Prof.Dr.Rezan Abdul-Kadir

   Personal Details:

Rezan A. Abdul-Kadir MD, FRCOG, FRCS(Ed), ABCOG, MB ChB

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre & Thrombosis unit

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK And Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, London, UK

Present Appointments:

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Free Foundation Trust

Since 2002 – Full-time NHS And Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute for Women’s Health, University College London Since 2018

Education / Qualifications

Dates      Detail of degree; diploma; other qualification    Institution

 

2013       GMC Revalidation                                              GMC

 

2000       MD (Inherited Bleeding Disorders in                  University of London

                       Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

  

1998       Diploma in Obstetric ultrasound                         Royal College of Obstetricians and

                                                                                          Gynaecologists /Royal college of Radiologists

                                                                                          (RCOG/RCR)

 

1995       FRCS (Ed.)                                                        Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) Edinburgh

 

1993       MRCOG                                                             RCOG, London

 

1990       ABCOG                                                              Arab Board Certificate (O&G), Jordan

 

1983       MB ChB                                                              Baghdad University, Iraq

 

 

     

 

Previous Honorary Academic Post

Dates                                Detail of position held                             Institution

2012-2018

 

 

2002–2012

 

 

 

Reader in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G)

 

Senior Lecturer in O&G

Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, UK

 

Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, UK

 

 

 Other Appointments and Affiliations

Membership of learned societies 

  • Fellow, Royal Colleague of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, RCOG
  • Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, RCS(Ed)
  • Member, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, ISTH
  • Member, World Federation of Hemophilia, WFH
  • Member, European Haemophilia Consortium, EHC
  • Member, European Hematology Association, EHA
  • Member, European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders, EAHAD
  • Member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ISUOG

Professional bodies and Scientific Organisations

  1. International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
    1. Chair, served a maximum of two terms (June 2013- July 2017), Co-Chair, (2009 – 2013 and July 2017 – to present), Women’s Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (WHITH) Scientific Subcommittee (SSC).
    2. Scientific Programme Theme committee member, Women Issues with Inherited Bleeding Disorders, ISTH congress. Philadelphia 2021 and London 2022
    3. Scientific Programme Theme Co-Lead, Women Issues with Inherited Bleeding Disorders, ISTH congress. Milan 2020
    4. Member, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Bleeding Assessment Tool (ISTH-BAT) Standing Committee, ISTH (2014 – 2019)
  2. World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)
    1. Co-Chair, Women and Girls with Inherited Bleeding Disorders Committee (2018- to present)
    2. Member, World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Von Willebrand disease and Rare Bleeding Disorders Committee, WFH (2008 – to 2018)
  3. American Society of Hematology (ASH). Member/O&G representative for International collaborative (ASH ISTH NFH WFH) VWD management guideline (2019-2021)
  4. Iron Core Steering Committee. Member, this committee brings together leading experts in iron deficiency from around the world and across medical specialities to provide guidance on keys issues in iron deficiency and lead research in the field. http://ironcoreadvisors.com (2016 – to present)
  5. European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC). Member, Medical and Scientific Advisory Group, (March 2017 – to present)
  6. European Hematology Association (EHA)
    1. Member, International Working Group (IWG) for development of consensus-based guidelines on mild/moderate bleeding disorders (2019- to present)
    2. Member, Guideline Steering Committee (Scientific Working Group and Methodology Working Group) (Dec 2015 – to present)
    3. Member, Scientific Working Group on Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders (2015 – to present)
  7. European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders, EAHAD.
    1. Co-chair/ Member, Women and Bleeding Disorders working group (2019- to present)
    2. Scientific Programme board member, Conference for Women with inherited bleeding disorders (2019-2022)
  8. Women’s Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (WHITH). Member, International Advisory Board (2007 – to present)
  9. The German, Austrian, Swiss Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research (GTH). Member, Scientific advisory board (2018-2019)
  10. UK Haemophilia Society
    1. Member, Medical Advisory Board, UK Haemophilia Society (May 2012 – to present)
    2. Chair, Women’s Advisory Board and Women Bleed Too Project (2005 – 2011)
  11. UKHCDO (UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation)
    1. Co-Lead, UKHCDO guideline task force for women with inherited bleeding disorders guidelines for gynaecological disorders (2018-2022)
    2. Co-Lead, UKHCDO guideline task force for women with inherited bleeding disorders obstetric guidelines (2014 – 2017)
    3. Member, UKHCDO (UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation) genetic working group (2010 – 2015)
    4. Member, UKHCDO Von Willebrand Disease Working Party (2007-2009)
  12. Intercollegiate Iraqi Liaison Group (ICILG). Member (2008 – to present)
  13. Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists Iraqi Liaison Group (RCOG/ILG). Member, (2004 – to present)
  14. Obstetric Haematology Group. Member, (June 2005- to present)
  15. International Medical Group. Member, (2002 – to present)

