e-Consultation with Obstetricians - gynaecologists

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Miss Nataly Atalla is a leading consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Central London. She specialises in reproductive medicine, focusing on infertility and assisted conception, and menopause and hormone replacement treatment (HRT). She practises privately at her clinic, Fertility Assist, which is run alongside her partner, lead obstetrician and gynaecologist Mr Haytham Khalil. The clinic takes place at HCA at the Shard, London Bridge Hospital, Harley Street and Portland Hospital for Women and Children.  Miss Atalla is BMS certified menopause specialist and has a special interest in the management of recurrent implantation failure, miscarriage and reproductive immunology. Miss Atalla also specialises in gynaecological rejuvenation, sexual and reproductive health and abnormal/irregular periods.  She is well known for using the latest assisted conception techniques in order to give infertile couples the best chance to achieve a successful pregnancy. She also has expertise in genetics-linked assisted conception and the screening of embryos prior to implantation in the womb.  This makes it possible for Miss Atalla to diagnose and therefore avoid genetically inheritable diseases so that chances of conceiving can be maximised.  Miss Atalla prides herself in personalised expertise and care, offering a one-to-one service for her patients. She has been using the facilities of The Fertility and Gynaecology Academy since 2016, where she treats patients requiring IVF and Assisted Conception. Miss Atalla's knowledgeable expertise has also been featured in the UK national press various times. She has over twenty years of experience including NHS practice at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital IVF Unit, Lister Fertility Hospital and Bourn Hall Clinic. Other institutions she has worked for include London Women’s Clinic, The Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, Centre for Reproductive Medicine and the Care London Fertility Unit. Furthermore, she was clinical director at the Bridge Centre in London from April 2008 to August 2011.  Miss Atalla is CCST (The Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) accredited, a recognised trainer at the British Fertility Society and is a member of various organisations including the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology and the British Menopause Society.

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Ms Roopa Navani is a highly experienced consultant gynaecologist based in London who sees patients privately at Parkside Hospital. She has extensive experience in emergency gynaecology and early pregnancy complications. Ms Navani qualified from University College London Medical School in 2001 with a Merit award. She started her NHS consultant role at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust (2013-2019) and now has an honorary contract at West Middlesex Hospital, where she manages a general gynaecology clinic. Ms Navani is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, having completed a fellowship with them. She has also worked with the NHS from 2001 to 2019. She has a specialist certification in early pregnancy complications and emergency gynaecology. She is the co-writer of a teaching module regarding pelvic inflammatory disease that is taught at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She is an examiner for the Imperial Medical School's MBBS degree examinations and has trained obstetricians and gynaecologists at various levels.

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Professor Rotimi Jaiyesimi is an innovative and award-winning consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based at the Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital. He has acquired vast experience in a wide range of obstetric and gynaecological disorders. His areas of expertise include heavy periods (menorrhagia), pelvic pain, endometriosis and menopause. He is also qualified and experienced in offering psychosexual counselling and medicolegal services. He graduated from the Ibadan Medical School, Nigeria in 1978 and holds masters degrees in business administration and medical law. In 1993, he proudly became one of the first Nigerians appointed as a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK. He later continued his training, becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, the West African College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). He is an accredited Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Medical Educator and has contributed to the work of the National Institute for Health Research. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan where he lectures postgraduate students on areas of medical jurisprudence. He is also the first medical doctor to lecture at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. Professor Jaiyesimi has received numerous awards for his innovation and dedication to medicine. In 2014, he developed an Electronic Mortality Review tool (MARS) in Basildon Hospital and received the Health Service Journal National Award for Innovative Development. He is often described by his peers as an asset to the UK NHS, and in 2018, The University of Ibadan presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Dr Maria Papadopoulou is a dedicated gynaecologist and anti-ageing specialist recognised by the ABAARM (American Board of Anti-Ageing and Retrograde Medicine). Based in London at the Bader Medical Institute and in Dubai, she has decades of experience, in which she has travelled the world, training in Greece and the United States of America to gain the medical knowledge to make her an expert in her field. An expert in cosmetic gynaecology and hormonal issues, Dr Papadopoulou is known for her caring, patient-centred approach, supporting all her patients by their side.  She uses the newest and most sophisticated methods of detecting hormonal imbalances, heavy metal toxicity and oxidative stress. She is collaborating with high-end compounding pharmacies, so she is making tailor-made prescriptions using only bio-identical hormones and natural supplements for her patients. Her deep medical knowledge, the holistic approach and her gynaecological background make her an unique expert in the field of anti-ageing medicine. She is the Vice President of European Society of Aesthetic Gynaecology. Dr Papadopoulou is a well-known international speaker and an advisor to many respected consultancy companies in the medical industry. She participates as a lecturer in ESAG’s training courses, where doctors from around the world come to be trained in cosmetic gynaecology & anti-ageing medicine.

