Mr Hassan Shehata MD MRCOG MRCPI is a UK based Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and a subspecialist in Maternal Medicine. His NHS base is at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London.
Following training in obstetrics and gynaecology at several London university hospitals, he embarked in subpecializing in maternal medicine at St Thomas's hospital in London. He achieved membership of both Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Physicians of Ireland. He is included in the General Medical Council's Obstetrics & Gynaecology Specialist register.
Mr Shehata's research interests include recurrent miscarriages, thrombosis, renal disease and obstetric cholestasis. He is widely published in prestigious international medical journals. His clinical interests include the investigation and treatment of recurrent miscarriage using the latest advances in reproductive immunology. Other specialities include hormone replacement therapy and pre-conception counselling for women with other diseases or physiological problems. This care extends to those women who are already pregnant but have come either with medical complications, who are on medication, or else have been inadvertently exposed to vaccination or radiation.
Mr Shehata also provides a full private Obstetric service including antenatal and postnatal care and delivery at Epsom hospital and the hospital of St John & Elizabeth, London.
Date of birth: 25 October 1964
Medical Licenses: GMC 4346007 Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist register
Marital Status: Married - 4 children
MRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists 1997
MRCPI Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 1998
Institution: U of K
Degree: MBBS Hons. (MD) - October 1988
Subspecialist Registrar in Maternal Medicine: 01.08.99 - 01.04.01
Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St.Thomas's Hospital, London.
Senior Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology: 01.08.98 - 31.07.99
St Helier's Hospital, Surrey.
Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology: 01.05.95 - 31.07.98
Rotation - South West Thames, London / Surrey
British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society : Executive committee member, National Trainees Representative - Elected at annual meeting March 2000 - 2002
Physicians for Human Rights PHR (UK) : Executive committee member. An international independent human rights organization - Elected at annual meeting 1996 - 2001
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)
Panel assessor - Diabetes London Region - 2004 to 2005
South West Thames Diabetes Pregnancy Group
Founder and chairman - 2003 to date
McDonald (UK Maternal Medicine) Club
Active member - London Region - 2001 to date
International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM)
Member - 2004 to date
English & Arabic
Faculty of Science 1983
Distinction in Chemistry
Distinction in Mathematics
Distinction in Physics
Credit Award in Zoology
Faculty of Medicine
Distinction in Pathology 1986
Distinction in Therapeutics and Pharmacology 1987
The Schering Healthcare Award 1996
Best research presentation at South Thames (West) Regional
Haematological profile of women in pregnancy and the puerperium - 1993/94 - Colchester. Essex County Trustees - £12,000
The role of steroids in recurrent miscarriages - 2002. Epsom & St Helier Trsut R&D Fund + Lister hospital - £35,000
Iron supplementation in pregnancy - 2002. Epsom & St Helier Trsut R&D Fund - £13,000
The role of cytatin C in pregnancy - 2002. Epsom & St Helier Trust R&D Fund - £28,000
International Conferences
Shehata HA , Evans-Jones JC, Upton G. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)-A sign of imminent labour? The 27th British Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Dublin, Ireland - July 1995.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. The accuracy of haemoglobin measurements in the puerperium. Gynaecolgical and Obstetric Society of Trinidad and Tobago, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Joint Postgraduate Conference - Trinidad and Tobago - March 1997.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. The case for a return to routine iron supplementation in pregnancy. Gynaecolgical and Obstetric Society of Trinidad and Tobago, The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Joint Postgraduate Conference - Trinidad and Tobago - March 1997.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. Timing of human parturition: Red cell distribution width (RDW) may be a useful predictor. XV FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - Denmark - August 1997.
Shehata HA. Prescribing in Pregnancy. The Theory of Obstetric Medicine - 9 th Annual Meeting - Royal College of Physicians of London,October 2003.
Shehata HA . Haematological changes in cyesis.
South Thames (West) Regional Registrar Meeting - Princess Royal Hospital, Sussex - July 1995.
Shehata HA. Red cell distribution width an indicator of preterm labour?
St. Peters Hospital - July 1996.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. Routine iron supplementation in pregnancy; the case for a return to old practices.
British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society - Warwick, United Kingdom - March 1997.
Shehata HA . Internal jugular vein thrombosis and OHSS. South Thames (West) Regional Registrar Meeting - Frimley Park Hospital - July 2000
Original Articles
Arya R. Shehata HA . Patel RK. Sahu S. Rajasingam D. Harrington KF. Nelson-Piercy C. Parsons JH. Internal jugular vein thrombosis after assisted conception therapy. [Journal: Article] British Journal of Haematology. Vol 115(1) (pp 153-155), 2001.