Peer reviewing activities

  • Editor - Book
  1. Women and Inherited Bleeding disorders - Editors: Christine A Lee, Rezan A Kadir and Peter Kouides. Wiley Blackwell Publishing 2009. Shortlisted for 2009 BMA book prize.
  2. Second edition in progress - Editors: Rezan A Kadir, Paula James and Christine A Lee. Wiley Blackwell Publishing 2018.
  • Guest Editor - Journal
  1. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis (STH) 2016; 42: 693–695, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Related Issues in Women and Pregnancy
  2. Haemophilia 2013; 19 Supplement 4, Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders: Pregnancy complications and Obstetric Care
  3. Haemophilia 2011; 17 Supplement 1, Women and Inherited Bleeding Disorders
  • Member of Editorial Board – Journals
  1. Haemophilia, 2009 – to present
  2. Journal of Royal Medical services, 2008 – to present
  3. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (JOG), 2010 – 2014
  4. Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018- to present
  • Invited Referee - Reviewer for Scientific Medical Journals
  1. Acta Haemorragica
  2. American Journal of O&G
  3. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  4. Current Women’s health reviews
  5. European Journal of Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
  6. European Journal of Haematology
  7. Haemophilia
  8. Journal of Applied Hematology
  9. Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
  10. Journal of reproduction and Infertility
  11. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  12. Journal of Royal Jordanian Medical services
  13. Medical Journal of Australia
  14. Obstetrics and Gynecology
  15. Seminars in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  16. Thrombosis Research
  17. Turkish Journal of Haematology
  18. Ultrasound
  • Peer Review – Conferences
  1. Member, abstract review committee European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, 2016 – to present
  2. Member, abstract review committee, International Symposium on Women's Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, WHITH, 2007 – to present
  3. Member, abstract review committee, International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ISTH congress and ISTH Scientific Subcommittee SSC meeting, 2007 – to present
  4. Member, abstract review committee, International Congress of the World Federation of Haemophilia, WFH, 2004 – to present

Prizes, Awards and Other Honours

  1. ISTH Reach the World Travel Award. For project “Concurrent use of Tranexamic acid and hormonal therapy: management of heavy menstrual bleeding in women with Inherited bleeding disorders”. XXIX Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021
  2. Montague Stanton Research Scholarship award for midwifery research
  3. Royal College of Pathologist award – Best poster presentation. The Challenges of detection and management of obstetric anaemia- a London Regional transfusion Committee initiative. 2018
  4. Pfizer Haemophilia Care Award - Research and comprehensive care for women with bleeding disorders. 2014
  5. RCOG Endometriosis Millennium Award. 2013
  6. Martin Villar Haemostasis Award, Prize for best research in haemostasis, Barcelona, Spain. 2012
  7. Ulla Hedner Haemostasis Research Award. Novo Nordisk Foundation. Denmark. Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of haemophilia by microfluidics digital PCR analysis of maternal plasma DNA. 2011
  8. Novo Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation Award for training visiting doctors from the Middle East in women’s issues in thrombosis and haemostasis at the Royal Free Hospital. 2010
  9. Clinical Excellence award – Level 9. 2009
  10. BMA Book Competition – “Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Women”- highly commended book in the haematology category (short-listed for the first prize 2009).
  11. RCOG Richard Johansson Prize - Medical student research project 2009
  12. Local Clinical Excellence award – Level 7. 2008
  13. Local Clinical Excellence award – Level 6. 2007
  14. Colchester and Northeast postgraduate Medical Centre Award – Joint research in women health. 2006
  15. Local Clinical Excellence award – Level 4. 2006
  16. Local Clinical Excellence award – Level 2. 2004
  17. Fondazione Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Prize: Best Clinical Research in Bleeding Disorders, University of Milan, Italy. Frequency of inherited bleeding disorders in patients with menorrhagia. Study published in Lancet (1998; 51: 485-489). 1998
  18. Royal Society of Medicine Prize: Best Research Oral Presentation, London. 1997
  19. Gold Medal in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Board exam, Amman/ Jordan. 1990

