Dr Argyro Syngelaki

Dr Argyro Syngelaki is a Consultant Midwife in Fetal Medicine and expert witness at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where she has held her consultant post since 2019. She specialises in maternal-fetal medicine, with particular expertise in antenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth disorders, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities.

Working within a tertiary fetal medicine setting, Dr Syngelaki provides specialist care throughout pregnancy, including ultrasound screening, fetal Doppler and wellbeing assessment, and counselling following the identification of fetal abnormalities. Her practice also encompasses aneuploidy screening, cervical length assessment, fetal macrosomia, large-for-gestational-age fetuses and screening for preterm birth.

Alongside her clinical practice, she is a Reader in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Research & Innovation Lead for Women’s Health and Fetal Medicine. She has an extensive research profile, contributing to international research collaborations and clinical guideline development, while also supporting postgraduate training and supervision within maternal-fetal medicine.

Dr Argyro Syngelaki has undertaken medico-legal work since 2026, providing expert opinion in clinical negligence claims within fetal and maternal medicine. She accepts claimant instructions and is able to provide screening and advisory opinions, breach of duty, causation, and condition and prognosis reports. Her medico-legal expertise is particularly relevant to cases involving antenatal screening, prenatal diagnosis, fetal abnormalities, fetal growth restriction, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes and fetal wellbeing.

In addition to clinical negligence matters, Dr Syngelaki accepts instructions relating to Coroner’s Inquests and professional regulatory and fitness to practise proceedings. Her specialist fetal medicine practice enables her to provide expert opinion on complex issues concerning antenatal assessment, ultrasound screening, diagnosis and the management of pregnancy complications.

Dr Syngelaki’s clinical practice centres on the assessment and management of complex pregnancies, with a strong emphasis on fetal development, antenatal screening and the early identification of pregnancy complications. Her work includes ultrasound assessment at key stages of pregnancy, fetal Doppler and wellbeing assessment, and screening for chromosomal abnormalities and preterm birth.

A significant part of her practice involves assessing fetal growth and wellbeing, including fetal growth restriction, fetal macrosomia and large-for-gestational-age fetuses, alongside maternal conditions that may affect pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes. She is also experienced in prenatal diagnosis and the assessment of suspected fetal abnormalities, providing counselling and supporting informed decision-making following antenatal investigations. Her practice incorporates multidisciplinary management where pregnancies require specialist input, particularly when fetal abnormalities or other complex maternal-fetal concerns are identified.

Dr Syngelaki has authored over 260 peer-reviewed publications in obstetrics and fetal medicine, with an h-index of 82 and more than 28,000 citations. She has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on national and international multicentre studies, contributes to international clinical guidelines, and supervises MSc, MD and PhD candidates.