Georgiou M. Shehata HA . Chaliha C. Byrne PD. McWhinney NA. Gough PM. Fasciitis: A rare complication of Burch colposuspension. [Journal: Article] British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Vol 108(2) (pp 227-229), 2001.
Shehata HA , Ali M, Upton G, Evans-Jones J, Manyonda I. Red cell distribution width (RDW) changes in pregnancy. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 1998; 62(1): 43-46.
Olayinka Oyelese K, Shehata HA , Hussain S, Manyonda I. Towards the modern management of ectopic pregnancy: a complete audit cycle of practice in a London teaching hospital. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1999) Vol. 19, No. 3, 276-279.
Shehata H.A . & Nelson-Piercy C. Medical diseases complicating pregnancy. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 2001; 2(6): 225-233.
S hehata HA , Nelson-Piercy., Khamashta MA. Management of pregnancy in antiphospholipid syndrome. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2001; (3):643-59.
Shehata HA , Nelson-Piercy. Drugs in pregnancy. Drugs to avoid. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2001; 15(6):971-86.
Rao A, Siram, S, Shehata HA, Maternal complications of Twins. To be published April 2004.
Shehata HA , Nelson-Piercy C. Drugs to avoid in pregnancy. Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000; 10: 44-52.
Shehata HA . Nelson-Piercy C. Connective tissue and skin disorders in pregnancy. Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Vol 11(6) (pp 329-335), 2001.
Shehata H . Infections in pregnancy. Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Vol 10(4) (pp 225-228), 2000.
Bhide A, Shehata HA . Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy. Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology. To be published April 2004.
Shehata HA, Okuson H . Neurological Disease in Pregnancy - systematic review . Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology. To be published June 2004.
Shehata HA. Prescribing in pregnancy . Prescriber. To be published May 2004.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones J. Routine iron supplementation in pregnancy; the case for a return to old practices.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1997; 17 (1): S45.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. Timing of human parturition: Red cell distribution width (RDW) may be a useful predictor. Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica 1997; 76 (167): 31.
Arya R, Shehata HA , Patel RK, Sahu S, Rajasingam D, Nelson-Piercy C, Harrington KF, Parsons JH. Upper extremity venous thrombosis following assisted conception therapy. The American Society of Hematology, November 2000.
Shehata HA , Nelson-Piercy C, Arya R, Rajasingam D, Patel RK, Sahu S, Harrington KF, Parsons JH. Internal jugular vein thrombosis and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. British Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Meeting - March 2001
Stone S, Kenyon A, Shehata HA , Nelson-Piercy C, Khamashta M. Antiphospholipid syndrome and obstetric cholestasis: a possible association. British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society, 6th Annual Conference - March 2001.
Shehata HA, Caffull D, Hussein W, Ali M, Barron J, Makanjoula D. The role of cystatin c in pregnancy. British Maternal Fetal Medicine Society Meeting, 9th Annual Conference - April 2004.
Shehata HA , Nelson-Piercy C. Autoimmune disease in pregnancy. RCOG Dialog 2000; Vol. 3 (1) .
Shehata HA , Upton G, Smith H, Evans-Jones J. Iron in pregnancy. North East Thames Regional Meeting - Colchester, Essex - October 1994.
Shehata HA , Upton G, Manyonda I. The effect of iron deficiency anaemia on the placental ratio. Obstetric Academic Meeting - St. George's Hospital Medical School, London - November 1995.
Shehata HA , Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. Haematological changes in pregnancy. South East Thames Region Registrars' Meeting - Hayward Heath, Sussex - May 1996.
Shehata HA , Manyonda I, Upton G, Evans-Jones JC. When should we check the haemoglobin levels in postnatal women - Day 3 or 7? South East Gynaecology Society - St. Helier's Hospital, Carshalton - November 1997.
Shehata HA. Medical disorders in pregnancy. St. George's Hospital, Croydon - June 1998.
Shehata HA. Maternal Mortality. Undergraduate Lecture, St. George's Medical Students, St. Helier's Hospital - May 1999.
Shehata HA. The case for routine iron supplementation in pregnancy. St. Helier's Hospital, Carshalton - October 1999.
Shehata HA. Haematological problems in pregnancy. South Thames (East) Regional Meeting, Maidstone Hospital, Kent - June 1999.
Shehata HA. Gestational trophoblastic disease. Undergraduate Lecture, St. George's Medical Students, St. Helier's Hospital - May 2000.
Shehata HA. Haematological disorders of pregnancy. St. Helier's hospital - November 2000.
Shehata HA. Diabetes in pregnancy. Royal Surrey County hospital - CESDI Regional meeting -February 2002.
