Dr Panicos Shangaris

Dr Panicos Shangaris is a Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine and expert witness at King’s College Hospital, where he also holds the role of Clinical Senior Lecturer at King’s College London. His principal areas of clinical expertise include maternal and fetal medicine, prenatal genetics, fetal therapy, high-risk pregnancy management, fetal imaging and ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis, and the management of complex maternal and fetal conditions.

His current clinical practice is centred on the care of women with high-risk pregnancies and fetuses with complex medical conditions, providing specialist assessment, diagnosis and management throughout pregnancy. He has extensive experience in fetal medicine, including invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, as well as the investigation and management of fetal anomalies, fetal growth disorders and multiple pregnancies. His practice also encompasses maternal medical disorders in pregnancy, including hypertensive disease and gestational diabetes, alongside specialist expertise in fetal cardiology, fetal urology and perinatal pathology.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Shangaris combines an active academic role with specialist practice, contributing to advances in prenatal genetics, fetal therapy and maternal-fetal medicine. His research and teaching activities complement his clinical expertise, ensuring his practice reflects contemporary evidence and developments within this highly specialised field.

Dr Panicos Shangaris has undertaken medico-legal work since March 2023, providing independent expert opinion in clinical negligence claims involving maternal and fetal medicine. He accepts instructions from claimant, defendant and on a joint basis, offering balanced, evidence-based opinions informed by his specialist clinical practice.

His medico-legal work focuses on complex obstetric and fetal medicine cases, including high-risk pregnancy management, prenatal diagnosis, fetal imaging and ultrasound, fetal anomalies, fetal therapy and invasive prenatal procedures. He is also well placed to advise on cases involving maternal medical disorders in pregnancy, including hypertension and gestational diabetes, as well as multiple pregnancies, fetal cardiology, fetal urology and perinatal pathology. His expertise enables him to assess the standard of care, clinical decision-making and the management of complex maternal and fetal conditions in accordance with contemporary practice. Supported by formal expert witness training, Dr Shangaris provides clear, objective opinions grounded in current evidence and specialist clinical expertise, assisting solicitors in resolving complex clinical negligence matters involving pregnancy and fetal medicine.

Dr Shangaris’ clinical practice focuses on the management of women with complex maternal and fetal conditions, providing specialist assessment, investigation and treatment throughout pregnancy. He cares for patients with high-risk pregnancies, including those affected by hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, multiple pregnancies and other maternal medical conditions requiring specialist fetal medicine input. A significant proportion of his work involves evaluating fetal wellbeing, diagnosing congenital abnormalities and planning appropriate antenatal management for pregnancies with suspected or confirmed fetal complications.

His day-to-day practice includes advanced fetal imaging and obstetric ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and invasive fetal procedures such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling and other intrauterine interventions where clinically indicated. He has particular expertise in fetal therapy, fetal growth disorders, fetal urology, fetal cardiology and the management of complex genetic conditions, applying evidence-based approaches to optimise outcomes for both mother and baby.

Alongside direct patient care, Dr Shangaris integrates developments in prenatal genetics and fetal medicine into his clinical practice, ensuring patients benefit from contemporary diagnostic techniques and evolving therapeutic options. His combination of specialist procedural expertise and multidisciplinary clinical decision-making supports the management of some of the most complex pregnancies encountered in tertiary maternal and fetal medicine services.

Dr Shangaris is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at King’s College London with an active research portfolio in maternal and fetal medicine, supported by multiple competitive research grants. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications spanning prenatal genetics, fetal therapy, fetal medicine and pregnancy complications, and has received recognition for his conference presentations. His academic work complements his specialist clinical practice and reflects an ongoing commitment to advancing evidence-based maternal and fetal care.