Miss Sharmistha Guha is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at West Middlesex University Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust.

She graduated from India in 2000 and began her career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. She moved to London in 2004.

She trained in the Northwest Thames region of London Deanery. She developed her special interest in early pregnancy and emergency gynaecology and took time out of her training to perform research in this field at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. She has carried out several multicentred early pregnancy research projects including study in pregnancy of unknown location and has several papers in peer reviewed journals to her credentials. She is a regular speaker in many national and international forums. Miss Guha is proficient in performing early pregnancy and gynaecology ultrasound. She did Post graduate diploma in gynaecology and early pregnancy ultrasound from King's College London in 2011.

Miss Guha has a wide and extensive clinical and surgical experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has done advanced training in the following specialist skills module:

• Benign Gynaecological open and laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery

• Acute gynaecology and Early pregnancy care

• Advanced Labour Ward Management

Chelsea and Westminster Trust is a large Trust with 2 hospitals - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital(Tertiary Care unit) and West Middlesex Hospital (District General Hospital). Approximately, 5000 babies are born at West Middlesex Hospital every year. Miss Guha has a varied work load with weekly gynaecology clinics, scan sessions at Early pregnancy unit and gynaecology scans, rapid access clinics, one stop clinics and colposcopy clinics. She does theatre lists and labour ward sessions every week. Practising in this busy NHS hospital helps Miss Guha to maintain and develop her skills. Miss Guha engages and continues to publish research work and this helps to keep her knowledge updated and helps her to practice evidence based medicine.

Miss Sharmistha Guha has the following leadership roles:

Clinical Lead for the Termination of Pregnancy and Gynaecology Risk Management service (2014 – 2017) at the West Middlesex University Hospital.

Regional RCOG preceptor for training in Acute gynaecology and Early pregnancy – overall incharge of trainees pursuing specialist training in this module in Northwest London.

RCOG preceptor for Benign Gynaecological Surgery (Open & Laparoscopic) – Recognised as being able to provide training to the trainees pursuing specialist training in this module.

MRCOG Examiner at the RCOG, London and various other roles at the RCOG such as Webinar Co-convenor, Standard Setting Committee member, eLearning Board Advisor.

Miss Guha provides a comprehensive range of elective and emergency gynaecological services including gynaecology ultrasound, early pregnancy care, colposcopy and benign gynaecological surgery. She is a registered provider for most available insurance companies such as BUPA, AXA, Aviva, Cigna, PruHealth, WPA.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Anterior repair

Cervical cerclage

Diagnostic laparoscopy and dye test

Enodmetrial ablation

Endometrial ablation – NovaSure

Hysterectomy (Abdominal - open and laparoscopic)

Hysterectomy (Vaginal)

Laparoscopic myomectomies

Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis

Laparoscopic sterilisation

Laparoscopy

Posterior repair

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy

Uterine cancer (condition)

Miss Guha provides a comprehensive range of elective and emergency gynaecological services including gynaecology ultrasound, early pregnancy care, outpatient hysteroscopy, colposcopy and benign gynaecological surgery.

· Early Pregnancy Care

· Early Pregnancy / Gynaecology Ultrasound

· General Woman's Health Check

· Laparoscopic & Hysteroscopic Surgery

· Fertility

· General Gynaecology

· Endometriosis

· Abnormal Bleeding

· Fibroids

· Pelvic Organ Prolapse & Urinary Incontinence

· Colposcopy

· Pregnancy Termination & Contraception

· Pregnancy

· Caesarean and Vaginal Birth