Ms Jyotsna Pundir
Qualifications
MBBS, MD, DNB, MRCOG, DFFP, FICOG
GMC number: 5209510
Practicing since: 2000
Specialties
Gynaecology
Consultation times
- Wednesdays
- Overview
About
Ms Jyotsna Pundir is a Consultant Gynaecologist with a special interest in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Polycystic ovary, Menstrual disorders and Menopause.
Ms Jyotsna Pundir is a Consultant Gynaecologist, Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine, Surgery and Assisted conception at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew’s Hospital London and Honorary Senior Lecturer, at the Queen Mary University London.
She has more than 20 years of experience as a gynaecologist. Following initial training in India in obstetrics and gynaecology, she was trained in South–East London deanery rotation including UK’s prestigious units such as the Guys and St’ Thomas’ NHS trust and Benedon hospital. Her training in general gynaecology is further strengthened with the Sub-Specialist training in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, as RCOG accredited Sub-speciality fellow.
She manages all aspects of female reproductive endocrinology such as ovulation and menstrual disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome; menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency, contraception; endometriosis and early pregnancy and acute gynaecological emergencies.
She performs gynaecological and early pregnancy scans including fertility assessment scans, 3D scans, saline infusion sonography to assess uterine cavity and hysteron-contrast-sonography (HYCOSY) scan to assess tubal patency.
She manages all aspects of subfertility, including the assessment of ovarian reserve. She offers assisted conception cycles of ovulation induction, IUI, IVF, ICSI, and social egg freezing and manages male factor infertility including surgical sperm retrieval at the Centre for reproductive medicine, St Bartholomew’s hospital.
Jyotsna is passionate about delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care to patients. She is very keen to educate, empower and involve women and couples in decision making in every aspect of their care.
Special interests
She has special interest in managing women with polycystic ovary syndrome, menstrual disorders and menopausal symptoms including management of hypoactive sexual desire disorder and testosterone replacement. She also looks after menopausal symptoms in women who are cancer survivors and who had prophylactic surgery for gene mutations such as BRCA.
She has a particular interest in minimal access surgery, both laparoscopic and hysteroscopic. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic hysterosocpic procedures such resection of submucosal fibroid, endometrial polyps, endometrial adhesions and uterine septum. She performs diagnostic and therapeutic laparoscopic procedures such as treatment of ovarian cysts, mild to moderate endometriosis and tubal surgery.
Other interests
She is passionate about teaching, training and research in her field. She regularly teaches medical students and post-graduate doctors and trains health care professionals at all levels. She organises internationally collaborated webinars and courses. She is often invited at national and international conference as keynote speaker on recent advances in gynaecology and reproductive medicine.
Personal interests
Outside of work she loves cooking and gardening and practices mindfulness.
She is also fluent in Hindi and Telugu (a south Indian language).
Treatments and tests offered by Ms Jyotsna Pundir at Nuffield Health
- Hysteroscopy
- Dilation and curettage (D&C)
- Adnexal surgery
- Female sterilisation
- Hormonal coil
- Ovarian screening
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Endometrial ablation
- Ovarian cystectomy
- Endometrial resection
- Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy)
Locations Ms Jyotsna Pundir works with
Related experience
Research
She believes in practicing evidence-based medicine and has been actively engaged in research.
Apart from publishing over 35 papers in peer-reviewed journals, she has authored books, “Evidence based Algorithms – Obstetrics”, “Evidence based Algorithms – Gynaecology”.
She has recently published another book on “Part 1 MRCOG Revision notes” by Cambridge Press.
She is currently pursuing PHD at the Queen Mary University, London on the Role of Inositols in women with Polycystic ovary syndrome.
Memberships
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- British Fertility Society
- European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
- British Menopause Society
- British Medical Association
- GMC
Other posts held
- Consultant Gynaecologist Specialist Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Access Surgery Research and Training Lead at Centre of Reproductive Medicine, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
- Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
- Menopause Care Lead, Barts Health NHS Trust, London
Declaration
Ms Jyotsna Pundir does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Ms Jyotsna Pundir does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Ms Jyotsna Pundir does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.