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Mr Andrew Baxter

Consultant Gynaecologist

Mr Andrew Baxter

Consultant Gynaecologist

About Mr Andrew Baxter

Personal Profile

Background

Mr Andrew Baxter is a leading consultant gynaecologist in Sheffield who specialises in treating menstrual disorders, such as heavy, painful or irregular periods, all causes of pelvic pain, ovarian cysts and fibroids.

Mr Baxter trained in Manchester and then undertook advanced training in minimal access surgery before taking up his Consultant post at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. He is accredited to perform advanced hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgery.

Special Interests

He has a special interest in the treatment of endometriosis and is Lead for the Sheffield Endometriosis Centre, one of the BSGE accredited centres, undertaking surgery on the most severe types of this disease.

He also has a major interest in out-patient gynaecology and undertakes diagnostic and operative procedures in women with abnormal uterine bleeding. In this way many patients can have polyps or fibroids removed, or even an ablation procedure for heavy periods, without the need for anaesthetic.

Teaching and Training

He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield and is the Regional preceptor in Yorkshire for junior doctors undertaking advanced laparoscopic training.

He has held positions on the Board of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy and has been an advisor to NICE. He gives regular lectures on topics that relate to his specialist interests.

Mr Baxter has also hosted an online event, covering the treatments he offers at Thornbury Hospital. Click here to watch the free event

You can find out more information about Mr Baxter on his website: http://tedbaxter.co.uk/

Clinical Interests

  • The investigation and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding, including heavy periods
  • The medical and surgical treatment of endometriosis
  • Ovarian cysts
  • Fibroids
  • Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Hysteroscopy – out patient and in patient diagnostic and operative
  • Endometrial ablation

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Languages spoken

English

GMC number

3353093
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

BSc, MBChB, FRCOG

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