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ALFRED CUTNER

Professional background

Year of Birth:     1962

Nationality:        British

GMC Number:    3079692

MPS Number:    146129


Qualifications

1985 Final MB BS (Distinction in Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

1987 MRCOG Part 1

1989 JCC. Certificate of Family Planning

1993 Doctor of Medicine, University of London

MD Thesis entitled "The lower urinary tract in pregnancy"

1993 MRCOG. Part 2.

2005 FRCOG


Accreditation date

I was awarded a certificate of accreditation for the RCOG on the 1.06.96.

Present appointment

Consultant Gynaecologist, The University College London Hospitals. I started this appointment in Sept 1997.

Research interests

  1.  Minimal access gynaecological surgery
  1.  Urogynaecology
  1.  Paediatruc and Adolescent Gynaecology
  1.  Endometriosis


Publications

Papers in peer reviewed journals

A Cutner, P Abel. Undescended Testis: a Dual Lesson. (case report) British Journal Of Urology. 1988:273-274.

C O'Donnell, A Cutner, G. Williams. Metastatic Native Renal Carcinoma in Renal Transplant Recipients. (case report) Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 1988;3:690-693.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo, CJ Benness, A Carey, D Cooper. Detrusor Instability In Early Pregnancy. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1990;9(4):328-9.

C Benness, K Ganger, L Cardozo, A Cutner, M. Whitehead. Do Progestagens Exacerbate Urinary Incontinence In Women On H.R.T. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1991;10(4):316-7.

J Haken, C Benness, L Cardozo, A Cutner. A Randomised Trial Of Vaginal Cones And Pelvic Floor Exercises In The Management Of Genuine Stress Incontinence. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1991;10(4):393-4.

A Cutner, BG Wise, LD Cardozo, G Burton, D Abbott, CJ Kelleher. Single Channel Cystometry As A Screening Test For Abnormal Detrusor Activity. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1992;11(4):455-6.

BG Wise, A Cutner, LD Cardozo, CJ Kelleher, G Burton, D Abbott. Do Detailed Symptom Questionnaires Negate The Need For Urodynamic Investigation? Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1992;11(4):353-5.

G Burton, BG Wise, LD Cardozo, A Cutner, CJ Kelleher. Detrusor Instability: Is It Inherited Or Just "Passed On"? Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1992;11(4):458-9.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo, CJ Benness. Assessment Of Urinary Symptoms In Early Pregnancy. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 1991;98:1283-6.†

A Cutner, LD Cardozo, BG Wise. The effects of pregnancy on previous incontinence surgery. British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (case report). 1991;98:1181-3.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo, CJ Benness. Assessment Of Urinary Symptoms In The Second Half Of Pregnancy. International Urogynecology Journal. 1992;3:30-32.

A Cutner, A Carey, LD Cardozo. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Early Pregnancy. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 1992;12:75-78.

A Cutner, G Moscoso, LD Cardozo, M. Driver, D.Cooper. Growth Of The Normal Human Lower Urinary Tract From 12 To 21 Weeks Gestation. The Anatomical Record. 1992;234(4):568-74.

B Wise, A Cutner, L Cardozo, D Abbott, G Burton. The Assessment Of Bladder Neck Movement In Postpartum Women Using Perineal Ultrasonography. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992;2:116-120.

BG Wise, G Burton, A Cutner, LD Cardozo. Effect Of Vaginal Ultrasound Probe On Lower Urinary Tract Function. British Journal Of Urology. 1992;70:12-16.

B Thilaganathan, A Cutner, J Latimer, R Beard. Management Of The Third Stage Of Labour In The Woman At Low Risk Of Postpartum Haemorrhage. European Journal Of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1993;48:19-22.

BG Wise, LD Cardozo, A Cutner, CJ Benness, G Burton. The Prevalence And Significance Of Urethral Instability In Women With Detrusor Instability. British Journal Of Urology. 1993;72:26-29.

A Cutner, G Burton, LD Cardozo, BG Wise, D Abbott, J Studd. Does Progesterone Cause An Irritable Bladder? International Urogynecology Journal. 1993;4:259-261.

CJ Kelleher, LD Cardozo, V Khullar, BG Wise, A Cutner. The Impact Of Urinary Incontinence On Sexual Function. The Journal of Sexual Health. 1995;3:186-191.

A Cutner, J Erian. Endometrial Laser ablation: Does formal apprenticeship lead to safer learning process. Gynaecological Endoscopy. 1995;4:217-8.

A Cutner, J Erian. Who should have outpatient hysteroscopy? Gynaecological Endoscopy. 1996;5:231-234.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo. The Association Between Pregnancy And Abnormal Detrusor Activity. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 1996;16:143-145.

