Early Career Ambassador

NAZRI Hannah

University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Warwick, United Kingdom

Dr. Hannah Nazri is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and specialty trainee doctor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Warwick and the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. She holds a medical degree from the University of Bristol, an intercalated BSc (one-year) in Medical Physics & Bioengineering from University College London, and completed an MSc Clinical Embryology and DPhil in endometriosis research at the University of Oxford.

Dr. Nazri regularly presents her research at the European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting, Society for Reproductive Investigation Annual Scientific Meeting, World Congress on Endometriosis, and the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Her work at the 38th ESHRE Annual Meeting in Milan in 2022 was pre-selected for the Basic Science Award (Oral Presentation) (top 5 best abstracts globally), thus she was awarded the Rewarding Excellence Bursary from Health Education England Yorkshire & Humber School of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Her publications include a mini-review on “The Role of sEV-miRNAs in endometriosis” in Human Reproduction (2023) and a study on “Characterisation of exosomes in peritoneal fluid of endometriosis patients” in Fertility & Sterility (2020), supported by grants from the Goodger and Schorstein Fund, Wellcome ISSF, and Oxfordshire Health Services Research Committee.

Passionate about personalised healthcare and advancing endometriosis research, Dr. Nazri serves on the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Global Health Trainees’ Committee. She is the Founding Director of Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children, collaborating closely with Malaysian universities and advocating with local and diaspora endometriosis patient groups. In her efforts to combat FGM/C (female genital mutilation/cutting), she has collaborated with the Asia Pacific Research & Resource Centre for Women and the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and spoken at the 68th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women parallel event on FGM/C in Asia.

Recognised for contributions, Dr. Nazri is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society and ranked among the top 5 finalists for the 2020 Women of the Future Award UK. She was honoured with invitations to attend the 2022 Commonwealth Diaspora Reception and the 2024 His Majesty the King’s Garden Party, both hosted at Buckingham Palace. She is proud to serve as an Early Career Ambassador for the World Endometriosis Society since July 2024.

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KATHRADA Fatima

University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa

Fatima Kathrada is a pharmacist and lecturer at Wits University, with a profound commitment to women’s health advocacy and research.

Her dedication is fuelled by personal experiences with infertility and endometriosis, driving her to empower women in managing their health and raising awareness of critical women’s health issues. Specializing in women’s and reproductive health, Fatima is actively involved in conducting and supervising research on endometriosis. She founded an educational initiative to enhance understanding and support for women affected by this condition. Additionally, she is a member of several national and international societies, where she collaborates on advocacy and research initiatives in women’s health and reproductive health.

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BEKOS Christine

Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria

Consultant Gynaecologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

Christine Bekos is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in fatigue in endometriosis and the surgical management of endometriosis. Within her research team, she initiated two randomized controlled trials comparing robotic surgery to conventional laparoscopy in endometriosis, focusing on ovarian reserve and pain outcomes.

After completing her training in Vienna, she spent six months with Andrew Horne’s pelvic pain and endometriosis team in Edinburgh. She currently works as a consultant in the endometriosis team at the Medical University of Vienna, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of General Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology.

In 2024, Christine was selected as a World Endometriosis Society Early Career Ambassador.

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McCaffrey Carmen

University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Dr. Carmen McCaffrey is minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon with a focus in surgical management of complex endometriosis at St. Michael’s Hospital (University of Toronto).

She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (University of Toronto). She completed medical school at the University of Calgary and residency at the University of Toronto. She completed a two-year AAGL-accredited fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and advanced endometriosis at Sunnybrook Hospital (University of Toronto). She holds a Master of Science in System Leadership & Innovation through the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (University of Toronto).

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GUZELBAG Berivan

Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkiye

Berivan Guzelbag, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Health Sciences, Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkiye.

Berivan completed her medical education at Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey, and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital. Since August 2023, she has served as an attending physician at the University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital.

During her career, she undertook an observational fellowship at Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium, within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Berivan has a particular interest in the fields of endometriosis and adenomyosis, with her residency thesis focusing on adenomyosis. She is an active contributor to the Turkish Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Society, participating in significant research projects, including the “Endometriosis Biobank.” Additionally, she is a member of the “Imaging” Special Interest Group within the European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE), ensuring that she remains informed about the latest advancements in imaging technologies.

She was selected as a World Endometriosis Society Early Career Ambassador in 2024.

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FORD Andrea

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Andrea Ford, PhD, is a cultural and medical anthropologist at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the University of Edinburgh School of Medicine.