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Miss Nadia Rahman is a renowned Consultant Urogynaecologist who offers private care to patients at the Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital. Miss Nadia Rahman's main areas of expertise include the management of female pelvic floor dysfunction that manifests as vaginal prolapse, genuine stress incontinence, mixed urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections and painful bladder syndrome.  Miss Rahman's surgical expertise involves non-mesh procedures only: anterior vaginal wall repair, posterior vaginal wall repair, perineorrhaphy, vaginal hysterectomy, sacrospinous hysteropexy and sacrospinous fixation of the vault in women post-hysterectomy. She specialises in bladder investigations such as Urodynamics test, cystoscopy and procedures such as intravesical Botox injections and urethral bulkamid injections. She also specializes in general gynaecology procedures such as Bartholin's cysts, vaginal cysts, scarring of vaginal introitus post childbirth, endometrial polyps, and contraception such as Mirena coil insertion and laparoscopic sterilization.  Miss Rahman is committed to providing holistic and sensitive care to patients with vaginal prolapse, recurrent urinary tract infections, female urinary incontinence and other gynaecological concerns. She fully understands that these issues are often strongly associated with anxiety, embarrassment and can be difficult topics of discussion. She aims to educate as well as improve the quality of life of patients by applying sound clinical skills with a positive demeanour to aid in treatment and management of physical symptoms. As an expert in her field, she manages expectations of treatment though educating, counselling, focusing on conservative measures and where appropriate, discusses the relevance of surgery. In her 12 years service in the NHS, she has performed over 180 pelvic floor repairs (anterior +/- posterior colporrhaphy), 70 intravesical Botox/ urethral bulkamid procedures, over 80 vaginal hysterectomies / sacrospinous hysteropexy / sacrospinous fixation and over 100 diagnostic cystoscopy procedures. She is a trained urodynamicist and conducts and analyses tests regularly.

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Miss Luxmi Velauthar is a highly-experienced consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology in London who specialises in fetal medicine and pregnancy complications, including premature pregnancies. She holds a clinical interest in all aspects of gynaecology, such as the treatment of menstrual disorders and menopause. Miss Velauthar gained her MD at the University of Queen Mary. She then qualified from the University of Dundee and undertook her specialist training in London. Miss Velauthar is passionate about teaching and teaches and examines undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. She is the Course Director for obstetric ultrasound courses and practical gynaecological laparoscopic training for obstetricians and gynaecologists. In addition, Miss Velauthar is currently leading charitable projects both locally and internationally to improve women’s health through teaching and training both staff and patients.