Academic Supervision

I am currently a primary supervisor for three UCL post-graduate MD students conducting PhD/MD thesis on

  • fibrinolysis in the post-partum period
  • Thrombogenic and haemostatic factors in recurrent pregnancy failure
  • Platelet function defect in women

In the last 15 years, I have successfully supervised (a primary supervisor) 8 other post-graduate students to their higher degree (6 MD, 2 MSc) and supervised the publication of their thesis in peer reviewed journals.

I have also provided a Primary supervision of another 20 post-graduate students and 12 medical students to conduct a short (3–6 months) research project and successfully publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Teaching Career Summary / Activity

Undergraduate Teaching

I play an active role and very much enjoy teaching UCL medical students including: -

  • Formal lectures, Tutorials, informal teaching on the ward, small group tuitions and providing preparation for final examinations.
  • I am a personal tutor for year 5 MBBS medical students. I have received several commendations from medical students.

Post-graduate teaching

  • I am an accredited educational supervisor for the London Deanery. I have supervised 2-3 post-graduate doctors (speciality trainees and clinical fellows) every year since 2002. I am also a clinical supervisor for the O&G postgraduate trainees at the Royal Free hospital. I provide clinical and surgical skills training, work-placed assessment and appraisal to ensure that they achieve their curriculum objectives.
  • I regularly lecture at local and regional post-graduate meetings and educational courses on fetal medicine topics and thrombosis and haemostasis issues.
  • I am a guest speaker for UCL MSc module in Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health, I gave a lecture on Women Health in Iraq as part of global reproductive health.
  • I also contribute in producing teaching materials for the RCOG. I have produced case studies for DIALOG CD and articles for the TOG (RCOG official journal), the Clinical Focus and MRCOG and beyond series.
  • I provide training in fetal medicine and obstetric ultrasound for clinical fellows and specialty trainees undertaking Advanced Training Skills Modules (ATSM) in fetal medicine. I am ATSM educational supervisor and supervise two trainees at any one time since 2007. I provide hands on teaching, tutorials and regular assessment of the trainees ensuring their competency in completing different components of the ATSM.
  • I also provide training and supervision to cover haematological and thrombosis and haemostasis aspects for the ATSM in maternal medicine.

Mentoring

  • I also mentor trainees in difficulty. Although challenging, yet I find supporting these trainees immensely rewarding.  I have successfully mentored several oversees doctors in their first post in the UK who had difficulties due to cultural differences and lack of familiarity with the UK system. Working with their educational supervisors, I put a plan for the doctors to shadow established senior trainees for a specified period of time to become familiar with the NHS system. I also hold regular one to one sessions with the doctors to help them reflect on their work and develop an ability to question their assumptions and judgments and the potential effects on clinical situations. The last such trainee I mentored was appointed to a substantive consultant post in UK this year.

Examining

  • Undergraduate

 Medical school examiner – University College London since 2002 and Dubai Medical School/ Medical College for girls since 2010

  • Post-graduate

Post-graduate student PhD/MD examiner – UCL, Kings College and Queen Mary University of London

Training Courses in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound

  • I organised and led training courses in obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound at the Royal Free hospital for obstetricians and gynaecologists, nurses and midwives. We ran 3-4 courses a year from 2002 to 2008 providing training in gynaecology, early pregnancy complication, first trimester screening, basic anomaly and fetal wellbeing and Doppler ultrasound assessments.
  • With Professor Nazar Amso from Cardiff University, I have been a faculty member delivering training courses in obstetric and gynaecology ultrasound in Dubai three times a year since 2014. These courses are accredited by ISUOG. The courses provide theoretical and hands-on training in early pregnancy, fetal anomaly, fetal wellbeing and Doppler ultrasound as well as gynaecology scanning for obstetricians and gynaecologists, sonographers and radiologists. The courses are very popular and well attended by delegates form the Middle East and many African and Asian countries.
  • In the last 3 years, I have been a faculty member for Intensive Diploma course in Advanced Obstetrics Ultrasound in Cardiff, UK. We have trained more than 30 doctors and midwives from across the world to achieve competency and successfully granted a diploma to practice obstetric ultrasound in their countries.

