About
Mr Thomas Bainton
Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
Mr Bainton is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. He is an endometriosis specialist with a focus on complex minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery in addition to comprehensive care across obstetrics and gynaecology. He works within the specialist British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) accredited Endometriosis Centre at Chelsea and Westminster.
He studied medicine at University of Oxford and completed postgraduate training in Cambridge and North West London, completing advanced fellowships in endometriosis and minimal access (keyhole) surgery. He undertook a dedicated endometriosis research fellowship at Imperial College London investigating new ways to improve the diagnosis and understanding of the inflammatory basis of endometriosis and continues to lead endometriosis research projects and clinical trials. He has presented his work widely at national and international conferences.
I feel extremely privileged to care for women at important moments in their lives, taking a highly personalised approach, working closely to understand priorities, overall health, and wider circumstances in order to ensure everyone feel informed, supported, and confident in the decisions we make together towards long-term, sustainable treatment.
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He has worked extensively in endometriosis advocacy, patient and public involvement and policy. He is a trustee of the national charity, The Endometriosis Foundation and has made appearances in the media as an expert in the field.
His practice focuses on complex gynaecological conditions, with advanced expertise in minimally invasive surgery, holistic endometriosis management and full obstetric, pregnancy and labour care. He supports women through both routine and higher-risk pregnancies, with very broad experience in vaginal and assisted vaginal births as well as caesarean delivery, including complex cases.
He teaches extensively as a lecturer for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Imperial College, London in medicine and reproductive and developmental biology. He is a director of the Chelsea Surgical Academy, leading postgraduate training in complex minimally invasive surgery and endometriosis care in London, nationally and internationally.
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Research & Publications
Comparisons between aviation and robot-assisted surgery in gynaecology: lessons from safety practices in high-risk industries
High-risk industries such as aviation have long since understood that technical competencies alone do not guarantee safety or success. Surgical disciplines including robot-assisted surgery (RAS) have achieved this understanding relatively recently…Read More
Dynamic roles of ILC3 in endometrial repair and regeneration
Background Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are prominent in the human uterine mucosa and play physiological roles in pregnancy. ILC3 are the second-most common ILC subset in the uterine mucosa, but their role remains unclear…Read More
The importance of non-technical skills in robot-assisted surgery in gynaecology
Robot-assisted surgery (RAS) in gynaecology has undergone exponential growth in recent decades, with utility in treating both benign and malignant gynaecological conditions. The technological complexities and amended theatre dynamics that RAS demands…Read More
Diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis: A systematic review and accuracy meta-analysis of non-invasive tests available in primary care
Background: Endometriosis is a chronic, often debilitating condition with a current significant delay from symptom onset to diagnosis with much of this in primary care. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the primary literature…Read More