A Cutner, J Rymer. Patient recovery after laparoscopic colposuspension. Gynaecological Endoscopy. 1998;7(6):307-308.

D Ojutiku, A Cutner, J. Rymer. Ectopic pregnancy with levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system. (case report) The jounal of Family planning 1998;24(2)85-86.

R Connell, A Cutner, S. Creighton. Laparoscopic removal of an ectopic uterus in a patient with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome (case report). J Obstet Gynaecol 2000;20(1):97.

R Connell, S Creighton, A Cutner. The effects of local anaesthetic spray on the pain associated local anaesthetic injection prior to biopsy or loop diathermy to the cervix in the outpatient colposcopy clinic. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2000;07(5):686-8.

S Creighton, CL Minto, A Cutner. Use of the ultrasonically activated scalpel in laparoscopic resection of a non-communicating rudimentary horn. Gynaecological Endoscopy 2000:9(5)327-329

D Visvanathan, R Connell, MA Hall-Craggs, SG, AS Cutner, Bown. Interstitial laser photocoagulation for uterine myomas. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002 Aug;187(2):382-4

G Esegbona, A Cutner, P Cuckow, S Creighton. Laparoscopic gonadectomy in paediatric and adolescent girls with intersex disorders. BJOG 2003;110(2):210-213.

DK Visvanathan, AS Cutner, AM Cassoni, M Gaze, MC Davies. A new technique of laparoscopic ovariopexy before irradiation. Fertil Steril 2003 May;79(5):1204-6

NS Crouch, B Gyampoh, AS Cutner, SM Creighton Ovarian torsion: to pex or not to pex? case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2003 Dec;16(6):381-4.

B Gyampoh, N Crouch, P O'Brien, C O'Sullivan, A Cutner. Intrapartum ultrasound estimation of total bladder volume. BJOG. 2004 Feb; 111(2): 103-8.†

E Saridogan, A Cutner. The use of McCartney Tube during Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Gender Reassignment: A Report of Two Cases. BJOG. 2004;111(3):277-8.

A Cutner, E Saridogan, R Hart, P Pandya, S Creighton. Laparoscopic management of pregnancies occurring in non-communicating accessory uterine horns. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2004 Mar 15;113(1):106-9.

AS Cutner, MS Lazanakis, E Saridogan. Laparoscopic ovarian suspension to facilitate surgery for advanced endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2004 Sep;82(3):702-4.

C KH Yu, A Cutner, T Mould, A Olaitan. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy as a primary surgical treatment for endometrial cancer in morbidly obese women. BJOG. 2005;112:115-117.

S Elneil, AS Cutner, M Remy, AT Leather, P Toozs-Hobson, B Wise. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy for vault prolapse without burial of mesh: a case series. BJOG. 2005 Apr;112(4):486-9.

M Spiteri, A Cutner. The use of submucosal small intestinal mesh in laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy and posterior vaginal repair. Gynecological Surgery. 2005;2(3):187-189.

A Stavroulis, A Cutner, S Creighton, E Saridogan. Laparoscopic treatment of severe endometriosis in the adolescent. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2006 Apr 1;125(2):248-50.

SM Creighton, MC Davies, A Cutner. Laparoscopic management of cervical agenesis. Fertil Steril. 2006 May;85(5):1510.

IS Ismail, AS Cutner, SM Creighton. Laparoscopic vaginoplasty: alternative techniques in vaginal reconstruction. BJOG. 2006 Mar;113(3):340-3.

Brandner B, Krishnan P, Sitham M, Man A, Saridogan E, Cutner A. Is naso-gastric tube insertion necessary to reduce the risk of gastric injury atsubcostal laparoscopic insufflation? A pilot study.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2007 Jul;24(7):644-5.

Cutner A, Kearney R, Vashisht A. Laparoscopic uterine sling suspension: a new technique of uterine suspension in women desiring surgical management of uterine prolapse with uterine conservation.
BJOG. 2007 Sep;114(9):1159-62. Epub 2007 Jul 6.

Pandis GK, Saridogan E, Windsor AC, Gulumser C, G Cohen CR, Cutner AS. Short-term outcome of fertility-sparing laparoscopic excision of deeply infiltrating pelvic endometriosis performed in a tertiary referral center. Fertil Steril. 2008 Oct 28.

Pandis GK, Michala L, Creighton SM, Cutner AS. Minimal access surgery in adolescent gynaecology. BJOG. 2009 Jan;116(2):214-9.

