Dr. Nadya Yousef

Dr Nadya Yousef is senior consultant neonatologist and deputy head of the NICU at Paris Saclay University Hospitals in Paris, France. Dr Yousef received her medical degree from the University of Oslo in 1995 and her MSc from the University of South Paris in 2008. She has trained in Norway and in France.

Dr Yousef has a broad experience in neonatology and neonatal intensive care. Special interest areas include point-of-care ultrasound and the use of simulation-based training to improve patient security and quality of care.

Dr Yousef is a pioneer in the field of neonatal lung ultrasound and has published extensively on the subject. She directs a course on neonatal and pediatric lung ultrasound in Paris. She also co-directs a course on neonatal lung and cardiac POCUS with Dr Yogen Singh. She has taught and lectured internationally in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Dr Yousef is a founding member of the French group for pediatric lung ultrasound (GEPP), a member of the ESPNIC POCUS working group and the ESPNIC POCUS certification board. She is co-author of the international ESPNIC POCUS guidelines.

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