Obstetricians - gynaecologists

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Ms Premila Thampi is an expert consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Milton Keynes and has more than 20 years of experience in her field. Ms Thampi performs a wide range of gynaecological procedures, which she has practised countless times, and she is especially well known for her skills in minimal access surgery, such as laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. Ms Thampi also specialises in pelvic pain, abnormal periods, fibroids and ovarian cysts.  Ms Premila Thampi completed her medical training in Chennai, India before obtaining her fellowship from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the UK. Further to this, Ms Thampi has a Masters in Medical Ultrasound. As well as her lengthy medical experience, Ms Thampi has been involved in education, with numerous teaching posts held in London universities, such as her time spent as a Clinical Lecturer at St Georges University. Currently, Ms Thampi teaches undergraduate students at Buckingham Medical School.  Ms Thampi is a skilled physician and carries out more than 30 major open operations each year, including complex prolapse repairs and hysterectomies. Ms Thampi also carries out these procedures laparoscopically and uses techniques of minimal access surgery for numerous gynaecological problems. 

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Professor Ronald Lamont is a renowned consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician based in and around London. With expertise in treating vaginal prolapse, gynaecological infections and menstrual problems among many other things, he is a highly experienced specialist who has been working in the NHS for over 30 years and has been practising privately for over 20 years. After qualifying in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1977, he underwent further training in Edinburgh, London, Southampton, and Winchester. In 1988 he became Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the NHS, and a year later he was awarded his MD. To date, Professor Lamont has published over 200 research papers, authored and/or edited three books, and written 30 chapters for books edited by others. He also sits on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. Professor Lamont has held various professorships over the years, from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA to the University of South Denmark. He is internationally recognised for his research and expertise, and has advised government departments, Royal College study groups and other groups on guidelines for management, treatment and research of gynaecological conditions.

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Mr Parijat Bhattacharjee is an experienced gynaecologist and fertility consultant based in London, whose areas of expertise include infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, ovarian cysts, menstrual problems, endometriosis and the treatment of fibroids. He provides One-stop service in Fertility management. He believes all women are different and therefore needs individualised care and management plan. He does not believe in time-bound consultations and attempts at giving the best medical care where the woman feels comfortable. Mr Bhattacharjee holds a special interest in gynaecology ultrasound, early pregnancy problems including recurrent and late miscarriages, poor obstetric history and ectopic pregnancies. He holds one-stop gynaecology clinics, particularly for pelvic pain and irregular or heavy vaginal bleeding. He makes an ultrasound scan during the initial consultation and provides a comprehensive treatment and follow up plan, which may include surgery if necessary. He has had extensive experience in all aspects of gynaecology from his specialist training in the UK, including at Royal London & St Bartholomew’s, Royal Free, University College London, St. George's and University of Leicester hospitals. Outside of his clinical work, Mr Bhattacharjee is actively involved in voluntary work in countries that are poor and lack resources, to help reduce maternal and infant mortality and organises and provides training in gynaecology ultrasound and gynaecological surgery. 

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Mr Rajendra "Raj" Rai is a highly-regarded obstetrician and gynaecologist based at St Mary's Hospital and Harley Street in London. He is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London - the result of a life of academic excellence. He won a scholarship for the St Thomas Hospital Medical School, from which he graduated in 1988, and in 1999 he was awarded an MD. Mr Rai teaches and lectures both nationally and internationally, and is the Chief Investigator of the Promise study - a £1.2 million placebo-controlled trial, involving progesterone in the treatment of recurrent miscarriage, funded by the Department of Health. He specialises in pregnancy, fertility treatment and recurrent miscarriage.

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Mr Christian Barnick is both an obstetrician and gynaecologist, with over 30 years of experience working in leading London teaching hospitals. He works privately and in the NHS, and sees women with a wide range of gynaecological issues and problems. Where appropriate he performs advanced specialist keyhole surgery. Mr Barnick has established and runs an accredited tertiary referral centre for advanced endometriosis. He also provides a comprehensive package of antenatal care and delivery at the Portland Hospital. With over 30 years experience of both normal and complex obstetrics, Mr Barnick is able to support natural birth and also to manage all obstetric emergencies. Provision of up to date, unbiased, evidence-based information and shared decision making is key to his approach.

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Dr Kalaivani Lingam is an esteemed urogynaecologist with over 15 years of experience at consultant level. Practising across Derby and Burton-on-Trent, Dr Lingam's specialist interest is in the treatment of urogynaecological conditions such as urinary incontinence, prolapse, and pelvic pain due to painful bladder syndrome or endometriosis. However, she also sees patients with general gynaecological problems such as heavy or irregular periods, endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, and recurrent miscarriage. She routinely performs procedures such as laparoscopic surgery or hysterectomy for endometriosis and fibroids, endometrial ablation for heavy periods, and pelvic floor repair, and was involved in getting pessaries for prolapses into the UK on the NHS. Dr Lingam originally qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1987 then trained in the West of Scotland in obstetrics and gynaecology. After completing fellowship exams for the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Dr Lingam was appointed as consultant at Rotherham General Hospital. In 2004 Dr Lingam took up her present role as consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Queen's Hospital Burton, where she has been instrumental in developing an integrated urogynaecology service. In 2011, the service became only the fifth in the country to be awarded National Accreditation in Urogynaecology status.

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Professor T. Justin Clark has been a consultant gynaecologist at the Birmingham Women’s & Children’s Hospital since 2004 and an honorary professor at the University of Birmingham since 2015. His clinical expertise and research outputs have earnt him a national and international reputation in gynaecology. He specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of menstrual disorders, fibroids, menopausal problems, pelvic pain and endometriosis. His private practice is based at BMI the Priory and BMI the Edgbaston Hospitals. He is also Director of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Clinical Teaching Academy.   Known for his accomplished technical skills in performing laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery, Professor Clark is a pioneer at the forefront of his field, using hysteroscopy and ultrasound techniques to diagnose and treat menstrual disorders in a minimally invasive way. He is actively involved in research, having published over 100 papers, 8 books, and 4 national guidelines for evidence-based gynaecological practice. He lectures nationally and internationally and holds over £4 million in research grants. He prides himself on his approachability, communication and bedside manner and mandated job appraisals have commended him for these attributes, receiving complimentary feedback from both patients and colleagues.

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