Mr Glefy Furtado

Professional statement

Mr Glefy Furtado is a distinguished consultant obstetrician, gynaecologist and urogynaecologist with over 25 years’ experience. His areas of expertise include vaginal hysterectomy, vaginal prolapse, myomectomy, bladder problems, urinary incontinence, and pelvic pain. He is highly proficient in prolapse surgery, open and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy, colpocleisis, sacrospinous fixation, as well as abdominal and transvaginal ultrasounds in early pregnancy and acute gynaecology.

Currently, Mr Furtado consults privately at The Princess Margaret Hospital, at Spire Thames Valley Hospital, at Spire St Anthony’s Hospital, at The Parkside Suite Wexham, and at Parkside Suite Heatherwood Hospital. Additionally, he practises as a consultant at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals’ NHS Foundation Trust since 2012, and also serves as the urogynaecology and post natal lead.

Mr Furtado qualified with a postgraduate degree in obstetrics and gynaecology from Goa University, following his MBBS from the same institution in 1997. Notably, he has accomplished two prestigious fellowships: in minimal access surgery, hysteroscopy, and robotic surgery at Frimley Park Hospital and in urogynaecology at St George’s Hospital. Moreover, Mr Furtado has also completed seven advanced training modules from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), including in areas such as benign gynaecology (open and laparoscopic), advanced hysteroscopy, and maternal medicine.

Mr Furtado holds the esteemed FRCOG from the RCOG, along with the MRCOG. His contributions to the fields also include being the examiner for the Part 3 MRCOG exams (Final), as well as having been the equivalence adviser for the RCOG, demonstrating his commitment to excellence in obstetrics, gynaecology, and urogynaecology. He is a member of various reputed professional organisations, including the International Urogynaecology Society, and a life member of the Indian Medical Association.