnancies, prediction of pre-eclampsia and small babies, sickle cell pregnancies and neurophysiology in various prestigious journals. As a Fellow in the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Learning Support in Higher Education Dr Peeva is also an accredited supervisor for specialist trainees and medical students. Dr Peeva firmly believes in a safe and evidence based, patient centred care, which is tailored to the needs and expectations of every mother-to-be, promoting positive and unforgettable experience throughout the whole pregnancy.
Outside of medicine, Dr Peeva is interested in art and fashion, she enjoys painting and reading. She is a a passionate snowboarder and a former dancer.
DR PEEVA’S AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Low-risk obstetric care
Physiological vaginal birth
Assisted vaginal birth
Hypnobirthing support
Aesthetic caesarean section birth
• High-risk obstetric care
Maternal complications in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes
Preterm birth
Complicated caesarean section birth
Multiple pregnancies
• Fetal medicine
Ultrasound during pregnancy
Screening for genetic conditions
Screening for fetal anomalies
CVS and amniocentesis
Fetal growth restriction
Complicated identical twins
Morbid adhaerent placenta
QUALIFICATIONS
Career Accomplishments
Consultant in High-risk Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine and Gynaecology
Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology accredited by the FMH Swiss Medical Association and fully recognised by GMC, Zurich, Switzerland
Fetal medicine subspecialist accredited with a Diploma in Fetal Medicine by Harris Birthright Research Centre, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Degree in Lifestyle Medicine and Nutrition, Harvard Medical University, Boston, USA
Advanced Training Skills Module in Advanced Labour Ward Practice accredited by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK
Advanced Training Skills Module in Maternal Medicine accredited by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK
Advanced Training Skills Module in Fetal Medicine accredited by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK
Academic Accomplishments
Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Doctor in Medicine (MD) from the University of Cologne, Germany
Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education (PGCCE) from King’s College, London, UK
Fellow in the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Learning Support in Higher Education
Medical University Degree, Albertus-Magnus University of Cologne, Germany
RESEARCH
Throughout her medical career Dr Peeva has actively engaged with research and evidenced-based medicine. Her main research interests lie in multiple pregnancies, screening for preeclampsia and prediction of small for gestational age babies.
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Lai J, Romero R, Tarca A, Iliodromiti S, Rehal A, Banarjee A, Yu C, Peeva G, Palaniappan V, Tan L, Mehta M, Nicolaides KH: SARS-COV-2 and the subsequent development of preeclampsia and preterm birth: evidence of a dose response relationship supporting causality. Research Letter to the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2021
Peeva G, Oakley L, von Rège I, Nicolaides K, Oteng-Ntim E: Does first-trimester serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein A differ in pregnant women with sickle cell disease? Prenatal Diagnosis 2019 . Published online 25/06/2019
Chaveeva P, Peeva G, Gil Pugliese S, Shterev A, Nicolaides KH: Intrafetal laser for embryo reduction from dichorionic triplets to dichorionic twins. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2017; 50: 632-634. Published online 09/08/2017
Peeva G, Chaveeva P, Gil Guevara E, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH: Endoscopic Placental Laser Coagulation in Dichorionic and Monochorionic Triplet Pregnancies. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2016; 41: 174-180. Published online 25/02/2016
Peeva G, Bower S, Orosz L, Chaveeva P, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH: Endoscopic placental laser coagulation in monochorionic diamniotic twins with type II selective fetal growth restriction. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2015; 38: 86-93. Published online 15/04/2015
Bakalis S, Peeva G, Gonzalez R, Poon L, Nicolaides KH: Prediction of small-for-gestational-age neonates: screening by biophysical and biochemical markers at 30–34 weeks. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2015; 46: 446-451. Published online 06/08/2015
Fadigas C, Peeva G, Mendez O, Poon L, Nicolaides KH.: Prediction of small for gestational age neonates: Screening by placental growth factor and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 at 35-37 weeks. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2015; 46: 191-197. Published online 18/06/2015
Lai J, Garcia-Tizon Larroca S, Peeva G, Poon LC, Wright D, Nicolaides KH: Competing risks model in screening for preeclampsia by serum placental growth factor and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 at 30-33 weeks` gestation. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2014; 35: 240-248. Published online 17/05/2014
Peeva G, Angelova SK, Gunthinas-Lichius O, Streppel M, Irintchev AP, Propatilff AS, Savaskan NE, Braeuer AU, Alvanou A, Nitsch R, Angelov DN: Recovery of vibrissal whisking after facial nerve transection is associated with increased amounts of cytoskeletal proteins in the regrowing nerve and restoration of the reactive motor- cortex volume. European Journal of Neuroscience 2006; 24: 2152-2162. Published online 02/08/2006