O'Gorman T, MacDonald N, Mould T, Cutner A, Hurley R, Olaitan A. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy in morbidly obese women with endometrial cancer
anaesthetic and surgical complications. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2009;30(2):171-3.

Vashisht A, Gulumser C, Pandis G, Saridogan E, Cutner A. Voiding dysfunction in women undergoing laparoscopic treatment for moderate to severe endometriosis. Fertil Steril. 2009 Dec;92(6):2113-5. Epub 2009 Aug 22.

Stavroulis AI, Saridogan E, Benjamin E, Cutner AS. Can high histological confirmation rates be achieved for pelvic endometriosis? J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Nov;29(8):729-31.

Holland TK, Yazbek J, Cutner A, Saridogan E, Hoo WL, Jurkovic D. Value of transvaginal ultrasound in assessing severity of pelvic endometriosis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;36(2):241-8.

Christopoulos P, Cutner A, Vashisht A, Creighton SM. Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy to Treat Prolapse of the Neovagina Created by Vaginal Dilation in Rokitansky Syndrome. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010 Nov 30.

Hoo WL, Saridogan E, Cutner A, Pandis G, Jurkovic D. Effectiveness of ovarian suspension in preventing post-operative ovarian adhesions in women with pelvic endometriosis: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Womens Health. 2011 May 11;11:14


Books and chapters

Linda Cardozo, Alfred Cutner, Brian Wise. Basic Urogynaecology. Oxford Medical Publications. Oxford University Press, 1993. (English/Italian/Polish versions).

A Cutner. The bladder in pregnancy and the puerperium. In: Urogynaecology. The investigation and management of urinary incontinence in women. Edited by A.R.B. Smith. RCOG press. 1995. pp:17-31.

Urogynaecology. Edited by L.D. Cardozo. Churchill Livingstone, 1997. Part of a multi-author team.

A Cutner . Embryology and Anatomy. Chapter 2: 27-41. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner . Setting up a Urodynamic Clinic. Chapter 5: 61-85. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo. Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner. Uroflowmetry. Chapter 8: 109-117. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo. Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner. Urethral Pressure Profilometry. Chapter 11: 141-153. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo.Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner. The Urinary Tract in Pregnancy. Chapter 28: 417-443. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo. Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner. Aids and Appliances. Chapter 45: 663-673. In: Urogynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo Churchill Livingstone 1997.

A Cutner, R Kerr-Wilson. Lower Urinary Tract in Pregnancy. Chapter 41: 473-487. In: Clinical Urogynaecology Ed: SL Stanton and AK Monga Churchill Livingstone 2000.

R Connell, A Cutner. Basic Embryology. Chapter 9: 91-103. In: Textbook of Female Urology and Gynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo and D Staskin. Isis Medical Media

P Toozs-Hobson, A Cutner. Pregnancy and Childbirth. Chapter 75: 977-994. In: Textbook of Female Urology and Gynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo and D Staskin. Isis Medical Media

A Cutner. Principles of management of developmental abnormailities of the genital tract Laparoscopic techniques. In: Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology: A Multidisciplinary Approach Ed: Adam H. Balen, Sarah M. Creighton, Melanie C. Davies, Jane MacDougall, and Richard Stanhope. Cambridge University Press, 2004.

R Kearney, A Cutner. Laparoscopic Colposuspension and paravaginal repair. In: Textbook of Female Urology and Gynaecology. Ed: L Cardozo and D Staskin (In Press).

Cutner A and Mould T. Chapter 77 Female reproductive system. Gray's Anatomy, 40th Edition - The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, By Susan Standring, PhD, DSc. Churchill Livingstone A Division of Elsevier London, UK © 2008.

Kayani S, Pandis G, Cutner A. Laparoscopic Surgery. In: Models of care in Women’s Health. Edited by Mahmood, Templeton, Dhillon. Rcog Press 2009.


Review articles


A Cutner, L. Cardozo. Urinary Incontinence: Clinical Features. The Practitioner: December 1990.

A Cutner, L Cardozo. Urinary Incontinence: Diagnosis. The Practitioner: January 1991.

A Cutner, L Cardozo. Urinary Incontinence: Treatment. The Practitioner: February 1991.

A Cutner, L Cardozo. The Lower Urinary Tract In Pregnancy And The Puerperium. International Urogynecology Journal. 1992;3:317-323.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo. Incontinence: When Is Surgery Indicated, And What Are The Operations Of Choice ? MIMS Magazine. 1991;18(18):35-36.

A Cutner, LD Cardozo. Is Disturbed Bladder Function After Pregnancy Normal? Maternal and Child Health. 1993;18(6):180-183.

