About Me

Dr Sheela Purkayastha, Consultant Gynaecologist at The BUPA Cromwell Hospital and in Harley Street graduated from The Calcutta Medical College, India in 1969. She was awarded a National Scholarship and many other prizes including the Maharaja Gwalior Gold Medal for securing highest marks in the 1st MBBS Examination. Her postgraduate studies were at AIIMS, New Delhi where she obtained her MD in 1974.

Following her work in Iran as a Consultant in O&G, she came to the UK in 1979, and passed the MRCOG in 1982. She was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College in 1997, and FFFP in 2006. She is BSCCP recognised trainer in Colposcopy and a Family Planning instructor certified by the RCOG, London. She is a member of the British Menopause Society & had ran the Menopause Clinic at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital for a long time. She is the sole author of the book, Postreproductive Gynaecology, published in London 1999.

She has worked in the NHS for 28 years of which the past 18 yrs were at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.

She has a keen interest in teaching various medical professionals, particularly concerning the promotion of women’s healthcare. She has been using the HPV vaccine in the UK since its inception and believes that the vaccine will significantly reduce the incidence of cervical cancer.

Since November 2008, she has been working as a Consultant at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital for one session per week to teach and train both senior and junior doctors, particularly for the LARC procedure.

Dr Purkayastha has successfully completed the 3rd CPD cycle of the Royal College of Obstetrician & Gynaecologist this year. She retired from the NHS in 2007 & continues to practise solely at the private sector. She has an Honorary Contract as a Consultant for teaching & training  purposes with the Chelsea & Westminster Health Care Trust.

She travels nationally & internationally to participate in various meetings & Conferences each year. She also delivers lectures at these  meetings.

She speaks many languages from the Indian subcontinent & also Persian fluently. This particular skill is instrumental in aiding the comfort of many patients during their consultations.