Photo of Dr Lucrezia Viola de Braud

Dr Lucrezia Viola de Braud

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Location:

  • University College Hospital

GMC/GDC number:

7640433

Professional background

Dr Lucrezia de Braud obtained her medical degree from the University of Milan in 2013 and completed her Obstetrics and Gynaecology residency with honours in 2019. She spent five years working as a clinical research fellow at University College London Hospital under the supervision of Professor Davor Jurkovic.

During her fellowship she underwent advanced training in gynaecological ultrasound and became an expert in the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of gynaecological abnormalities. She has also been engaged in the academic activity in the department and has developed collaboration with Sorbonne University in Paris on a project looking at the use of artificial intelligence for improving ultrasound diagnosis in early pregnancy.

Lucrezia has also been working in the Reproductive Medicine Unit at UCH and has developed skills in the investigation and management of subfertile couples, assisted conception techniques and menopause.

Her main research interests include the use of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancies, early pregnancy complications and benign gynaecological conditions such uterine anomalies and endometriosis.

Specialties

Research interests

  • Transvaginal ultrasound
  • Early pregnancy
  • Benign gynaecology
  • Reproductive medicine

Languages spoken

Italian

Publications

  1. Chaggar P, Tellum T, Thanatsis N, De Braud LV, Setty T, Jurkovic D. Prevalence of deep and ovarian endometriosis in women attending a general gynecology clinic: prospective cohort study. Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne. 2023 May;61(5):632.
  2. Tellum T, Bracco B, De Braud LV, Knez J, Ashton‐Barnett R, Amin T, et al. Reproductive outcome in 326 women with unicornuate uterus. Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne. 2023 Jan;61(1):99–108.
  3. Jauniaux E, Zosmer N, De Braud LV, Ashoor G, Ross J, Jurkovic D. Development of the utero-placental circulation in cesarean scar pregnancies: a case-control study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Mar;226(3):399.e1-399.e10.
  4. De Braud LV, Knez J, Mavrelos D, Thanatsis N, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Risk prediction of major haemorrhage with surgical treatment of live cesarean scar pregnancies. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2021 Sep;264:224–31.
  5. Jauniaux E, Mavrelos D, De Braud LV, Dooley W, Knez J, Jurkovic D. Impact of location on placentation in live tubal and cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. Placenta. 2021;108:109-113.
  6. Dooley WM, De Braud L, Thanatsis N, Memtsa M, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Predictive value of presence of amniotic sac without visible embryonic heartbeat in diagnosis of early embryonic demise. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021;57(1):149-154.
  7. Dooley W, De Braud L, Memtsa M, Thanatsis N, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Physical resolution of tubal ectopic pregnancy on ultrasound imaging following successful expectant management. Reprod Biomed Online. 2020;40(6):880-886.
  8. Dooley WM, Chaggar P, De Braud LV, Bottomley C, Jauniaux E, Jurkovic D. Effect of morphological type of extrauterine ectopic pregnancy on accuracy of preoperative ultrasound diagnosis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019;54(4):538-544.
  9. Vercellini P, Somigliana E, Cortinovis I, Bracco B, de Braud L, Dridi D, Milani S."You can't always get what you want": from doctrine to practicability of study designs for clinical investigation in endometriosis. BMC Womens Health 2015
  10. Vercellini P, Fumagalli M, Consonni D, de Braud L, Barbara G, Iurlaro E, Mosca F, Fedele L. Historic cohort study on mode of delivery of a macrosomic baby: the women's point of view. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015
  11. Buggio L, Pagliardini L, Gentilini D, De braud L, Viganò P, Vercellini P. A Rare Familial Case of Endometriosis with Very Severe Gynecological and Obstetric Complications: Novel Genetic Variants at a Glance. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2014
  12. Berlanda N, Morini M, Dridi D, Bracco B, De Braud L, Vercellini P. Effect of Long-Term Use of Hormones on Endometriomas. Curr Obstet Gynecol Rep. 2013