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Mr Ian Currie was appointed as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in 1997 and has over 20 years of consultant experience. He practices privately centrally in London but also in Buckinghamshire. He is well known both locally and nationally for the treatment of pelvic floor disorders such as urinary disorders -incontinence and urinary tract infections (UTI's)- and vaginal reconstructive surgery (prolapse). In fact, he was on the first national guideline development group for the NICE incontinence guidelines which form the basis of management for this condition across the UK. He also has a wide gynaecological practice treating women from puberty to the menopause and beyond. Mr Currie has extensive experience in the treatment of periods, pelvic pain, infertility, endometriosis and cysts. Over the last few years, he has lectured and taught in many countries such as Somaliland, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia and Singapore.  His main NHS base is Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust at Stoke Mandeville where until recently, he was the Divisional Chair for Women and Children's Services. From 2011 until 2016, he served as Vice President for UK affairs for the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) and has contributed to many aspects of national initiatives in women’s health including chairing two recent working parties for the RCOG. He strives to provide support and education to women of all ages and values a patient-centred approach: he places great emphasis on providing his patients with clear explanations and guidance.  

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Mr Angus McIndoe is one of the UK's leading consultant gynaecologists based in London. After qualifying in New Zealand in 1980, he moved to England where he began working at the Whittington Hospital, gaining invaluable experience in surgical training. In 1986 he started training in colposcopy, and is now one of the field's most respected practitioners. He is a leading specialist in gynaecological oncology, treating cancers in the female reproductive organs, including endometrial, ovarian, vulval, cervical, and fallopian tube cancers. Working in some of London's most prestigious hospitals and clinics, including the Wellington Hospital and the Hammersmith Hospital, has gained him a formidable reputation amongst his peers. He is particularly noted for his meticulously honed skill when performing complex pelvic surgery. His use of cutting-edge robotic surgical techniques in the treatment of benign and malignant tumours puts him at the forefront of obstetrics and gynaecology. Always looking for new and innovative ways to improve treatments and surgical techniques, his research has included molecular immunology of HPV, and imaging in gynaecological oncology. Lately he has been investigating the healing of caesarian section scars. As well as giving lectures and training surgeons across Europe, he has also published extensively. He aims to give his patients the best service possible, keeping them informed and supporting them through each step of the way.

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Mr Pubudu Pathiraja is a consultant in gynaecological oncology in Oxford, who specialises in gynaecological cancers (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal and vulva cancer), pre-malignant gynaecological diseases, menstrual disorders and postmenopausal syndrome. He is an accomplished and experienced advanced laparoscopic surgeon who performs complex radical laparoscopic surgeries for uterine and cervical cancer. Mr Pathiraja began his surgical career in Sri Lanka before he moved to Northern Ireland and England where he completed his structured postgraduate training programme in obstetrics and gynaecology. During the course of training, he obtained his membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and gained his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in obstetrics and gynaecology. Mr Pathiraja completed an RCOG certified sub-speciality training in gynaecological oncology in Oxford and became a member of the British Gynaecological Cancer Society. He is a BSCCP-accredited colposcopist and trainer for colposcopy. Mr Pathiraja is involved in developing gynaecologial cancer services in resource-poor countries, and is actively involved in teaching registrars and medical students from Oxford University.

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Mr Arvind Vashisht is a highly-respected, leading gynaecologist based in London. He is the Clinical Lead for Gynaecology at University College Hospital and is an Honorary Associate Professor at University College, London. He is the Chair of the Endometriosis Centres for the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) and a member of the Governance committee for the British Society for Urogynaecology (BSUG). He sits on the council of the Royal Society of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology section. He specialises in the treatment of women with pelvic pain and endometriosis, post-childbirth problems, menstrual and hormonal disorders and pelvic floor problems including prolapse and bladder symptoms. Mr Vashisht has a particular interest in laparoscopic as well as vaginal surgery, and runs surgical workshops for consultants and trainees demonstrating complex surgery and techniques. He is co-director of a national training program for teaching advanced minimal access surgery, and has written an updated curriculum for the training program for advanced laparoscopic surgery in the UK  He practises at clinics at University College Hospital and King Edward VII's Hospital. As well as specialist national referral services he runs general gynaecology clinics. He is dedicated to passing on his expert knowledge and has held various educational posts. He has active research interests and supervises several students completing higher degrees in gynaecology. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Mr Vashisht lectures nationally and internationally and is an invited expert for conferences. He writes expert witness medicolegal reports in his specialist areas.

