Dr. Yahya Kamal

Dr. Yahya Kamal is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG), UK, and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FACOG), USA. He has been practicing in Ireland since 1996 and has over 30 years of experience in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Dr. Kamal obtained his medical degree from the University of Karachi, Pakistan, in 1989. He is a member, trainer and examiner of the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). He also serves as an examiner for the MRCOG and MRCPI Obstetrics and Gynaecology OSCE examinations.

He has been an Assistant Master at both the Coombe Women’s University Hospital and Rotunda Hospital, between 2008 and 2010. He was then appointed as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda and the Louth County Hospital Dundalk in July 2010, and served as a Lead Colposcopist at the North East Regional Colposcopy Unit Dundalk from January 2010. He has been working as a Consultant Gynaecologist in the Rotunda Hospital Dublin since May 2011. Dr. Kamal is actively involved in Irish National Cervical Screening Programme and he is one of the leading consultants at the Colposcopy Unit, Rotunda Hospital Dublin.

His specialist interests encompass a broad range of gynaecological services, including:

• laparoscopic surgery
• endometrial ablation
• hysteroscopic surgery
• urinary incontinence
• pelvic organ prolapse repair

He has extensive experience in general gynaecology, menstrual disorders, colposcopy, urogynaecology, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), adolescent gynaecology, menopause and perimenopausal care.

Research, teaching and postgraduate education have been integral to Dr. Kamal’s career, enabling him to remain abreast of developments in gynaecological practice. He has published in peer-reviewed medical journals, contributes to postgraduate medical education and serves as an Honorary Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). He is also actively involved in training and mentoring the next generation of consultant gynaecologists in accordance with the standards of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI).

In addition, Dr. Kamal contributes to the continuing medical education (CME) of general practitioners (GPs), delivering lectures on up-to-date clinical topics relevant to general practice in the community.