Elias Kovoor

Mr Elias Thomas Kovoor MD, FRCOG is a Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Lead for Endometriosis Services at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, with over 15 years of substantive consultant experience in advanced minimal access surgery. Recognised as a pioneer in surgical innovation within the United Kingdom, he specialises in advanced endometriosis ablation/excision using nerve-sparing surgery options, and next-generation scarless techniques (VNOTE surgeries).

Mr Kovoor’s core areas of expertise include:

Advanced Endometriosis & Complex Benign Gynaecology:

• Chairs a dedicated monthly tertiary Endometriosis Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) managing complex rectovaginal, deep infiltrating, bladder, and ureteral endometriosis.
• Highly proficient in advanced laparoscopic and robotic-assisted excisions, myomectomies, and pelvic organ prolapse repairs.
• VNOTES (Vaginal Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery):
• A trailblazer in introducing and implementing vNOTES hysterectomies and benign procedures in the UK.

Nerve-Sparing Pelvic Surgery:

• Specialises in sophisticated, nerve-sparing dissection techniques designed to preserve autonomic pelvic nerve functions, significantly lowering post-operative morbidity and optimizing patient recovery times.

In addition, Mr Kovoor is a distinguished international and regional instructional faculty member, regularly directing hands-on skills laboratories and workshops to train consultant peers and senior fellows in advanced laparoscopy and scarless vNOTES surgeries.

His international pedigree includes advanced postgraduate fellowships and clinical observerships under world-renowned pioneers in minimally invasive surgery, including training at IRCAD (Strasbourg, France) and Japan.

Mr Kovoor also actively contributes to research and is a widely published author in high-impact, peer-reviewed indexed journals—such as the _Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG)_ and the _European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (EJOG)_his research extensively covers vNOTES case outcomes, ureteral/bladder endometriosis management, and surgical classification. He remains an active, sought-after speaker on the national and international circuit.