Ilhama M. Karimova, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and obstetrician-gynecologist at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan. She graduated from Azerbaijan Medical University in 2000 and completed an internship in General Surgery at Musa Naghiyev Emergency Hospital in 2001, followed by retraining in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Azerbaijan State Advanced Training Institute for Doctors. In 2010, she received a PhD in Medicine after defending research on the clinical and diagnostic aspects and correction of chronic venous insufficiency in pregnant women. From 2003 to 2016, she worked as a senior laboratory assistant at Azerbaijan Medical University, and since 2016 she has worked as an Assistant Professor and practicing obstetrician-gynecologist at the university’s Teaching Surgical Clinic. She also undertook postgraduate training at Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye, in 2015. Her research interests include obstetrics, gynecology, pregnancy-related vascular disorders, chronic venous insufficiency, and clinical research in maternal health. She is the author of more than 40 scientific publications and conference abstracts.