Ritsuko Kimata Pooh graduated from the Law Department of Keio University, Tokyo. After that, she graduated from the Medical School of Tokushima University in 1990 with social, legal, and ethical viewpoints. After being an obstetrician, Pooh has dedicated most of her time to clinical research and investigation in fetal medicine and perinatology. She has specially introduced the most sophisticated fetal neuroimaging from 1996 using three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.

She received the Alfred Alfred Kratochwil Award at the ISUOG Congress in 2011, Lifetime achievement award in WCPM (World Congress in Perinatal Medicine) in 2015, Sir William Liley medal in International Congress on Fetus as a Patient in 2016, and Magnificent achievements in the visualization of early human development” Award in 14^th WCPM in 2019.

Perinatologists, geneticists, pediatric neurologists, and neurosurgeons have internationally approved her remarkable research on prenatal imaging and genetic diagnostics. She published 87 original scientific papers and about 100 review articles and three books; An Atlas of Fetal Central Nervous System, Diagnosis and Management in 2003, Fetal Neurology in 2009, Atlas of Advanced Ultrasound in Obstetrics, and Gynecology in 2015.

She founded and established the Fetal Diagnostic Center / Fetal Brain Center of CRIFM Prenatal Medical Clinic (https://fetal-medicine-pooh.jp/en/) as the very first expertise in Japan, as well as founded Ritz Medical Clinical Genetic Laboratory in Osaka, Japan. Prof. Pooh also holds the Professorship at several Universities in USA, Japan, Russia, and others. Prof. Pooh established a new field of neurosonogenetics combining sophisticated images of fetal brain by longitudinal transvaginal neurosonography with molecular genetics using next-generation sequencing technology. Prof. Pooh's relentless pursuit of knowledge, ground-breaking clinical research, and dedication to collaborative study have solidified her position as a trailblazing pioneer in the field of fetal neuroscience. Her remarkable contributions continue to shape and redefine the understanding of fetal brain development and cortical disorders, leaving an enduring legacy that will inspire generations to come.