Mr Lawrence Mascarenhas

Mr Lawrence Mascarenhas is a senior consultant in obstetrics (pregnancy and childbirth) and gynaecology (conditions affecting the female reproductive system). He has 30 years’ experience. He is currently the regional college adviser responsible for patient safety and hospital accreditation for south London hospitals.

Lawrence is an accredited subspecialist in reproductive medicine which means he is a specialist in supporting pregnancies after recurrent miscarriage and fertility treatment, including multiple pregnancies. He is a sensitive and flexible obstetrician who believes in providing informed choice.

He is very experienced open and key-hole gynaecological surgeon and is an accredited college trainer in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery.

He has published papers in many medical journals, including two British Medical Journal editorials and is bilingual (English /French).

Education

• First class honours from the University of Tours, France
• Postgraduate degrees from the Oxford John Radcliffe, Birmingham Maternity and Cambridge Addenbrooke’s hospitals where he qualified and trained.