Gynaecology
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Our gynaecology service investigates, diagnoses and treats conditions related to women’s reproductive health and operates across St Mary's and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea hospitals.
General gynaecology services receive 18,000 new referrals annually with a further 700 new referrals to the West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre (WLGCC) based at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
We offer consultant-led emergency gynaecology on both sites through the gynaecology emergency care service (GEC) at St Mary's seven days a week and early pregnancy and gynaecology unit (EPAGU) at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea.
The gynaecology department also has an active ongoing programme for research and development. The Trust has pioneered research into the management of women with fibroids, working closely in collaboration with the radiology department at St Mary's Hospital.
Conditions and treatments
The Trust’s gynaecology service provides specialist care and clinics in the following areas:
- Colposcopy
- Differences of sexual development and adolescent gynaecology
- Emergency gynaecology
- Endometriosis
- Female genital mutilation (FGM)
- Fibroids
- Gynaecological cancer
- Hysteroscopy
- Urogynaecology
- Vulvar disease
- Termination of pregnancy
We also offer rapid access for urgent gynaecological care, and minimal access surgery for gynaecology.
We perform over 1000 outpatient day case procedures each year, reducing time spent in hospital and allowing patients to recover comfortably at home.
Treatment of polyps, removal of lost IUCDs, hysterscopic sterilisation and fibroid resection (myosure) are routinely offered and the service is now developing further to offer outpatient endometrial ablations.
Clinics
Gynaecology at St Mary’s Hospital
Address
Gynaecology clinic
Second floor
Winston Churchill Wing
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Hours
Clinic hours may vary – please check your appointment letter for details.
Contact information
Phone: 020 3312 1501
Gynaecology at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital
Address
Gynaecology outpatients
Ground floor
Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital
Du Cane Road
London W12 0HS
Hours
Clinic hours may vary – please check your appointment letter for details.
Contact information
Phone: 020 3313 5118
Meet the team
Clinical director, gynaecology and reproductive medicine; consultant gynaecologist
Consultant head of service for colposcopy
Consultant head of service for gynaecological oncology (surgical)
Academic
Gynaecological oncologist honorary senior lecturers
Prof Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
Prof Maria Kyrgiou
Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital
Obstetrics and gynaecology consultants
Mr Richard Smith
Prof Nicolas Panay
Miss Catriona Stalder
Ms Shyamaly Sur
Mr Joseph Yazbek
Miss Karen Joash
Miss Mandish Dhanjal, clinical director for maternity
Mr Sotirios Saravelos
Ms Veronica Djarpardy
Ms Christine Ekechi
Mr Srdjan Saso
Ms Stacey Bryan
Gynaecological oncologist consultant
Professor Christina Fotopoulou
Mr Joseph Yazbek
Mr Srdjan Saso
Ms Stacey Bryan
Associate specialist for gynaecological cancers
Ms Chiara Landolfo
Gynaecology consultants
Professor Tom Bourne
Ms Maya Al-Memar, consultant lead, Centre for Differences in Reproductive Development and Adolescent Gynaecology
St Mary’s Hospital
Subspecialist in urogynaecology consultants
Prof Vik Khullar
Mr Ruwan Fernando
Mr Alex Digesu
Consultants
Ms Katy Clifford
Ms Shahla Ahmed
Mr Tariq Miskry
Mr Tom Setchell
Ms Vinita Nair
Mr Sotirios Saravelos
Miss Krupa Madhvani
Miss Asmaa Al-kufaishi
Miss Monica Mittal
Miss Pippa Letchworth
Miss Alka Bhide
Ms Deborah Gould
Miss Tejal Amin
Miss Ayesha Lodhia
Miss Melody Taheri
Miss Shankari Arulkumaran
Nursing team
Urogynaecology clinical nurse specialist
Babylyn Ebiya, St Mary's Hospital
Lead nurse for gynaecology oncology
Valerie Ng, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Gynaecology oncology clinical nurse specialists (Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital)
Janine McCormack
Eva Loboue
Rong Fu
Lauraun Green
Colposcopy clinical nurse specialists
Catherine Furey, lead nurse colposcopist, St Mary's Hospital
Emanuela Cuscuna, St Mary's Hospital
Clinical midwife specialist, Centre for Differences in Reproductive Development and Adolescent Gynaecology
Maggie Campbell, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Lead nurse IVF
May Hernandez
Emergency gynaecology clinical nurse specialists
Nenen Dela Cruz, St Mary's Hospital
Maeve Toumey, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Patient information
Before your appointment
New outpatient appointments tend to be within four to eight weeks of referral. You are welcome to bring a relative, close friend or carer with you to your appointment.
A chaperone is available for all intimate examinations in line with our Trust’s policy. If you request that a family member or friend be present during an intimate examination, the clinician may still request that a member of staff acts as chaperone.
We suggest that you wear comfortable clothing that is easy to remove, as you will likely have a clinical examination during your appointment. We suggest you bring any medications you are taking or a list of these medications to your appointment, as well as anything else specified in your appointment letter.
During your appointment
Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know and the students will be asked to step outside.
Appointment times may vary depending upon individual needs and conditions but on average, we allocate 20 minutes for each new appointment. You will be seen by a trained clinician – either a doctor in training, a consultant or a clinical nurse specialist. A consultation will take place, followed by an examination and a procedure, if required. We will explain all steps to you in detail and if we anticipate that you may need a procedure, we will send you some additional information in advance of your appointment.
After your appointment
After you attend the clinic, you and your GP will each receive a copy of the clinic letter summarising your visit. If any further investigations are required, we will explain these to you in writing or by phone. Follow-up appointments will be arranged as required.
Patient information leaflets:
- Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser syndrome (MRKH)
- MRKH Psychology service
- Vaginal dilators and MRKH
- Gynaecological abdominal and pelvic surgery
- MRKH considerations for parenthood
- MRKH and menopause
Refer to this service
GP and secondary care referrals
Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our gynaecology services.
GP advice
GPs and practice staff can email our medical specialists with non-urgent clinical enquiries through our GP advice service. Most emails are answered within 24 hours (except on weekends and bank holidays). Please note that this email address is for GPs and practice staff only.
Imperial College Healthcare Private Care
We also offer private care services at Imperial College Healthcare.
All funds generated by our private care services are reinvested back into the Trust, supporting the development of both NHS and private care for the benefit of all our patients.
Find more information about private gynaecology services on our private care website.
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The staff at St Mary's Hospital have been absolutely amazing. They supported us in a way that made everything so much easier. I cannot thank them enough for their support and care. We are so lucky to have such an amazing NHS. Thank you so much.
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The staff were fantastic. They made me feel less stressed, from healthcare assistants through to the consultants. They were caring, attentive, informative and extremely friendly. Thank you so much.
Anonymous
The staff at the early pregnancy unit were absolutely incredible - the best healthcare I have ever received.
CL