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Ms Ferha Saeed is a leading London consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 20 years of experience. She also specialises in fetal medicine. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, pregnancy, ultrasound, aesthetic gynaecology, well-woman check-ups, 3D and 4D scanning and sexual health screening. Throughout her training and career at numerous highly-regarded medical institutions, she has learned from the best in fetal scanning and management of complicated pregnancies. What's more, she was honoured with the St Thomas’ Foundation Visiting Fellow Award and Ethicon Award by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists as well as Barts Hero Awards twice in the last two years. At the heart of her medical services are a positive and personalised patient experience as well as an evidence-based approach. Private patients can access Ms Saeed's compassionate and effective medical care at Lyca Health - Canary Wharf, 25 Harley Street. Her passion for her work is also demonstrated via her dedication to teaching. Ms Saeed is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the renowned Barts and London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, where she is responsible for training and mentoring junior doctors. Furthermore, she is involved in local, regional and international teaching and training programmes. 

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Dr Shahla Ahmed is a leading consultant gynaecologist in London who holds a special interest in early pregnancy assessment, including miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, emergency gynaecology, and ultrasound. She is an expert in abnormal cervical smears and colposcopy, and menopause. Dr Ahmed graduated from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1987. She further gained her experience in obstetrics and gynaecology whilst training at Nottingham City Hospital, the National University Hospital in Singapore and St Mary’s Hospital in London where she now holds her private clinic. Dr Ahmed completed her thesis whilst studying the effects of HIV on the cervix at the Royal Free Hospital.

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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 (PCOS), ovarian cysts, menstrual problems, endometriosis and the treatment of fibroids. He provides a one-stop service in fertility management. He believes all women are different and therefore need individualised care and management plans. 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 does an ultrasound scan during the initial consultation and provides a comprehensive treatment and follow up plan, which may include surgery if necessary. He has extensive training in advanced gynaecological surgery including laparoscopic & hysteroscopic surgery and is a trainer of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopists. 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 Elias Kovoor is a consultant gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon based in South East London and Kent. Private patients can access his highly professional and personalised patient care at BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital and BMI The Blackheath Hospital. Mr Kovoor has undergone extensive and advanced laparoscopic training in the UK, France and Japan. He is specialises in endometriosis surgery and is the lead for the tertiary endometriosis centre at Dartford and Gravesham NHS trust. Elias Kovoor is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Laparoscopic surgeon. He completed post graduate training from India in 2002 and registrar training from Nottingham University Hospital in 2009. He has had advanced laparoscopic training from UK, France and Japan in the field of endometriosis, prolapse and oncology. He has been a consultant since 2010 and is currently based at Darent Valley Hospital where he is also the lead for the tertiary endometriosis centre. He is an expert in minimally invasive techniques including Vaginal NOTES surgeries.

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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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Mr Saurabh Phadnis is a leading consultant gynaecologist in London who specialises in fibroids, abnormal smear test, colposcopy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopic surgery and gynaecological cancer. Mr Phadnis completed his general gynaecology training in busy hospitals in the East of England and his subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology at Bart’s Gynaecological Cancer Centre. His research included investigations into associations of pregnancy-related complications following treatment of precancers of the cervix. Mr Phadnis has won several prizes in national and international conferences. He was awarded the Royal College of Gynaecologists (RCOG) Bernhard Baron Travelling Fellowship to visit centres of excellence in Germany to expand his expertise in ovarian cancer surgery. Mr Phadnis is an expert in complex minimally invasive and open abdominal surgery. His particular interests include fertility preservation in gynaecological care, counselling and management of familial gynaecological cancer and advanced stage ovarian cancer cytoreduction surgery.

