Consultant Gynaecologist
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Stephen is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Director of Research for Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Neonatology at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he is Clinical Lead for Urogynaecology. His medical education was at Queens’ College Cambridge, and King's College Hospital London, where graduated in 1987.
During his training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, he spent 2 years working in Urology and Urology research in Sheffield. He was awarded MD in 2005 and holds an Honorary Chair with the University of Sheffield. His clinical interests include pelvic floor disorders, prolapse, bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction.
Stephen was responsible for the initial development and implementation of ePAQ (electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire www.epaq.co.uk), which has been deployed in a wide variety of clinical areas, including pelvic floor, menstrual and vulval disorders, cardiology and pre-operative assessment. ePAQ has been deployed in over 20 units in the UK and overseas and supports web-based assessments and outcomes monitoring in routine clinical practice, including ‘Virtual Clinics’. He has co-authored over 70 peer reviewed publications and is involved in a number of NIHR & locally funded research projects.