Mr Ruwan Wimalasundera, Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal Medicine specialist
Mr Ruwan Wimalasundera
Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal Medicine specialist
Mr Ruwan Wimalasundera BSc MBBS FRCOG PhD
Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal Medicine specialist
Mr Ruwan Wimalasundera
Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal Medicine specialist BSc MBBS FRCOG PhD
Areas of expertise
- Early Pregnancy
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
- Multiple (Twin) Birth
- Obstetrics
- Pregnancy
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About Mr Ruwan Wimalasundera
GMC number: 3546538
Year qualified: 1991
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Mr Ruwan Chinthaka Wimalasundera is a Consultant Obstetrician and Fetal Medicine specialist based at University College London Hospital. He runs the multiple pregnancy service and also sees patients privately at the Portland Hospital. Mr Wimalasundera is a leading expert in the management of multiple pregnancies. Prior to his current position, he was the Lead for Fetal Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare Trust, based at the Centre for Fetal Care at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital for 10 years, where he also managed the multiple pregnancy service.
Mr Wimalasundera grew up in West London and trained in medicine at King’s College of Medicine. He specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospitals and completed a PhD thesis in ‘Vascular Reactivity in Pre-Eclampsia’ at Imperial College. In 2003, he was appointed as a consultant at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital.
He manages both low and high-risk pregnancies and specialises in the management of multiple pregnancies, including complicated monochorionic pregnancies. He has a particular interest in the management of Twin to Twin Transfusion SynMrome in monochorionic twins, using fetoscopic laser ablation to placental vessels. He receives referrals from all over the UK for this procedure. Mr Wimalasundera encourages the natural management of pregnancies but also offers the option of a Caesarean Section when appropriate.
Procedures and Conditions Treated
- Caesarean Section (C-Section)
- Early pregnancy care
- Ultrasound
- Management of low and high-risk pregnancies
- Complicated monochorionic pregnancies
Mr Wimalasundera’s extensive experience and dedication to maternal and fetal health make him a highly sought-after specialist in his field.
Areas of expertise
- Childbirth (Assisted Vaginal Delivery)
- Childbirth (Normal Vaginal Delivery)
- Early Pregnancy Care
- Early Pregnancy Scan
- Early Pregnancy
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
- Multiple (Twin) Birth
- Obstetrics
- Pregnancy Symptoms
- Pregnancy
- Private Maternity