Knowledge Transfer/Exchange and Enabling Activities

  • Local activities at the Royal Free hospital

As part of my commitment to staff training in the department, I am actively involved in the teaching and training of junior doctors, midwives and nurses through delivering PROMPT (Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training), departmental induction programmes for junior doctors, perinatal morbidity and mortality and clinical governance meetings. I have written and updated the pathways for early pregnancy complications and screening for Down syndrome for the Royal Free Medic-to-Medic project. I also regularly supervise trainees and midwives in conducting audit projects in the department and developing/writing departmental guidelines and patient pathways.

I am a member of the Royal Free Hospital Virtual reality simulation centre committee; I have guided the development of gynaecological laparoscopic procedures and helped medical students and junior doctors to use simulators to reinforce what they learn from traditional theoretical and clinical teaching methods. I was a co-lead for a project in medical education to improve patient safety by exploring the integration of high fidelity virtual reality simulation technology into undergraduate medical curricula. This innovative learning approach was the recipient of several awards, including best oral presentation at the RCOG 2nd European Conference on Simulation in Women Health and at the 6th Annual Meeting of UCL Institute for Women’s Health, as well as, the 1st place at the UCL Advances InspireMEdicine Challenge: Dragons’ Den Idea. We also created and uploaded an online supporting educational material in gynaecology, attracting more than 500,000 views.

  • Laparoscopic tubal sterilization, Taghinejadi N, Kadir R, Berlingieri P

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJXIho3GMaU

Website: YouTube, Views: 466,680

  • Laparoscopic salpingectomy for ectopic pregnancy, Taghinejadi N, Kadir R, Berlingieri P

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iuw-i0RS88

Website: YouTube, Views: 31,175

  • Laparoscopic salpingostomy for ectopic pregnancy, Taghinejadi N, Kadir R, Berlingieri P

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv_TA8oKUU0

Website: YouTube, Views: 13,204

  • Laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy, Taghinejadi N, Kadir R, Berlingieri P

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFq9dZbrahA

Website: YouTube, Views: 51,073

  • Voluntary work with charitable medical and patient organisations and medical societies

I continue to work with charitable medical and patient organisations and national and international medical societies including the UK haemophilia society, WFH (World Federation of Hemophilia), ISTH (International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis), EHC (European haemophilia Consortium), EAHAD (European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders) and EHA (European hematology association) to raise awareness of thrombosis and haemostasis issues in women. Working with these organisations has provided me the opportunity to work together with clinical and academic experts, patient communities and policy makers to exchange ideas, evidence and expertise. These have culminated in better understanding priorities in women care globally and collaborative work to ensure therapeutic and psychosocial support to women regardless of where they live, taking in consideration their cultural background.

I have been working with national and international experts to achieve these goals by providing educational materials for health care professionals and patients in their local languages and outreach through workshops and communication with the local healthcare providers.

  1. a) UK Haemophilia Society

As a Chair of “Women Bleed Too project” and a member of the advisory board of the society, I have led and facilitated advocacy for women with bleeding disorders, raising awareness among the women themselves and health care professionals through the following accomplishments:

- Several media campaigns that led to press releases and publications in the media

- Setting up helpline, information leaflets and biannual newsletters (Female Factor) to provide information and support for women.

- Production of checklists, posters and training tools for GPs and nurses to increase awareness of bleeding disorders in women and improve diagnosis

- Organising annual multidisciplinary seminars and workshops form women and girls with bleeding disorders

- Setting up a dedicated page on the Haemophilia Society website for women www.womenbleedtoo.org. This provides an opportunity for women to obtain and share information and ideas. The page also includes relevant guidelines, publications and events as well as a section for health care professional to access with online training tools.

- Setting up “Ask the expert” webpage for women to send their questions/queries for expert advice from the medical advisory board members.

