Ms Lara Sammut successfully obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in 2008 and went on to working at Mater Dei Hospital (MDH) as a full-time radiographer in 2009. Between 2009 and 2013 Lara worked in the Theatre and Mobile Radiography and Bone Density units of the hospital. In 2013, Lara formed part of a small team of radiographers who were seconded to the Ultrasound Unit within the Ob/Gyn Department at MDH. In 2016, Lara joined the first Masters programme in Ob/Gyn and abdominal ultrasound offered by the University of Malta (UM), in collaboration with the University of Leeds. She successfully completed the course in 2019, during which time she worked with UM on casual basis, mentoring and lecturing postgraduate students in Ob/Gyn ultrasound. In 2020 Lara joined the Department of Radiography, Faculty of Health Sciences on full time basis, while still maintaining her clinical duties at MDH on part time basis.
Lara’s main role at UM is lecturing and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Ob/Gyn ultrasound. Lara is responsible for the clinical component of the first-year radiography students and is also actively involved in clinical assessments and competencies of all undergraduate students. She also supervises imaging research projects at undergraduate level, spanning a range of imaging modalities in both diagnostic and therapy components of the programme.
Lara is a PhD candidate within the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
Fetal anomaly ultrasound screening
Ultrasound evaluation of threatened miscarriage
Role of ultrasound in pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction
Obstructive uropathy secondary to uterine leiomyomas
Ultrasound evaluation of deep infiltrative endometriosis
RAD2215 - Reproductive and Urinary Systems: Imagery and Pathology
RAD3037 - Introduction to Diagnostic Ultrasound for Midwives
RAD3329 - Digestive System: Imaging, Pathology and Radiotherapy
