About Us

Miss Ranee Thakar

MD MRCOG

Ranee Thakar is a Subspecialist in Urogynaecology and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Mayday University Hospital, Croydon as well as a honorary senior lecturer at St George's University of London. She completed her basic medical training in India prior to moving to the UK. She obtained her MRCOG degree in 1994. Subsequently she took up a research post under the supervision of Mr Isaac Manyonda in St George's Hospital and Medical School. The research involved studying bowel, bladder and sexual function following hysterectomy. This led to a landmark paper which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD) from the University of London. During 1999 to 2001 she was a subspecialty trainee in urogynaecology under the auspices of Professor Stuart Stanton.

She is the chair of the meetings subcommittee of the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and has been elected as the next secretary of BSUG. She is also the chair of the education committee of the International Urogynecological Association.

She is currently a consultant in a busy tertiary referral urogynaecology department at Mayday University Hospital, with a large clinical workload, dealing with complex urogynaecological problems, teaching medical students, training junior doctors and undertaking clinical research. Her publications include many original papers in peer review journals and chapters in books. She is a co-editor of the first comprehensive textbook on perineal and anal sphincter trauma. Along with Abdul Sultan she runs the popular perineal repair courses at Mayday Hospital The unit is recognised for subspecialty training in urogynaecology and runs an active research programme. The Croydon continence team was awarded The UK Continence Team of the year in 2005. Ranee Thakar is actively involved in the conservative and surgical management of pelvic floor disorders (bowel and bladder incontinence, prolapse and sexual dysfunction).

Personal awards

14.04.1999 Thakar R, Manyonda IT, Stanton SL, Clarkson PK, Robinson G. Total versus subtotal hysterectomy: What is the evidence? Evidence Based Medicine Meeting, RCOG, London.
Best oral presentation

06.10.2000 Thakar R, Manyonda IT, Stanton SL, Clarkson PK, Robinson G. Effect of hysterectomy on on bladder and bowel function. SW Thames Regional Registrars Meeting, Crawley.
Best presentation

24.10.2000 Thakar R, Manyonda IT, Stanton SL, Clarkson PK, Robinson G. A randomised study of total and subtotal hysterectomy: Effect on bladder and bowel function. 25th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association, Rome.
Best oral presentation

16.02.2001 Thakar R, Manyonda IT, Stanton SL, Clarkson PK, Robinson G. A randomised study of total and subtotal hysterectomy: Effect on bladder and bowel function. Royal Society of Medicine, Registrars prize meeting. Best oral presentation

10.11.2005 Hospital Doctor "UK Continence team of the year 2005" Award for "orchestrating clinical excellence"
Abdul Sultan, Ranee Thakar and team

21.02.2008 Thakar R, Ayres S, Srivastava R, Manyonda I. Long term outcome after total and subtotal hysterectomy. Update on imaging and management of pelvic floor disorders, Treviso, Bjorn Fortling Award for the Best original work

17.09.2008 Thakar R, Ayres S, Srivastava R, Manyonda I. Removing the cervix at hysterectomy: an unnecessary intervention? 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association, Taipei
Axel Ingelman-Sundberg Award for the Best abstract presentation

24.10.2008 Thakar R, Ayres S, Srivastava R, Manyonda I. Removing the cervix at hysterectomy: an unnecessary intervention? 38th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society, Cairo, Best Clinical Abstract

Awards to fellows

03.07.2003 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Do hands-on training workshops on obstetric perineal repair change clinical practice? Mayday Research Day, Croydon
2nd prize best oral presentation

01.05.2004 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Occult sphincter injuries- myth or reality? Victor Bonney Society Meeting
2nd prize best oral presentation

01.07.2004 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan A. Episiotomy-the commonest obstetric operation-time for
re-appraisal? Mayday Research Day, Croydon
Best poster presentation

01.07.2004 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. The role of endoanal sonography in detecting obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Mayday Research Day, Croydon
Best oral presentation

18.02.2005 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Occult anal sphincter injuries- Myth or Reality
Royal Society of Medicine, Registrars prize meeting
2nd Prize Best oral presentation

31.03.2005 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury- A prospective study. International Continence Society (UK) 12th Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow
1st prize for Best podium presentation

30.09.2005 Andrews V, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Occult anal sphincter injuries -- myth or reality?
Fourth South Thames Postgraduate Conference
Best oral presentation

13.10.2005 Andrews V, Thakar R, Jones PW, Sultan AH. Risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter injuries The Victor Bonney Society
Best oral presentation

17.02.2006 Scheer I, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Will my sex life get better, Doctor? Royal Society of Medicine, Registrars prize meeting
2nd Prize - Best oral presentation

11.03.2006 Scheer I, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Urinary incontinence after obstetric anal sphincter trauma
RoyForum Urodynamicum
Best presentation

29.06.2006 Ruwan Fernando, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Are vaginal pessaries as effective as surgery in symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse, Mayday Research Day
Best presentation

16.02.2007 Scheer I, Thakar R, Sultan AH. Do pregnancy and delivery affect pelvic organ support?
Royal Society of Medicine, Registrars prize meeting
Best poster presentation

01.06.2008 Abdool Z. Prospective evaluation of outcome of vaginal pessaries versus surgery in women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse
Recipient of the IUGA fellowship award