  1. b) International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)

I have been an active member of ISTH since 2005 and served as a co-chair of the Women’s Sub-committee from 2009 to 2013 then became the chair of the subcommittee in 2013. I have led development of international guidance papers, workshops and international collaborative research projects

I have led and/or advised initiation, organisation and support of international registries and multi-centre trials in the area of women with thrombosis or haemostasis.  Current projects that I lead/co-lead are: -

  • Registry - pregnancy in patients exposed to direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
  • Registry - Mirena IUS in women with inherited bleeding disorders
  • Registry - platelet function defect in women
  • Registry - DIC in Obstetrics
  • The use of TEG/ ROTEM in pregnancy and pregnancy associated complications. SSC communication.
  • Risk, predictors, impact and outcome of anticoagulation-associated abnormal menstrual bleeding in patients with VTE. The TEAM-VTE multi- centre European study.
  1. c) World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH)

As an active member of WFH and a co-chair of Von Willebrand Disease and Rare Bleeding Disorder Committee since 2008, I have been a lead/co-lead in initiation and production of:

  • Educational materials (including a series of monographs, patient information, Leaflets, fact sheets and booklet) about clinical, genetic and social aspects of these disorders in women for publication on the WFH website. Some of these publications have also translated to several other languages to help easy access for patients and caregivers from across the world.
    • Reproductive health in women with bleeding disorders – translated to Spanish
    • Carriers and women with haemophilia - translated to Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
    • What is Von Willebrand disease - translated to Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
    • What are inherited platelet function disorders - translated to Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
  • Video podcasts during the World Haemophilia Day to increase awareness about bleeding disorders in women.
  • Contribute to “ask the expert” section on the WFH website. Through this, medical professionals and patients are enabled to contact a volunteered group of medical experts in the field to discuss management of rare and difficult cases. As a member of this group, I have been involved in management of several challenging cases and have been able to provide advice and reassurance for some affected women with concerns about their health, the health of their young daughters or the health of their unborn baby during pregnancy.
  • I have organised and chaired two successful pre-congress sessions for women with bleeding disorders in 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and 2012 in Paris, France.
  1. d) European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC)

 I have been actively involved in the work and activities of EHC since 2010, to advocate care of women who are carriers or affected with inherited bleeding disorders. I attend EHC three yearly round table meetings of stakeholders in Brussels to present key issues in access to treatment and care for girls and women with inherited bleeding disorders in Europe. Through these round tables, patient representatives, medical and scientific communities, health policy-makers and regulators as well as industry and other stakeholders meet to discuss arising issues and their potential solutions. Most of the Round Tables take place in the European Parliament in Brussels and are hosted by Members of the European Parliament, this ensures that the issues receive broad coverage and remain on policy-makers’ agendas.

 

I also contribute to production and the dissemination of guidelines and recommendations for care of women (https://www.ehc.eu/bleeding-disorders/women-with-bleeding-disorders/#resources). This year, I was invited to advise on EHC annual survey, to focus on women with bleeding disorders; to identify how many women with bleeding disorders are known in Europe, the level of access to diagnosis, treatment and care as well as what are their needs.  We have now developed three surveys aimed at health care professionals, patient organisations and women affected by bleeding disorders.

  • International workshops

In collaboration with WFH, ISTH and EHC, I have been the lead in running the workshops to promote women’s health in the Middle East and African countries increasing awareness about inherited bleeding disorders, anaemia, menstrual problems and post-partum haemorrhage and providing training for professionals for the management of these conditions

4-    Publicity and media coverage of my work in the field of women with bleeding disorders

 

To increase awareness of women’s health issues and improve their health and quality of life, I have ensured publicity of the service we provide at the Royal Free hospital and our research projects through our media department. I have also engaged with national and international media (producing articles, press releases and conducting interviews) on a number of occasions to disseminate new research and advances as well as best practice in the area of inherited bleeding disorders in women. The followings are examples of such activities: -