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Mr Ibrahim Bolaji is a leading consultant obstetrician and gynaecological surgeon in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, who specialises in infertility, endometriosis, fibroids, menstruation disorders and pelvic pain. Mr Bolaji was first appointed as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in 1997 after completing his general training in obstetrics and gynaecology in London and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He was a research fellow in reproductive endocrinology with the Reproductive-Hormone/Fertility Group, Departments of Biochemistry, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Galway, Ireland.  The main research work was on a non-isotopic enzyme-immunoassay of salivary progesterone and its clinical application in Infertility and Menopause. He has a special interest in subfertility and minimally invasive surgery, and he is a trained gynaecological laparoscopist with experience in laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH), and fertility-preserving surgery. He is an examiner with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and he dedicates time to the teaching and training of obstetrics and gynaecology to fellow and future doctors.  Mr Bolaji has also published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed chapters to a number of books. 

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Mr Christopher Steer is a leading fertility expert who sees patients at 55 Harley Street, BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital and Lyca Health Orpington. His specialist interests include vaginal repairs, endometrial ablation and the treatment of endometriosis and pelvic adhesions. Mr Steer often performs 3D scanning to check the uterus to look for blocked fallopian tubes and treatment for low sperm count. He has over 18 years of experience in in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Mr Steer trains medical students in minimal access surgery at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Specialising in laparoscopic gynaecological techniques (keyhole surgery), Mr Steer is one of the very few gynaecologists in Europe to have been awarded the membership of the American Society of Reproductive Surgery. He is recognised as a trainer in gynaecological ultrasound for both the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the University of London. Mr Christopher Steer studied at Birmingham University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He undertook postgraduate research training in gynaecological ultrasound & infertility at King's College London before completing his specialty clinical training at St George's and the Royal Free Hospital in London. Using a holistic approach, Mr Steer treats all aspects of infertility, whether medical, environmental or emotional. He offers total care through both fertility treatment and subsequent antenatal care and the delivery of the babies, whether either an NHS or private practice setting. Mr Steer has written in over 25 publications and ten book chapters in the medical press related to this field of medicine. Mr Steer trained with Professor R Edwards, the pioneer of IVF. He has over 18 years of experience in IVF and ICSI. In 2013 Mr Christopher Steer was included in the Tatler Doctors Guide as one of the best gynaecologists in the UK.

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Mr Azar Khunda is a leading London consultant Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, practising privately at HCA The Shard, BMI London Independent Hospital, London bridge Hopital and 132 Harley Street. He has a wide range of expertise in general gynaecology. His areas of expertise include pelvic organ prolapse, stress incontinence, urge incontinence, painful bladder syndrome, urinary tract infections, post-partum pelvic floor dysfunction, and vaginal hysterectomy. Mr Khunda has been a consultant at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospitals since August 2014. Mr Khunda obtained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in April 2010. In 2011, Mr Khunda completed a short-term fellowship in Australia with Professor Hans Peter Dietz, which complemented his general training in urogynaecology and introduced him to the application of imaging in urogynaecology. In 2013, he completed the subspecialty training programme in urogynaecology at University College London Hospital. This post provided him with the experience of advanced laparoscopic surgery and its application in urogynaecology. He began working as a locum consultant urogynaecologist at St George’s hospital in January 2013 which allowed him to successfully and safely introduce laparoscopic urogynaecology there. Before taking part in his subspecialty training programme, Mr Khunda gained experience in benign vaginal surgery ATSM, urogynaecology ATSM, and advanced labour ward practice. He also completed a one-year fellowship at St George’s Hospital, during which he consolidated his diagnostic and surgical skills at tertiary level.

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Miss Sameena Muzaffar is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist  at HHFT NHS Trust Winchester. Miss Muzaffar is a well known expert in managing patients with urinary incontinence, vaginal prolapse, perineal tears, painful sexual intercourse following childbirth and menstrual problems.  Miss Muzaffar completed her postgraduate training in Wessex Deanery and her MSc in quality and safety in healthcare at Imperial College London with distinction. She holds a keen interest in research and audit and her work has been presented both nationally and internationally. She is a gold medalist from Kashmir University and was awarded Best Outgoing Graduate of 2002 by the President of India. She is considered to be an expert in pelvic reconstructive surgery including Z plasty in Hampshire.  

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