Consultants
Dr Andrew Breeze
Dr Breeze is a Consultant Obstetrician and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal medicine.
He helps to run the multiple pregnancy clinic and has a fetal medicine clinic at Leeds General Infirmary. His special interests include fetal growth problems, multiple pregnancy and fetal medicine in general.
Dr Kelly Cohen
Dr Cohen is a Consultant Obstetrician and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine.
Dr Cohen has a weekly Fetal Medicine clinic, is part of the Skeletal Dysplasia working group and has a weekly clinic with our colleagues from the Clinical Genetics Department.
Dr Thomas Everett
Dr Everett is a Consultant Obstetrician and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine.
Dr Everett’s fetal medicine interests include all aspects of prenatal diagnosis, including invasive procedures, and he runs the Fetal Neurology clinic with colleagues from Radiology and Neonatology.
Dr Tracey Glanville
Dr Glanville initially studied Biochemistry at Edinburgh University and then studied medicine at Glasgow University.
She has a wide interest in all aspects of fetal medicine and a particular interest in supporting women and families following pregnancy loss through stillbirth and neonatal death. She established a weekly Rainbow Clinic providing specialist scanning and personalised care for women following pregnancy loss.
Dr Joanne Pierce
Dr Joanne Pierce completed her PhD in Liverpool and her subspecialist training here in Leeds.
Dr Pierce has a weekly Fetal Medicine clinic for new and expectant mothers and is also involved in the care of Multiple Pregnancies. Dr Pierce also undertakes the medical ultrasound training procedures for junior doctors at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Dr Colette Sparey
Dr Sparey is a Consultant Obstetrician and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine.
She has a weekly Fetal Medicine clinic and runs a clinic for those with unusual placental appearances. Dr Sparey is currently the Lead for Fetal Medicine.
Dr Caroline Shaw
Dr Shaw is a Consultant Obstetrician and subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. She completed her subspecialty training at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, London. She was awarded a PhD from Imperial College London for her research developing a non-invasive treatment (HIFU) for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and was part of the team who introduced HIFU as new treatment for TTTS. She has published and presented internationally and authored chapters on multiple pregnancy and fetal physiology. She continues to be active in research.
Dr Shaw’s interest include all areas of fetal medicine and prenatal diagnosis, and she has a special interest in complex multiple pregnancy. She is part of the team that runs the multiple pregnancy clinic at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Dr Elaine Carson
Elaine is our subspecialty trainee. She is a senior trainee who gained the majority of her clinical experience in Northern Ireland before completing a fellowship in high-risk obstetrics. Now she has joined us on a three-year training programme to become subspecialist in maternal and fetal medicine. You may well meet her during one of your appointments.
Dr Rebecca Spencer
Bekah is our Academic Trainee.
Bekah has already spent considerable time in both clinical practice and in research. Bekah spends half of her time working clinically to train as a subspecialist in maternal and fetal medicine, and she spends the other half of her time teaching medical students and doing research into her particular area of expertise, fetal growth problems. You may well meet her during one of your appointments.
Fetal Medicine Midwives
The midwifery team support patients and their families through their care and they are a point of contact for further information. This includes supporting patients on their journey through the Fetal Medicine Unit.
The midwifery team provide information and preparation about what to expect if referred to FMU and attending for a Consultant review. They co-ordinate the different teams involved in providing care and support birth planning appropriate for that family.
The team strive to provide individualised care and some families receive postnatal follow up and support. This is guided by the needs of the family and linking with external agencies such as the local hospices.
Maternity Support Workers
Our Maternity Support Workers are the first point of contact for the region when sending a referral to the Fetal Medicine Unit. They ensure the referrals are dealt with efficiently and appointments are booked in a timely manner. They assist the Midwifery team in providing care during the appointments, and arrange appropriate follow up.
Meet the team
