Dr. Ruhi Jawad is a highly experienced Consultant in Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health, practicing in the NHS since 1999, trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Cork, Ireland.
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, and Fellow of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians in London.
Dr. Jawad specializes in all aspects of outpatient gynaecology and sexual health. She welcomes female and male patients as shown below:
- Well women and well man healthcare and sexual health checks
- Adolescent gynaecology
- Cervical smear tests
- Medical management of heavy painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids
- Sexual problems and psychosexual referrals
- Perimenopause and menopause, HRT and support
- All forms of Contraception pills, patches, rings, LARC i.e., coils, implants, Emergency contraception. Insertion of coils under local anaesthesia.
- Benign gynaecological conditions
Dr. Jawad has considerable experience managing routine and complex contraception cases. She specializes in the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) under local anaesthesia for coils and implants.
After completing her specialist training in London at Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, she has since built a portfolio career, holding various positions across the UK. She is actively involved in teaching and training across her specialties, becoming the General Training Programme Director at the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare from 2019-2024. She continues to be a Clinical and Educational Supervisor, approved by the General Medical Council.
Dr. Jawad also held a pivotal role in supporting the Havens sexual assault referral centre (SARC) since its establishment in June 2000, where she continues to serve as a Sexual Offences Examiner .
With a holistic approach to her clinical practice, Dr. Jawad combines all aspects of medical gynaecology and sexual and reproductive health in the supervision of complex cases. She lives in Dulwich with her husband. She has three grown up children, and two grandchildren.