Mr Matthew Izett-Kay

Mr Izett-Kay is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist Urogynaecologist (Pelvic Floor Specialist) at The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and one of the largest providers of subspecialist private pelvic floor reconstruction for prolapse and incontinence in the UK. He also provides general gynaecological care including hysterectomy, cystectomy, and myomectomy.

For those patients that choose surgery, they can be reassured that he has a large volume practice performing 320 major procedures per annum of which over 90 are hysterectomies.

His focus is to offer compassionate, individualised, evidence-based, expert care for women with gynaecological problems including incontinence, and prolapse, with particular expertise in laparoscopy/keyhole surgery.

He enjoys working collaboratively with patients to find the best management option for them, including watchful waiting.

He qualified from the University of Exeter before spending a decade training in London. He was inspired to pursue Urogynaecology whilst working at King's College Hospital London for Professor Linda Cardozo OBE. He was awarded his doctoral degree (MD, Res) from University College London for research into womb-sparing key-hole prolapse surgery supervised by Mr Arvind Vashisht and Professor Usha Menon at UCLH. He completed his sub-specialty accreditation at the Department of Urogynaecology in Oxford.

He is a clinician-researcher, publishing in peer-reviewed journals regularly, lecturing internationally, and he has authored book chapters, he was part of the NIHR-funded PURSUE study group at The University of Oxford. Currently, he leads a group focusing on day case surgery outcomes (DAY-POP). He is a past Chair of the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) FTECP committee, teaches laparoscopic surgery, and has won several awards for his teaching and training.

He has an expertise in medicolegal practice. He is married, has two children, and is an amateur urban farmer.