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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Urogynaecology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About us
Mr Constantin Durnea is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist based primarily at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where he works at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. He is the hospital's lead urogynaecology specialist, with expertise in the management of vaginal prolapse, urinary incontinence (including robotic surgery), pelvic and vaginal pain, and recurrent urinary tract infections. He also manages a broad range of general gynaecological conditions, including menstrual disorders, fibroids, polyps, ovarian cysts, PCOS, and chronic vaginal discharge.
Mr Durnea graduated in medicine from Nicolae Testemi?anu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, where he also completed his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1997. Following his move to Ireland, he completed a PhD focusing on pelvic floor dysfunction related to childbirth. He was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 2011 and became a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists the following year.
In addition to his NHS work, Mr Durnea sees private patients at Bishops Wood Hospital, Spire Harpenden Hospital, and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital.
Mr Durnea remains actively involved in research and regularly contributes to peer-reviewed journals. He participates in the work of several professional organisations dedicated to improving standards within urogynaecology, including the International Urogynecological Association and the International Collaboration for Harmonising Outcomes in Urogynaecology. He also served as an elected member of the International Urogynecological Association Terminology and Standardisation Committee, contributing to the development and harmonisation of urogynaecological terminology internationally.
An enthusiastic educator and supervisor, Mr Durnea is actively involved in training junior doctors and supporting specialist trainees. He also delivers educational courses for general practitioners in areas including pelvic floor dysfunction, female urinary incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse management.
Areas of interest
Heavy and irregular periods; PCOS; contraceptive advice; sexual difficulties; chronic pelvic and vulvo-vaginal pain; recurrent urinary infections; persistent vaginal discharge; painful and overactive bladder; stress and urgency urinary incontinence; primary and recurrent pelvic prolapse; Bartholine cyst operation; laparoscopic treatment for ovarian cysts and endometriosis; sterilisation; hysteroscopy; fibroid resections; uterine ablation; myomectomy; hysterectomy (vaginal, open, laparoscopic, robotic); conservative and surgical management of bladder, bowel, uterine and vaginal vault prolapse; bladder botox injection; different types of stress incontinence surgery (including robotic); management of childbirth injury; chronic pelvic pain.
Medical secretaries
- Ms Becky Yeatman
- 07856 900460
- mr.durnea@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Vishal Handa at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr York-Mui Liu at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Suhail M Zaidi at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Priti Kamath at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Devaraja Acharya at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Marcus Hickson at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Anoop Patel at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Constantin Durnea has worked with Dr Shanmugasundaram Gowrie-Mohan at the following hospitals:
- Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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P2310
Anterior +/- posterior colporrhaphy (including primary repair of enterocele) (including cystoscopy) - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50)
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P2380
Anterior (+/- posterior) colporrhaphy with vaginal hysterectomy (including primary repair of enterocele and cystoscopy) - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (5-50)
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P2450
Sacrospinous fixation - (5-50)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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P2610
Insertion of a vaginal support pessary - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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P2000
Excision of lesion of vagina (e.g. warts and cysts) - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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M4714
Therapeutic injection into bladder wall (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Q1800
Hysteroscopy (including biopsy, dilatation, +/- cauterisation, curettage and resection of polyp(s) +/- Mirena coil insertion) - (1-5)
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Q2020
Endometrial biopsy or aspiration - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Q1802
Hysteroscopy with resection of fibroids (excluding morcellation) +/- insertion of Mirena coil - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Q1700
Therapeutic hysteroscopic operations on uterus (including endometrial ablation excluding microwave or radiofrequency ablation) +/- Mirena coil insertion - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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M5630
Therapeutic injection into bladder neck for treatment of stress incontinence (peri-urethral bulking agents) (including cystoscopy) - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)
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Q0230
Cauterisation of lesion of cervix uteri (+/- loop diathermy, colposcopy or polypectomy) - (1-5)
Spire Harpenden Hospital (1-5)