Ms Sonali Kaushik : Obstetrics and gynaecology

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Gynaecological oncology

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

Miss Sonali Kaushik is a qualified gynaecological oncology surgeon. She holds dual certification awarded by the Royal College Of Gynaecologists, as a specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and as a subspecialist in Gynaecological Oncology. In addition, she is an accredited Colposcopist (examination of the mouth of the womb with a telescope) and colposcopy trainer with the British Society of Colposcopy.

Ms Kaushik has trained in several hospitals in London and the South East of England including St Georges Hospital, London and The East Kent Gynaecological Cancer Centre. She obtained her formal subspecialist training in Gynaecological Oncology at Cheltenham General Hospital.

She specialises in the diagnosis and surgical management of benign conditions, pre-cancer and cancers of the female genital tract (ovary, womb, cervix, vulva and vagina). She is an expert in advanced keyhole surgery.

Areas of interest

General Gynaecology; Gynaecological Oncology ( management of cancer and pre-cancer of the womb, cervix, ovary, vagina and vulva); Colposcopy (Examination of Cervix & Vagina);
Cervical polyps & irregularities; Menstrual problems;
Pelvic Pain; Fibroids, Menopause & HRT Management; Hysteroscopic Surgery; Laparoscopic (Keyhole) procedures; Minimal Access/Invasive Surgery

Medical secretaries

Denise Hemsley
Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital Warren Road BRIGHTON BN2 6DX
01273 627053
01273 627040
denisehemsley.secretary@gmail.com

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Karen Henderson Not Fee Assured
Dr David Bacon Fee Assured
Dr Robert S Kong Not Fee Assured
Dr Peter Anderson Not Fee Assured
Dr Fraser Duncan Not Fee Assured

Dr Christopher Swaine Not Fee Assured
Dr John Pateman Not Fee Assured
Dr James J Cooper Not Fee Assured
Dr James Keogh Fee Assured
Dr Ashok K Narayanasamy Fee Assured

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Gynaecological Oncology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Research interests

Ms Kaushikâ€™s research interests include assessment of the quality of care received by women with gynaecological cancer (MD Thesis) and the treatment of precancerous lesions of the vulva (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24596022). She is actively involved in recruiting patients into suitable clinical trials to forward research into the early diagnosis or treatment of womenâ€™s cancers. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to book chapters.

Personal interests

Baking, going to the cinema and eating out.

Awards received

2014 Cobalt Appeal Grant (in support of MD thesis)
2014 NCRI research prize for best abstract.
2014 NCRI Travelling Fellowship Award
2012 Severn Deanery Travelling Fellowship Award

Publications

1. Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of usual-type vulval intraepithelial neoplasia.
Lawrie TA, Nordin A, Chakrabarti M, Bryant A, Kaushik S, Pepas L.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jan 5;1:CD011837. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011837.pub2. Review. PMID: 26728940

2. Medical interventions for high-grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia.
Pepas L, Kaushik S, Nordin A, Bryant A, Lawrie TA.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Aug 18;8:CD007924. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007924.pub3. Review. PMID: 26284429

3. Severely calcified peritoneal metastases masquerading as retained barium on CT scan.
Joshi D, Kaushik S, Larsen-Disney P, Bush J.
BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 3;2015. pii: bcr2015211487. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211487. PMID: 26240110

4. Surgical interventions for high-grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia.
Kaushik S, Pepas L, Nordin A, Bryant A, Dickinson HO.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Mar 4;3:CD007928. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007928.pub3. Review. PMID: 24596022

5. The use of laparostomy in patients with gynecologic cancer: first report from a UK cancer center.
Kaushik S, Akhter K, Rufford B, Ind TE, Kolomainen DF, Butler J, Barton DP. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2013 Jun;23(5):951-5. doi: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31829169fc. PMID: 23571659

6. A detailed immunohistochemical analysis of 2 cases of papillary cystadenoma of the broad ligament: an extremely rare neoplasm characteristic of patients with von hippel-lindau disease.
Brady A, Nayar A, Cross P, Patel A, Naik R, Lee S, Kaushik S, Barton D, McCluggage WG. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2012 Mar;31(2):133-40. doi: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e318228f577. PMID: 22317868

7. Medical interventions for high grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia. Pepas L, Kaushik S, Bryant A, Nordin A, Dickinson HO.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Apr 13;(4):CD007924. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007924.pub2. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;8:CD007924. PMID: 21491403

8. Surgical interventions for high grade vulval intraepithelial neoplasia.
Kaushik S, Pepas L, Nordin A, Bryant A, Dickinson HO.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Jan 19;(1):CD007928. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007928.pub2. Review. Update in: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;3:CD007928. PMID: 21249698

Courses offered to GPs

Women's Health Day: Ovarian cancer - early recognition and diagnosis. 6th of February, 2016

Management of postmenopausal bleeding, March 2017

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

MRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2006

Additional training

Fellowship in Gynaecological Oncology Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2014

GMC registration

Reference number 6061297

Details of entry to specialist register

Obstetrics and gynaecology (Gynaecological Oncology) , 2014

Affiliations / memberships

British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS)
International Gynaecological Cancer Society (IGCS)
European Society of Gynaecological Cancer (ESGO)
British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP)
British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE)
European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE)

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

2 Montefiore Road HOVE BN3 1RD
Thursday
18:00 - 20:00
01273 828120

Nuffield Health, Warren Road Woodingdean...
Monday
16:30 - 20:00
01273 627008

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

Q1802
Hysteroscopy with resection of fibroids (excluding morcellation) +/- insertion of Mirena coil - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (5-50) Spire Montefiore Hospital (5-50)
Q1701
Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis, +/-ureterolysis - (5-50)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (5-50) Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5)
P2730
Colposcopy (+/- biopsy, polypectomy or vulvoscopy) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5) Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5)
Q2020
Endometrial biopsy or aspiration - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q4400
Ovarian cystectomy +/- omental biopsy (as sole procedure and including bilateral) - (1-5)

Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q0230
Cauterisation of lesion of cervix uteri (+/- loop diathermy, colposcopy or polypectomy) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5) Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5)
Q0740
Total abdominal hysterectomy, +/- oophorectomy, +/- ureterolysis - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q0790
Laparoscopic total hysterectomy, +/- oophorectomy, +/- ureterolysis - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q1800
Hysteroscopy (including biopsy, dilatation, +/- cauterisation, curettage and resection of polyp(s) +/- Mirena coil insertion) - (1-5)

Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5) Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
Q1281
Removal and/or replacement of an embedded / migrated Mirena coil (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
P1920
Excision of septum of vagina - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q1030
Dilatation of cervix uteri and curettage of uterus (including polypectomy and diathermy of cervix) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q1702
Microwave endometrial ablation (including hysteroscopy) - (1-5)

Spire Montefiore Hospital (1-5)
J0900
Diagnostic laparoscopy (including any biopsy) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
T8780
Sentinel node biopsy (except where otherwise listed) - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q1280
Introduction of a mirena coil - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
Q2230
Laparoscopic oophorectomy and salpingectomy, +/- biopsy eg. omentum, peritoneum, lymph node (as sole procedure) - bilateral - (1-5)

Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital (1-5)
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