Consultant Profile

Mr Ahmed El Gohari M.B., B.CH (Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery), MRCOG (Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists)

Practising at: Ashford, Canterbury & Margate

Specialties: Gynaecology, Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain, Minimal Access Surgery, Hysteroscopy, Pelvic Ultrasound, Menstrual Disorders, Laparoscopy (Keyhole Surgery)

Special clinical interests: Endometriosis (complex and advanced excision of endometriosis), Pelvic pain, Advanced laparoscopic surgery, Minimal access surgery, Hysteroscopy, Hysteroscopic resection of uterine fibroids and polyps, Laparoscopy (key hole surgery for Hysterectomy, Ovarian cyst, Uterine fibroids, Adhesions, Sterilisation, Tubal surgery, Pelvic ultrasound, Menstrual disorder (Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea), Endometrial ablation.

Current NHS and /or university posts: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with special interests in Endometriosis, Pelvic pain, Advanced laparoscopic surgery, and Minimal access surgery at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

Year of first medical qualification and medical school attended: 2006

Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies: British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE)
Member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG).
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

Background Information

Mr El Gohari is an expert in endometriosis and pelvic pain he is the lead of the Endometriosis Centre at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. He has special interests in advanced laparoscopic surgery and minimal access surgery.

Previously he was the lead of the Endometriosis Service at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust. He has completed the advanced laparoscopic training for excision of benign disease at St peter’s Hospital in Surrey which is one of the largest endometriosis centres in the UK.

Mr El Gohari is also a specialist in hysteroscopy and hysteroscopic procedures, such as resection of uterine fibroids and polyps, as well as management of general gynaecological problems like menstrual disorders, ovarian cysts, fibroids and polycystic ovary syndrome.

He has publications in national and international journals and regularly contributes to national and international meetings, as well as lecturing on various aspects of gynaecological care and treatment to general practitioners.

Currently, Mr El Gohari is the lead of the Endometriosis Centre at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, a service specialising solely in the care and treatment of patients suffering from endometriosis and pelvic pain.