Consultant Gynaecologist

Professional background

Miss Silvia Carta is a specialist in all aspects of benign gynaecological care, with more than 10 years of clinical experience. Her particular areas of expertise include hysteroscopy and minor procedures for outpatients, ovarian masses, pelvic pain, endometriosis/adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding and other period problems, infections, menopause, alongside minimal access surgery.

Miss Carta is also an expert in advanced ultrasound applied to gynaecology and uses her advanced skills in outpatient diagnostics with the aim to minimise the need for more invasive procedures and admission to the hospital and shorten the time to diagnosis.

She is highly regarded for her friendly, professional and attentive manner, providing patient-centred advice and care that align to the latest published clinical evidence, and the standards of the most successful health systems worldwide.

After obtaining her MBChB in Medicine and Surgery in 2011, she completed her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Palermo, Italy. In the last eight years in London, Miss Carta has undertaken further specialist training at some of the UK's leading centres of excellence including St Georges’ University Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. Working with world-renown specialists, she completed advanced RCOG qualifications in benign gynaecological surgery, open, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic, acute gynaecology and early pregnancy, advanced labour ward practice, specialist ultrasound in gynaecology and early pregnancy. 

Clinical areas of interest

  • Endometriosis/adenomyosis and pelvic pain
  • Period problems
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding before and after menopause
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome
  • Ovarian masses/cysts
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • Sexual transmitted infections (STI)
  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)/Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
  • Contraception advice
  • Management of uterine fibroids
  • Cancer prevention and screening
  • Early pregnancy care and ultrasound <14 weeks
  • Recurrent miscarriage
  • Management of miscarriage
  • Prolapse assessment and non-surgical management
  • Cervical cancer screening (smear test/HPV)
  • Woman health check
  • Menopause and HRT
  • Difficult coils under ultrasound guidance

Clinic Days

Ad-hoc

Appointments

Call Miss Carta's secreteray, Janneth: 0203 1500 328

Professional memberships

RCOG, ISUOG, BSGE, SIEOG