Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Posted date [2026-07-06]
(ID: 47591)
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Allocation Assist Middle East was founded by Emilie Davies in 2015, after she recognised a gap in the market for assisting highly skilled Western-trained doctors to find rewarding and fulfilling opportunities in top-tier hospitals in the UAE and other Gulf countries. We are now the fastest growing medical consulting company in the Middle East, having helped hundreds of senior consultant doctors from various specialties and backgrounds advance their careers and lifestyle while contributing to the dynamic and growing healthcare sector in this progressive and dynamic region of the world.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Consultant - Maternal Fetal MedicineJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Experience: Minimum 3-5 years post-fellowship experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a specialized Hospital and Health Care opportunity for a physician experienced in high-risk pregnancy management, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, fetal counselling, and multidisciplinary maternal-fetal care. This role is suited for a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology consultant with subspecialty training in Maternal Fetal Medicine or Fetal Medicine who can support complex pregnancy pathways, fetal anomaly evaluation, and evidence-based care aligned with international MFM standards.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Hospital and Health Care
Function: Physician
Salary: 75000-95000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the
final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine will provide expert clinical leadership for pregnancies requiring advanced assessment, careful monitoring, early diagnosis, and coordinated maternal-fetal decision-making. The role has strong clinical impact because high-risk pregnancy care involves maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, preterm birth risk, genetic concerns, and complex counselling for families. Within Dubai’s advanced healthcare environment, the consultant will help strengthen specialist obstetric services, improve maternal and fetal outcomes, and support safer care pathways through precision imaging, prenatal diagnosis, multidisciplinary planning, and clinical governance.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the management of high-risk pregnancies involving maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, fetal growth concerns, placental issues, and preterm birth risk.
* Perform and interpret advanced fetal imaging, including detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, growth assessments, and fetal wellbeing evaluations.
* Conduct prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, fetal sampling, and other indicated diagnostic interventions.
* Provide expert counselling to families regarding fetal conditions, genetic risks, diagnostic findings, prognosis, treatment options, and pregnancy management pathways.
* Develop individualized maternal-fetal care plans based on clinical history, imaging findings, laboratory results, genetic assessment, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Collaborate with neonatology, genetics, radiology, anesthesia, obstetrics, pediatric surgery, fetal therapy teams, nurses, sonographers, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Participate in fetal therapy planning and coordinate referrals for intrauterine interventions when advanced fetal treatment is clinically required.
* Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, imaging interpretation, procedure records, counselling notes, follow-up plans, and multidisciplinary care summaries for all MFM cases.
* Support continuity of care for complex pregnancies through timely review, coordinated follow-up, escalation planning, and clear communication with patients and clinical teams.
* Contribute to departmental quality improvement, clinical governance, audit activities, patient-safety initiatives, and evidence-based pathway development.
* Supervise and mentor residents, fellows, sonographers, junior doctors, and clinical staff involved in maternal-fetal medicine services.
* Participate in on-call duties, urgent high-risk pregnancy consultations, and specialist case discussions as required by departmental needs.
* Engage in research, audits, academic activities, continuing professional development, and updates in international MFM standards and prenatal diagnostic practice.
* Maintain high standards of ethical care, confidentiality, patient communication, regulatory compliance, and culturally sensitive counselling.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized medical institution.
* Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
* Subspecialty certification or fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine or Fetal Medicine from a recognized international institution.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-fellowship experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
* Demonstrated expertise in high-risk pregnancy management, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, and tertiary-level obstetric care.
* Strong experience performing and interpreting detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, fetal growth assessments, and prenatal diagnostic procedures.
* Skilled in managing maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple pregnancies, genetic risk counselling, preterm birth risk, and complex pregnancy care pathways.
* Experience working within multidisciplinary maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, genetics, radiology, anesthesia, and tertiary obstetric services.
* Strong counselling ability with the confidence to explain sensitive diagnoses, risks, treatment pathways, and long-term expectations to families.
* Excellent communication, clinical judgment, leadership, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Ability to supervise residents, fellows, sonographers, and junior clinical staff in a structured learning environment.
* Commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient safety, clinical governance, accurate documentation, research, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Maternal fetal medicine
* Fetal medicine
* High-risk pregnancy management
* Advanced fetal imaging
* Detailed anomaly scans
* Fetal echocardiography
* Doppler studies
* Fetal growth assessment
* Prenatal diagnostics
* Amniocentesis
* Chorionic villus sampling
* Fetal sampling
* Genetic risk counselling
* Fetal anomaly assessment
* Multiple gestation care
* Preterm birth risk management
* Maternal medical complications
* Fetal wellbeing monitoring
* Fetal therapy planning
* Intrauterine intervention referral
* Multidisciplinary care coordination
* Neonatology collaboration
* Genetics collaboration
* Radiology coordination
* Anesthesia coordination
* Sonographer supervision
* Resident mentorship
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Research and audit
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine seeking a senior physician role in Dubai’s growing women’s health and specialist obstetric care sector. The position offers exposure to complex pregnancy cases, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, fetal therapy planning, tertiary-level multidisciplinary care, research, teaching, and continuous professional development. It provides a strong platform for a consultant who wants to improve maternal and fetal outcomes while contributing to high-quality, internationally aligned MFM services.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across Dubai and the wider UAE by connecting experienced physicians and consultants with specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced care facilities to strengthen women’s health services, improve access to expert maternal-fetal care, and place qualified doctors in roles where their skills can support safer pregnancy outcomes and stronger healthcare delivery.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine will provide expert clinical leadership for pregnancies requiring advanced assessment, careful monitoring, early diagnosis, and coordinated maternal-fetal decision-making. The role has strong clinical impact because high-risk pregnancy care involves maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, preterm birth risk, genetic concerns, and complex counselling for families. Within Dubai’s advanced healthcare environment, the consultant will help strengthen specialist obstetric services, improve maternal and fetal outcomes, and support safer care pathways through precision imaging, prenatal diagnosis, multidisciplinary planning, and clinical governance.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the management of high-risk pregnancies involving maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple gestations, fetal growth concerns, placental issues, and preterm birth risk.
