Federico is our top winner this year, and he is looking for an opportunity to come study in the US, so anyone with a good opportunity for him to learn, let us know! Congratulations! Koroush Shahsavan22 solved cases, Iran

  Koroush is 42 years old and works in his private clinic in a small town - Bojnord in Iran. He is a hard worker and is single. He lives with his parents (his father is 92 years old, mother is 79 years old). He loves his family, country and his work. Although he is very busy in his office, he always finds a little time for our cases. This year was very successful for him and his 22 correct answers put him among the winners. I am also very happy to see physicians from Iran joining in the group. It was not too long ago that to send DVD to Iran we had to send those first to the UK and have them forwarded.  Congratulations and welcome to the group! Thomas von Ostrowski 21 solved cases, Germany

Thomas is 40 years old and he lives in Dorsten, a city in metropolitan area of the "Ruhr valley". He has been involved in fetomaternal medicine since 2002 and in 2011 he had become head of the field in the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Prenatal Medicine in Dorsten.   His hobbies are his children and although they take lot of his free time, he was able to find little time for our cases. Thomas always sends us very short and precise answers!   Congratulations! Dmitriy Doroshenko 18 solved cases, Russia Dmitriy  also sends us very short (and correct :) answers! Congratulations!  Marianovella Narcisi  18 solved cases, Italy

  Novella (as friends usually call her) is 42-year old (yes, unbelievable when looking at the young face on the photo). She is a gynecologist living in Rome with her husband and 6-year old daughter. Besides her family and work she found little time for our cases and this year she has classified among our top solvers in this category. Congratulations!   Mohamed Mohsen Elnamoury 16 solved cases, Egypt

  Mohamed is an assistant lecturer at Tanta University Hospital, Egypt. He likes travelling, reading, and ultrasonography also belongs among his hobbies. Congratulations!  Almira Kamalowa 16 solved cases, Russia

  Almira has devoted herself to prenatal diagnostics for 21 years and has been working as a sonologist in regional perinataI center in Sterlitamak Bashkortostan Republic of the Russian Federation for 12 years. She loves her job and continuous study. She is married, has two adult children and two grandchildren. This year she managed to find correct answer for 16 of our cases. Congratulations!  Lusine Karapetyan16 solved cases, Russia

  Lusine is an obstetrician, gynecologist, and sonologist working in perinatal center of Moscow city, clinical hospital â„–70. She likes swimming, reading, and shopping. She is among our quick responders with very accurate answers. Congratulations!

 
Lusine with me during my staying in Moscow.

 Deval Harsukh Shah 16 solved cases, India  

Deval is 37 years old. He works together with his wife, who is also gynecologist, at Astha hospital Deesa, Gujarat, India. They have two daughters and one son. Deval likes sports, especially badminton. Solving of our cases also belongs to his hobbies. This year he had sent us 16 correct answers and qualified himself to be among the winners. Congratulations! Ludmila Melnikova 16 solved cases, Russia Congratulations! Anna Konstantinovna Meshkova 15 solved cases, Russia

 

Anna likes to bake cookies with her adorable son and she fishes with her husband great big fishes. A great family!

Congratulations! Andrea Vašková 15 solved cases, Slovak Republic

  Andrea works at Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the Faculty Hospital of J. A. Reiman, Prešov, Slovak Republic. She also works in private prenatal center. Although her answers usually come just before deadline, she usually finds correct answer at the first attempt. Congratulations!

Top first time winners - sonographers

Jayachandran Raju 15 solved cases, India

  Jayachandran is from Madurai (South India). He did his master's degree in zoology and advance biotechnology. He graduated in certificate program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography of Medall Medical Academy, Chennai, India. He has been working in Precision Diagnostics, Medall Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. company for last two years. Congratulations! Leticia Ramos Schoonover 15 solved cases, USA

  Leti is a 2002 graduate of Oregon Tech with a Bachelor's of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. She is registered in Abdomen, Obstetrics/Gynecology and Fetal Echocardiography. She joined Northwest Perinatal Center in 2004, where she is the Clinical Instructor for OIT ultrasound students. Leti is married with two children. She loves shopping, reading, spending time with family and friends, vacations and running.   Congratulations to her 15 solved cases! Sara E. Davis  13 solved cases, USA

  Sara's answers are always very spontaneous and one can easily feel her happiness (or frustration :() with our responses. Some of her responses crack me up as I read them! Sara is a 2008 graduate of Loma Linda University in southern California.  She is registered in Ob/Gyn, Fetal Echo, Abdomen, Breast and she is a registered RVT. She began her perinatal career at Desert Perinatal Associates in Las Vegas, Nevada. After the birth of her first child in 2013, her family relocated to Portland, Oregon where she joined Northwest Perinatal Center. She is the clinical instructor for 2nd year residents at OSHU. Sara is married and a proud mommy to two beautiful girls, Lucy (23mo) and Hazel (5mo). Congratulations!  Kathy O'Keefe 10 solved cases, USA 

Kathy is employed at Northwest Perinatal Center and lives in Portland. She is registered in ob/gyn and fetal echocardiography. Although Kathy usually introduces her responses as: "Here are my guesses:...", these are really not guesses, but well though answers. She got the abnormal Tei Index on the first answer, something few managed. Congratulations! Selvakumar Balaraman 9 solved cases, India

