AGES & UGSA PELVIC FLOOR SYMPOSIUM
Faculty
Our faculty are compiled of both international and national presenters who are leaders in their field. A combination of virtual and in-person presentations will be compiled consecutively to bring you world class education even through these unusual times.
International Faculty
Professor Katy Vincent
Katy Vincent is the Professor of Gynaecological Pain and an Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Oxford. She studied medicine at King’s College, London, undertook a DPhil with Professor Irene Tracey investigating hormonal influences on the pain experience and obtained her CCT in 2015.
Katy’s predominant clinical interest is Chronic Pelvic Pain, particularly in association with endometriosis and in teenagers/younger women. She leads the Pain in Women research group, who use a variety of methodologies to explore mechanisms generating and maintaining pain in women.
Dr Alex Digesu
Alex Digesu MD, PhD is a Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Urogynaecology Subspecialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Imperial College, London.
Since he completed his training, he worked as Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Consultant in several University teaching Hospitals in Italy, Switzerland and UK. In all he has more than 25 years experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Dr Digesu has been accredited by the Royal College of Obstericians and Gynaecologists as a Specialist in Urogynaecology (specialised in treating patients with bladder & bowel problems such as incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse).
He has published extensively in this field and he is author of more than 200 articles in peer review journals with I10-index of 80 and HIndex of 35. Dr Digesu is currently Associate Editor of the International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.
In view of his expertise and research he covers important academic duties both nationally & internationally and he is a well-known invited speaker worldwide in national and international conferences.
He has also chaired and served on several Committees for the International Urogynaecology Association and International Continence Society. He has been member of the Board of Trustee of the International Continence Society from 2016 till 2019.
Dr Digesu was a former Associate Editor of the Neurourology and urodynamics Journal.
On the light of his clinical and scientific achievements in January 2014 Dr. Digesu has been awarded Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by the Italian Ministry of Health and in January 2019 Visiting Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by the University of Naples in Italy.
Faculty
A/Prof Jason Abbott
Dr Lucy Bates
Dr Carmen Brown
Dr Ruth Cameron-Jeffs
Dr Marcus Carey
Dr Frida Carswell
Dr Fay Chao
Dr Pinar Cingiloglu
Dr Dean Conrad
Dr Kris Cvach
Dr Oliver Daly
Dr Alison Desouza
Dr Caroline Dowling
Dr Marilla Druitt
Prof Peter Dwyer
Dr Charlotte Elder
Dr Lauren Ferris
Elise Fraser
Dr Helena Frawley
Karen Freilich
Dr Rachel Green
Dr Lyndsay Hayward
A/Prof Pattaya Hengrasmee
Dr Kym Jansen
Dr Debjyoti Karmakar
A/Prof Jenny King
Dr Mugdha Kulkarni
Dr Lin Li Ow
Dr Yik Lim
Dr Anthea Lindquist
Dr Samantha Mooney
Shan Morrison
Dr Alexandra Mowat
Dr Michael Rasmussen
A/Prof Emma Readman
Dr Charlotte Reddington
A/Prof Anna Rosamilia
Dr Ruchi Singh
Dr Nisha Subramaniam
Dr Jens Erik Walter
Dr Carly Walsh
Dr Madeleine Ward
Dr Alex Wong
Dr Chin Yong
Dr Natharnia Young