Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Consultant – Maternal Fetal Medicine

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

This is a senior level consultant opportunity for an experienced physician specializing in high‑risk pregnancy management, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, fetal medicine, and multidisciplinary maternal‑fetal care.

Salary: 75,000–95,000 AED per annum (subject to confirmation with the employer).

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and management of high‑risk pregnancies involving maternal medical conditions, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, growth concerns, and preterm birth risk.
• Perform and interpret advanced fetal imaging, including detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, and fetal growth assessments.
• Conduct prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and other indicated procedures within scope of practice.
• Provide expert counselling to patients and families regarding fetal conditions, genetic risks, diagnostic results, treatment options, and management pathways.
• Develop individualized care plans based on maternal health, fetal diagnosis, gestational age, clinical risk, investigation findings, and family preferences.
• Collaborate with neonatology, genetics, radiology, anesthesia, obstetrics, fetal medicine, pediatric subspecialties, and allied healthcare teams.
• Participate in fetal therapy planning and coordinate appropriate referrals for intrauterine interventions when required.
• Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, consent records, imaging summaries, diagnostic findings, and follow‑up plans for all maternal‑fetal medicine cases.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions, fetal medicine meetings, care pathway reviews, and complex pregnancy planning sessions.
• Contribute to departmental quality improvement, clinical governance, patient safety programs, and evidence‑based protocol development.
• Supervise and mentor residents, fellows, sonographers, junior doctors, and clinical staff involved in maternal‑fetal medicine services.
• Participate in on‑call duties according to departmental requirements and clinical service needs.
• Engage in research, audits, academic activities, and continuous professional development to maintain international standards of practice.

Ideal Profile

• Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Subspecialty certification or fellowship in Maternal‑Fetal Medicine or Fetal Medicine from a recognized international institution.
• Minimum 3–5 years of post‑fellowship experience in maternal‑fetal medicine.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, fetal assessment, and high‑risk pregnancy management.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary care models and tertiary‐level obstetric services.
• Strong clinical ability in managing maternal complications, fetal anomalies, multiple pregnancies, preterm birth risk, and complex pregnancy pathways.
• Skilled in performing or supporting prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, and fetal sampling.
• Excellent counselling, communication, documentation, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Ability to guide patients and families through complex fetal and maternal conditions with clarity, empathy, and professionalism.
• Strong commitment to patient safety, clinical governance, academic development, and continuous improvement.

Skills

• Maternal‑fetal medicine, fetal medicine, high‑risk pregnancy management, advanced fetal imaging, detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, growth assessments, prenatal diagnostics, amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, fetal sampling, fetal therapy planning, intrauterine intervention referrals, maternal medical complications, fetal anomaly management, multiple gestation care, preterm birth risk management, genetic risk counselling, family counselling, multidisciplinary care coordination, tertiary obstetric care, clinical documentation, quality improvement, clinical governance, patient safety, resident mentoring, sonographer supervision, research and audits.

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