  • Carriers of haemophilia: diagnosis and bleeding risk. The international Monitor of Hemophilia 2014.
  • Haemostatic disorders in women. MD Conference Express ISTH 2013.
  • Royal Free paves way for first midwifery school in Iraq. Hendon, Finchley Times. April 2012.
  • HEALTH: Midwives’ mission - Royal Free team helps in Iraq. Camden New Journal. April 2012.
  • A TEAM of medical specialists are flying to Iraq with cervical screening and colposcopy equipment. Erbil Governorate. October 2012.
  • Families given new hope with haemophilia test. The Times. 2nd July 2011.
  • Royal Free Team’s unborn baby DNA breakthrough - New test helps ease blood disorder fears. Camden New Journal 25th May 2011.
  • Coverage of the press release “Women with bleeding disorder: the forgotten patient? The European Haemophilia Consortium stake holders meetings
  • Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder - Women and doctors should watch for signs of excessive blood loss, experts say. Websites of US News & World Report, Forbes and ABC News. June 5th
  • Well women clinic. Women’s magazine. April 1998
  • Spray that could ease period pain. Daily Mail 10/3/1998
  • Menstrual bleeding may be a sign of genetic disorders. Nursing Times 1998: 94: 45.
  • Heavy periods and disorders of blood. Daily mail 17/2/1998
  • Royal Free doctors deliver safer childbirth. Ham & High 13/2/1998
  • Heavy menstruation and disorders of blood. Medicine Now. BBC Radio 4. 24/6/1997.
  • Problems with the blood. The Times 5/6/1997
  • Easing that monthly trouble. Daily Mail 15/7/1997
  • Guideline Development

Local Royal Free Hospital guidelines and management pathways

Working with colleagues at the Royal Free Hospital (anaesthetists, haematologists and blood transfusion experts), I have lead implementation of ‘Patient Blood Management’ (PBM) programme in obstetrics and gynaecology department reducing the risk of bleeding complications during surgery and in pregnancy and the need for the use of blood/blood products. We have produced local guidelines and toolkit for diagnosis and management of anaemia in pregnancy including clear and easy access to IV iron treatment when indicated. These measures lead to safer and better quality of care and life for women as well as cost savings for the NHS.  

I have also been a leading member of a multi-professional/multi-disciplinary team responsible for production and update of the following local guidelines

  • Fetal medicine guidelines
  • Management of early and late fetal loss
  • Venous thrombo-embolism and thrombo-prophylaxis in pregnancy
  • Management of placenta praevia
  • Blood refusal policy in obstetrics including Jehovah’s witness guideline
  • Immune Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy
  • Management of heavy menstrual bleeding

National Guidelines

I was the lead obstetrician and gynaecologist of the task force that produced the first national guidelines for management of obstetric and gynaecological problem in women with inherited bleeding disorders on behalf of the UK Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation (UKHCDO) in 2006.

  • Lee CA, Chi C, Pavord SR, Bolton-Maggs, Pollard D. Hinchcliffe-Wood A, Kadir RA. The obstetric and gynaecological management of women with inherited bleeding disorders – guidelines produced by a taskforce of UK Haemophilia Centre Doctor’s Organisation. Haemophilia 2006; 12(4): 301-336.

I led a multidisciplinary guideline task force to produce a joint UKHCDO/RCOG guidelines for management of pregnancy in women with inherited bleeding disorders; published 2017 and management of gynaecological conditions; published this year.

  • Pavord S, Rayment R, Madan B, Cumming T, Lester W, Chalmer E, Meyer B, Maybury H, Tower C, Kadir RA. Management of Inherited Bleeding Disorders in Pregnancy. BJOG 2017; DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528. 14592.
  • Curry N, Abdul Kadir R. Gynaecological management of women with inherited bleeding disorders. A UK Haemophilia Centres Doctors' Organisation Guideline. Haemophilia 2022;1–21.
  • I was also the lead obstetrician of a working party for UKHCDO guideline on clinical genetic service of haemophilia; http://www.ukhcdo.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/Guidelines_on_genetics_services_for_haemophilia_v5-3_1_final.pdf