* Perform and interpret advanced fetal imaging, including detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, growth assessments, and fetal wellbeing evaluations.
* Conduct prenatal diagnostic procedures such as amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, fetal sampling, and other indicated diagnostic interventions.
* Provide expert counselling to families regarding fetal conditions, genetic risks, diagnostic findings, prognosis, treatment options, and pregnancy management pathways.
* Develop individualized maternal-fetal care plans based on clinical history, imaging findings, laboratory results, genetic assessment, and multidisciplinary recommendations.
* Collaborate with neonatology, genetics, radiology, anesthesia, obstetrics, pediatric surgery, fetal therapy teams, nurses, sonographers, and allied healthcare professionals.
* Participate in fetal therapy planning and coordinate referrals for intrauterine interventions when advanced fetal treatment is clinically required.
* Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, imaging interpretation, procedure records, counselling notes, follow-up plans, and multidisciplinary care summaries for all MFM cases.
* Support continuity of care for complex pregnancies through timely review, coordinated follow-up, escalation planning, and clear communication with patients and clinical teams.
* Contribute to departmental quality improvement, clinical governance, audit activities, patient-safety initiatives, and evidence-based pathway development.
* Supervise and mentor residents, fellows, sonographers, junior doctors, and clinical staff involved in maternal-fetal medicine services.
* Participate in on-call duties, urgent high-risk pregnancy consultations, and specialist case discussions as required by departmental needs.
* Engage in research, audits, academic activities, continuing professional development, and updates in international MFM standards and prenatal diagnostic practice.
* Maintain high standards of ethical care, confidentiality, patient communication, regulatory compliance, and culturally sensitive counselling.
Ideal Profile
* Medical degree such as MBBS, MD, or equivalent from a recognized medical institution.
* Board certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
* Subspecialty certification or fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine or Fetal Medicine from a recognized international institution.
* Minimum 3-5 years of post-fellowship experience in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
* Demonstrated expertise in high-risk pregnancy management, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, and tertiary-level obstetric care.
* Strong experience performing and interpreting detailed anomaly scans, fetal echocardiography, Doppler studies, fetal growth assessments, and prenatal diagnostic procedures.
* Skilled in managing maternal medical complications, fetal anomalies, multiple pregnancies, genetic risk counselling, preterm birth risk, and complex pregnancy care pathways.
* Experience working within multidisciplinary maternal-fetal medicine, neonatology, genetics, radiology, anesthesia, and tertiary obstetric services.
* Strong counselling ability with the confidence to explain sensitive diagnoses, risks, treatment pathways, and long-term expectations to families.
* Excellent communication, clinical judgment, leadership, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
* Ability to supervise residents, fellows, sonographers, and junior clinical staff in a structured learning environment.
* Commitment to evidence-based medicine, patient safety, clinical governance, accurate documentation, research, and continuous professional development.
Skills Set
* Maternal fetal medicine
* Fetal medicine
* High-risk pregnancy management
* Advanced fetal imaging
* Detailed anomaly scans
* Fetal echocardiography
* Doppler studies
* Fetal growth assessment
* Prenatal diagnostics
* Amniocentesis
* Chorionic villus sampling
* Fetal sampling
* Genetic risk counselling
* Fetal anomaly assessment
* Multiple gestation care
* Preterm birth risk management
* Maternal medical complications
* Fetal wellbeing monitoring
* Fetal therapy planning
* Intrauterine intervention referral
* Multidisciplinary care coordination
* Neonatology collaboration
* Genetics collaboration
* Radiology coordination
* Anesthesia coordination
* Sonographer supervision
* Resident mentorship
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Patient safety
* Research and audit
* Clinical documentation
Why Join Us
This opportunity is ideal for a Consultant - Maternal Fetal Medicine seeking a senior physician role in Dubai’s growing women’s health and specialist obstetric care sector. The position offers exposure to complex pregnancy cases, advanced fetal imaging, prenatal diagnostics, fetal therapy planning, tertiary-level multidisciplinary care, research, teaching, and continuous professional development. It provides a strong platform for a consultant who wants to improve maternal and fetal outcomes while contributing to high-quality, internationally aligned MFM services.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East supports healthcare organizations across Dubai and the wider UAE by connecting experienced physicians and consultants with specialized medical opportunities. The company works with hospitals, clinics, and advanced care facilities to strengthen women’s health services, improve access to expert maternal-fetal care, and place qualified doctors in roles where their skills can support safer pregnancy outcomes and stronger healthcare delivery.
