Some numbers speak for themselves. In 2012, Dr. Vasileios Minas was awarded one of just five nationally available training posts in the United Kingdom in the highly competitive programme of Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery for the Excision of Benign Disease.
Five posts across an entire country, in one of the most technically demanding training pathways in British gynaecology. He completed the programme, joining a small cohort of surgeons trained to the highest national standard in advanced minimally invasive surgical care.
Dr. Minas, PhD, MRCOG, is a Gynaecologist and Endometriosis Specialist whose career spans the NHS, private practice, and the evolving digital landscape of women’s health. In the NHS, he is based at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, an internationally recognised endometriosis centre and one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom. In the private sector, he practices at the Runnymede Hospital in Surrey, the Woking Nuffield Hospital, and the Lister Hospital in London.
Since January 2023, he has served as Director of the BSGE-Accredited Endometriosis Centre at Runnymede Hospital, a leadership role he holds alongside his ongoing consultant appointment there, which began in December 2018.
A Career Shaped by the Most Demanding Training Environments
Dr Minas began his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology within the Oxford Deanery (2007–2012), one of the most competitive and rigorous training programmes in UK medicine. In 2012, following selection for the national advanced laparoscopic training post, he joined Wirral University Teaching Hospital, a major centre for advanced laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery. He trained there until 2015 before progressing into a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist role at the same institution.
He later served at the Countess of Chester Hospital (2017) before taking up his long-term NHS consultant post at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2018, where he continues to practise today. His extended tenure at St Peter’s reflects continuity, institutional trust, and a stable clinical environment in which complex surgical practice and service development have been able to mature.
The Philosophy Behind the Practice
Beyond technical expertise, Dr Minas is known for a patient-centred and holistic approach to care. His clinical philosophy considers not only symptoms and disease severity but also quality of life, family context, and professional circumstances.
He prioritises shared decision-making, ensuring that patients fully understand both medical and surgical options before choosing their care pathway. This approach reflects a deeper understanding of endometriosis as a life-altering condition rather than a purely clinical diagnosis. Its impact extends far beyond pain, often affecting work, relationships, mental health, and daily functioning.
Dr Minas specialises in endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, and polyps, combining breadth of general gynaecological expertise with a focused subspecialty in complex benign disease.
Research, Scholarship, and Academic Contribution
Dr Minas has published approximately 40 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, reflecting sustained academic engagement alongside clinical practice. His work has been recognised through multiple national and international awards and scholarships, and he is a regular presenter at scientific conferences focused on endometriosis and minimally invasive surgery.
As College Tutor for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Peter’s Hospital, he holds formal responsibility for postgraduate medical education, shaping training standards and supporting the development of junior doctors within the department. This role requires not only clinical expertise but a sustained commitment to teaching, mentorship, and departmental development.
Where Technology Meets Patient Care
A distinctive aspect of Dr Minas’s work is his involvement in digital health innovation. Since January 2023, he has served on the Advisory Board of Ekvi, an Oslo-based health technology company focused on improving care pathways for women living with endometriosis.
The platform aims to bridge a long-standing gap in endometriosis care: the disconnect between patient experience outside the clinic and clinical understanding within it. By improving communication and continuity of information, such tools are increasingly becoming integral to modern chronic disease management.
His involvement reflects an interest in how technology can meaningfully enhance clinical care rather than simply supplement it.
A Specialist Still Evolving
More than seven years into his consultant role at Runnymede Hospital and over eight years into his NHS appointment at St Peter’s Hospital, Dr Minas has established himself as a leading specialist in complex benign gynaecological surgery and endometriosis care.
His career brings together elite surgical training, a substantial academic output, a patient-centred clinical philosophy, and engagement with emerging digital health solutions. In a field that continues to evolve in both complexity and visibility, his work reflects a consistent commitment to improving outcomes for patients whose conditions have historically been under-recognised and under-treated.
In that context, his contribution is not only technical or academic. It is structural — helping to define how modern endometriosis care is delivered, understood, and improved.