International guidelines and guidance and consensus documents

  • Collins, A., Memtsa, M., Kirk, E., Othman, M., & Abdul Kadir, R. (2022). The risk of venous thromboembolism in early pregnancy loss: Review of the literature and current guidelines and the need for guidance - Communication from the SSC on Women's Health Issues for thrombosis and haemostasis. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, 20(3), 767-776. doi:1111/jth.15621Connell, N. T., Flood, V. H., Brignardello-Petersen, R., Abdul-Kadir, R., Arapshian, A., Couper, S., . . . Mustafa, R. A. (2021). ASH ISTH NHF WFH 2021 guidelines on the management of von Willebrand disease. Blood Advances, 5(1), 301-325. doi:10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003264
  • van Galen, K., Lavin, M., Skouw-Rasmussen, N., Fischer, K., Noone, D., Pollard, D., . . . Abdul-Kadir, R. (2021). European principles of care for women and girls with inherited bleeding disorders. HAEMOPHILIA, 27(5), 837-847. doi:1111/hae.14379
  • van Galen, K. P. M., d'Oiron, R., James, P., Abdul-Kadir, R., Kouides, P. A., Kulkarni, R., . . . Sidonio, R. F. (2021). A new hemophilia carrier nomenclature to define hemophilia in women and girls: Communication from the SSC of the ISTH. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, 19(8), 1883-1887. doi:1111/jth.15397
  • Rezan Abdul Kadir, Takao Kobayashi, Toshiaki Iba, Offer Erez, Jecko Thachil, Sajida Kazi, Ann Kinga Malinowski, Maha Othman. COVID?19 Coagulopathy in Pregnancy: Critical Review, Preliminary Recommendations and ISTH Registry ? Communication from the ISTH SSC for Women’s Health. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Aug 26 : 10.1111/jth.15072. doi: 10.1111/jth.15072 
  • Noone, D., Skouw-Rasmussen, N., Lavin, M., van Galen, K. P. M., Kadir, R. A. (2019). Barriers and challenges faced by women with congenital bleeding disorders in Europe: Results of a patient survey conducted by the European Haemophilia Consortium. Haemophilia. 25(3):468-474
  • Rodeghiero, F., Pabinger, I., Ragni, M., Abdul-Kadir, R., Berntorp, E., Blanchette, V., Key, N. (2019). Fundamentals for a Systematic Approach to Mild and Moderate Inherited Bleeding Disorders: An EHA Consensus Report.. Hemasphere, 3(5), e286.
  • Michelle Lavin, Rezan Kadir, Sylvia von Mackensen, Roseline d’Oiron, Debra Pollard, Anna Tollwé. Preparing for menarche: treatment and management of heavy periods in women with bleeding disorders. J Haem Pract 2019; 6(1 suppl 2). doi: 10.17225/jhp00141
  • Lam, C. S. P., Doehner, W., Comin-Colet, J., Cappellini, M. D., Camaschella, C., Francisco, A. D., . . . Musallam, K. M. (2018). Iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: case-based practical guidance. ESC Heart Failure, 5(5), 764-771. doi:1002/ehf2.12333
  • Ducloy-Bouthors, A. -S., Baldini, A., Abdul-Kadir, R., & Nizard, J. (2018). European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period. European Journal of Anaesthiology, 35(2), 130-133.
  • Collins P, Kadir R, Thachil J. Management of coagulopathy associated with postpartum hemorrhage: guidance from the SSC of the ISTH. Journal of Thrombosis and 2015; 14: 205–210
  • Cohen H, Arachchillage D, Middeldorp S, Beyer Westendorf J, Kadir R. Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Women. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2016; 14: 1673–1676
  • Cappellini, M. D., Comin?Colet, J., de Francisco, A., Dignass, A., Doehner, W., S. P. Lam, C, Mcdougal I, Rogler G, Camaschella C, Kadir R, Kassebaum N, Spahn D, Taher A, Musallam K on behalf of the IRON CORE Group. (2017). Iron deficiency across chronic inflammatory conditions: International expert opinion on definition, diagnosis, and management. American Journal of Hematology, 92(10), 1068–1078. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24820
  • The European Hematology Association Roadmap for European Hematology Research: a consensus document. Haematologica 2016 Feb; 101(2): 115-208. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.136739. E-pub 2016 Jan 27.

Research Activity and Publications   

My primary research interest is in the field of thrombosis and haemostasis in women. Over the last 20 years I have led several multi-disciplinary research projects collaborating with national and international clinical academic teams and scientists in the field of bleeding and thrombotic disorders, perinatal medicine, anaesthesia and genetics.

I have an extensive research profile with over 380 publications, H index of 48, won 8 research awards. In recognition to my contribution to women's health, in 2018 I was appointed honorary professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by UCL 

  • Total number of publications – 386
  • H index –Web of Science 48
  • Sum of the time cited – Scopus 4646, Web of Science 4515
  • Average citation per article – 42.6