Professor Rıza Madazlı, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
İstanbul University–Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Türkiye
Specialist in Perinatology and High-Risk Pregnancy
Professor Rıza Madazlı is a leading Turkish specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, with a distinguished academic career at İstanbul University–Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. His work focuses particularly on perinatology, high-risk pregnancy, fetal medicine, prenatal diagnosis, fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and maternal-fetal outcomes. With an extensive scientific publication record and long-standing clinical and academic experience, Professor Madazlı brings an essential obstetric perspective to Malpractice 2026, especially in relation to clinical decision-making, maternal-fetal risk assessment, documentation, and standards of care in obstetrics.
Biography
Professor Rıza Madazlı is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at İstanbul University–Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine between 1990 and 1994 and has served as Professor at the same faculty since 1998. His academic profile reflects a long-standing commitment to clinical obstetrics, perinatology, fetal medicine, and maternal-fetal health.
Professor Madazlı’s research and clinical interests include high-risk pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, preterm birth, prenatal diagnosis, fetal anomalies, fetal Doppler and ultrasound assessment, maternal disease in pregnancy, and perinatal outcomes. His scientific work is especially relevant to the evaluation of complex pregnancies, where timely diagnosis, risk stratification, clinical monitoring, and appropriate intervention are central to both patient safety and medico-legal responsibility.
He has an extensive academic publication record. He has authored or co-authored 166 publications, including 132 publications indexed in Web of Science and 147 indexed in Scopus. His academic impact includes more than 1,800 citations in Web of Science and more than 2,400 citations in Scopus. His recent publications include studies on fetal growth restriction, fetal brain and organ measurements, congenital fetal anomalies, preterm birth, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and perinatal outcomes.
As a keynote speaker at Malpractice 2026, Professor Madazlı represents the core clinical field of the conference: obstetrics and gynecology. His expertise is highly relevant to discussions on obstetrical malpractice, standards of care, high-risk pregnancy management, maternal-fetal monitoring, fetal assessment, clinical documentation, and the relationship between medical decision-making and legal responsibility. His contribution will help connect the scientific and clinical realities of obstetric practice with the medico-legal themes of the conference.