  Selvakumar Balaraman lives and works in Chennai, India. He is alumnus of Medall Medical Academy. He wrote us: "A rock can be turned into a beautiful sculpture only by the sculptor. Dr. Bobji Kettay and Dr. Bharathi Y. Dhala are those sculptors, senior Radiologists in Medall healthcare, who turned me into a sonographer". He is active ARDMS registrant. He likes reading of novels and watching of romantic movies. This year he managed to solve 9 of our cases. Congratulations! Carrie Mills 9 solved cases, USA Carrie is 39 years old and after serving four years in the Air Force she went back to school and graduated with a B.S. in DMS from Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, Oregon.   She has been doing ultrasound for 14 years and MFM for about 11 of those years. She is registered in OB/Gyn, Abdomen, and Fetal Echo and currently works for The Vancouver Clinic MFM dept. In Vancouver, Wa. She is married, has two kids (7 years and 19 years old), and 1 pug :) Congratulations! Anu Chitra 7 solved cases, India Congratulations!

Top first time winners - students

Shyamala Ramesh 7 solved cases, India

Shyamala is a second year student of ob/gyn ultrasound at Mediscan Systems, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Her guide and inspiration are Dr. Ramesh (her father), Dr. Suresh S., and Dr. Indrani Suresh, who have established fetal medicine in India. Her main areas of interest are first trimester ultrasound, ultrasonography of posterior fossa structures of the brain and fetal heart. To see young people solving our cases is always a pleasure, and of course with Suresh she has a wonderful teacher. Congratulations to your 7 solved cases Shyamala! Jody Taylor 4 solved cases, New Zealand

After graduating with a bachelor of medical imaging, Jody began her sonography training in 2012 at Gisborne hospital on the East Coast of New Zealand. Jody has just completed her postgraduate diploma in medical ultrasound. Congratulations! Megan M. Cook 3 solved cases, USA

Megan is a senior college student at Oregon Institute of Technology in both Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Allied Health Management. She has performed 6 months of clinical externship for ultrasound at NW Perinatal and will perform another 6 months at Fairchild Medical Center. She has ambitions to become an imaging department lead and to one day publish a journal of sonographic cases. Congratulations!

Previous top winners - physicians

Javier Cortejoso 24 solved cases, Spain

Javier is an amazing guy whose answers are so detailed and comprehensive that every of his answer could be used as a chapter on the subject! He has a wonderful sense of observation and he research each case beautifully. I often wonder what it is like to be his patient! Not surprisingly he is an absolute winner of this category. He wrote us: “I am a Spanish ob/gyn focused on ob/gyn ultrasound and Fetal Medicine. I am married to an Ophthalmologist and I have two wonderful children whose professions are unrelated to health services. I work at a University Hospital that holds approximately 1,500 births per year, and at a private clinic. Although the Spanish Public Health System hardly appreciates the effort and capacity of its professionals, I regularly follow the COW of TheFetus.net. Thanks to this website I can further my research and get to know some rare pathologies that I would not see never given its low incidence. I like studying each particular case, with the hopes of being able to identify that pathology in case something similar would appear in my clinical practice. I feel that when I finish a case I have a deep knowledge on the subject. As Ralph Waldo Emerson affirmed, I believe that ‘People only see what they are prepared to see.’ Finally, I love reading your ‘Excellent!!!’ every two weeks… Thank you for giving me this opportunity!”   Congratulations! Albana Cerekja  24 solved cases, Italy

Albana works in an ultrasound department in Rome. Her loves are her family and her job. Albana and her husband also have kindly done the translation in Italian of the Fetal Echo DVD. She has a 15 years old daughter (the picture, Not Albana, nice trick kiddo!) who shares a birthday with PJ, that is doing her best now to become an excellent doctor in the future. Congratulations!  Philippe Deblieck  24 solved cases, Germany

  Philippe is a longtime experienced solver of our cases. He also sends us interesting cases from his practice. His answers are very accurate and often enriched by some humorous remarks which are always pleasant to read. When my sonographer find me grinning in front of my screen there is a good chance I am re-reading one of his witticism ! Congratulations! Christa Faschingbauer24 solved cases, Germany

  Not surprisingly, Christa is among the winners again. Her quick and accurate answers have become a trademark of her name. This is the eleventh year of her domination among the winners. This is an amazing dedication that testifies of her determination and skills Congratulations! Florian Faschingbauer24 solved cases, Germany

  Florian is our long time solver and this year he has qualified himself among the best solvers of this strong group. He is the head of the Prenatal department at the University of Erlangen. Whatever the controversy about "Nature versus Nurture", Christa can get credit both ways! Congratulations!   Emmanuel Julien  24 solved cases, France  

  Emmanuel is one of our most dedicated solvers. His long time experience with congenital anomalies is background of his repeated success to be among the top winners again. Look him up to see how far back he has been listed. Emmanuel is also a painter! Congratulations! Seerat Malhotra24 solved cases, Oman Seerat was briefly my visitor, a brilliant woman! Congratulations! Mayank Chowdhury23 solved cases, India

  Mayank has been our solver for many years. He is thankful to Mediscan Chennai, where has been trained, especially to prof. Dr. S. Suresh and Dr. Indrani Suresh for guiding and supporting him. Mayank is 42, married and has two sons who support him. He is