Her research explores how ideas about gender, bodies, knowledge, nature, and technology shape the culture surrounding endometriosis. Her books include Hormonal Theory: A Rebellious Glossary with Bloomsbury Academic, Near Birth: Contested Values and the Work of Doulas with University of California Press (in press), and Inflamed: A Cultural History of Endometriosis (in preparation). In 2024 she began a 5-year Wellcome Trust project investigating the ‘FemTech’ industry. She received her PhD from the University of Chicago, is a member of the UK Young Academy, and publishes in and reviews for top-tier social science journals.

She was selected as a World Endometriosis Society Early Career Ambassador in 2024.

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KISOVAR Ana

University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom

Ana is a clinician-researcher with a medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and a PhD in the immunology of endometriosis from the University of Oxford (UK).

Before continuing with her clinical training in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Uster Hospital in Zurich (Switzerland) in October 2024, she further developed her research skills with a postdoctoral role in bioinformatics and immunology.

Ana’s motivation to help numerous patients suffering from pain and infertility drives her to focus her career on understanding endometriosis and associated conditions. In her thesis, she investigated the immunological background of endometriosis and the role of CD8+ T cells. Drawing on her clinical and research expertise, Ana is currently undertaking single-cell RNA sequencing to better define and understand endometrial adaptive immunity during the window of embryo implantation. This research aims to develop new treatments for recurrent pregnancy loss and endometriosis-associated subfertility. Alongside several recognitions for her research contributions, she is also actively involved in public engagement projects.

During her PhD, she collaborated with psychology students from the University of Zurich to raise awareness about endometriosis peer support. She has been invited to speak at various events like the Imperial College London Femtech Congress and has participated in numerous podcasts and interviews, including the Vagina Museum Podcast, Meta PHoDcast, the newspaper Delo, and Radio Val 202. Finally, her role on the board of the Slovenian Endometriosis Peer-Support and Awareness Group, Endozavest, allows her to actively engage with the regional endometriosis patient community.

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DESLANDES Alison

University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia

PhD candidate with the Adelaide Endometriosis Research Group, Robinson Research Insitute, University of Adelaide. Accredited Medical Sonographer, Specialist Imaging Partners, Adelaide, Australia

Alison is a well-established clinical sonographer, specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology with key interests in endometriosis diagnosis. In addition to clinical sonography, she is also a PhD candidate at the Robinson Research Institute as part of the IMAGENDO project. Her PhD research focuses on the use of artificial intelligence as a self-learning tool for sonographers learning to perform transvaginal ultrasound.

Alison has authored 8 peer reviewed journal articles on the topic of endometriosis diagnosis. Her combined clinical and research expertise has made her a world-leading expert in the utility of transvaginal ultrasound for the diagnosis of endometriosis. As one of the few sonographers with this level of expertise, she has been invited to numerous international conferences to speak on this topic including the World Congress of Endometriosis, ISUOG World Congress, the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction Congress, and the WFUMB World Congress of Ultrasound. She is passionate about empowering other sonographers to gain confidence in scanning for endometriosis to help reduce diagnostic delays associated with this disease.

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SHAFRIR Amy

Merrimack College
North Andover, USA

Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Public Health, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Amy Shafrir, ScD is an epidemiologist with a research focus on biological markers and participant characteristics in relation to endometriosis diagnosis and persistent pelvic pain. Her current research focuses on blood and peritoneal fluid-based markers of endometriosis-related pelvic pain and the chronification of pelvic pain among patients with endometriosis, particularly among adolescents. Additionally, she is currently investigating trajectories of pelvic pain symptoms and quality of life to understand predictors of poorer health outcomes and potential areas for intervention among participants with endometriosis. Recently, Dr Shafrir has utilized qualitative methods to investigate health disparities in endometriosis particularly in relation racial and ethnic differences in reaching a diagnosis of endometriosis.

She was selected as a World Endometriosis Society Early Career Ambassador in 2023.

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SCHREURS Anneke

Amsterdam University Medical Centre
Amsterdam, Netherlands

OBGYN resident and postdoctoral researcher at the Amsterdam University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Anneke Schreurs successfully defended her PhD thesis on quality of care and quality of life in women with endometriosis in June 2023. Anneke is part of the research team of multiple Dutch RCT’s on endometriosis (TUBIE, SOMA, COPIE), but also focusses on patient preferences (in ART) and alternative therapies for endometriosis (dietary interventions). In 2021 she started her residency in OBGYN with the hope of specializing in the field of endometriosis care in the future.

She was selected as a World Endometriosis Society Early Career Ambassador in 2023.

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