Meet Dr Gergana Peeva

Career Accomplishments

  • NHS consultant in high risk obstetrics and fetal medicine
  • Specialist in Obstetrics and gynaecology accredited by FMH Swiss Medical Association, Switzerland and fully recognised by GMC
  • Fetal medicine specialist accredited with a Diploma in Fetal Medicine by Harris Birthright Research Centre and King’s College Hospital
  • Certificate of Advanced Labour Ward Practice by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Certificate of Maternal Medicine by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Certificate of Fetal Medicine by Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Academic Background

  • Doctor in Philosophy PhD awarded from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • Doctorate in Medicine MD awarded  from Albertus-Magnus University of Cologne, Germany
  • Postgraduate certificate in clinical education awarded from King’s College London, UK
  • Fellow in UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education
  • Medical University Degree, Albertus-Magnus University of Cologne, Germany.

Research

Throughout my medical career I have actively engaged with research and evidenced based medicine approach. My main research interests lie in multiple pregnancies, screening for preeclampsia and prediction of small for gestational age babies. I have published a thesis on treatment options in complicated monochorionic pregnancies.

Published Research by Gergana Peeva
  • 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