L Cardozo, A Cutner. Surgical Management Of Stress Incontinence. Contemporary Reviews In Obstetrics And Gynaecology. 1992;4:36-41.

L.D. Cardozo, A. Cutner. Is Disturbed Bladder Function After Pregnancy† Normal? Postgraduate doctor (Middle East). 1994;17(2):70-74.

LD Cardozo, A Cutner. Is Disturbed Bladder Function After Pregnancy Normal ? Postgraduate doctor (Africa). 1994;16(1):2-4.

LD Cardozo, A Cutner. Lower Urinary tract function in pregnancy. British Journal of Urology.

A Cutner, J Erian. Training in Minimal Access Surgery. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 1995;53:226-228.

A Cutner, J Erian. Endometrial destructive techniques - should everyone have a go? Current Medical Literature in Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 1995;1(3)71-79.

A Cutner, J Rymer. Minimal access techniques and their application to the menopausal woman. British Menopause Society Journal. 1997;3(1):22-24.

S Gupta, G Jones, A Cutner. Urinary Incontinence. Update. 1997;55(8):602-608

A Cutner , R Connell,. Minimal Access Surgery in Gynaecology Update. 1998;56(4):330-334.

I Menninger, A Cutner. Laparoscopic Colposuspension. RCOG Dialogue 2000. Volume 2, Issue 2, Case 28, Noor Publishing, Sheffield.

A Cutner, ARB Smith. Laparoscopic colposuspension. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2001;13:533-537.

F Odejinmi, A Cutner,. Alternatives to the Burch colposuspension. Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 2001;3(3):113-119

J Hyett, A Cutner. Highlights report from the 7th WCE. Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Issue 18, 2000:2-6

D Visvanathan, A Cutner. Controversies in minimal acccess surgery. Obs & Gynae 2000;5(6)335-341

F Odejimni, A Cutner. New surgical management for menorrhagia. The Practitioner 2001;245(1621)302-316.

D Visvanathan, A Cutner, C Kelleher. Current Management of Endometriosis. The Practitioner 2001;245(1621)318-322.

A Cutner, M Spiteri. Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy. Obs and Gynae Today 2002;7(11)626-633

N Crouch, A Cutner. The surgical management of urodynamic stress incontinence
Postgraduate Doctor Caribbean. 2003;19(1):28-32.

S Elneil, A Cutner. Vault Prolapse. Gynaecology Abstracts. Summer 2003:2-5.

S Malik, A Cutner. New Techniques in managing endometriosis. The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. 2004;6:33-35.

D Visvanathan, SG Bown, AS Cutner. Review of the conservative surgical treatment of uterine fibroids. Reviews in gynaecological Practice. 2004;4:20-26.

A Cutner, S Elneil. The Vaginal Vault. BJOG. 2004;111(suppl1):79-83.

E Saridogan, A Cutner. Endoscopic management of uterine fibroids. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2006 Dec;9(4):201-8.

Strawbridge LC, Crouch NS, Cutner AS, Creighton SM. Obstructive mullerian anomalies and modern laparoscopic management.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2007 Jun;20(3):195-200.

Michala L, Cutner A, Creighton SM. Surgical approaches to treating vaginal agenesis. BJOG. 2007 Dec;114(12):1455-9.

Kearney and Cutner. Postpartum Voiding Dysfyunction. The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 2008

Mayne C, Cutner A and Toozs-Hobson PM. Subspecialty training in urogynaecology.The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. 2008;10:263-266

 

Committee Membership


Task Force to improve The Management of Continence Care (1997).

Development Committee, Continence Foundation (1998 – 2003).

Mennhoragia Group For C&I (1998).

District Tutor (1998 – 2001).

Basic gynaecological surgical skills group at RCOG (1999).

MAS sub-committee at RCOG (1999 –2003).

Steering Committee British Society of Urogynaecology (2000 – 2001).

Special skills module in laparoscopic surgery committee at RCOG (2004).

Chair of guidelines committee British Society of Urogynaecology (2003 – 2004).

Medical Advisor, Incontact (2002 – 2008).

Subspecialty Subcommittee RCOG. Urogynaecology representative (2004 –2008).

Joint Chair British Society of Urogynaecology Subspecialty Committee (2004-8).

Member of BSGE Board (2004 – 20010).

 Member of British Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Board (2005 – 2010).

ISGE organising committee for 2005 meeting in London (2004-2005).

Expert Working Party for HRGs, NHS Health and Social Care Information

Centre, Specialist gynaecology representative (2004 – Present).

 Vice President BSGE (2006 – 2008)

President BSGE (2008-2010)

Faculty of The BSGE / University Surrey, Msc in endoscopic surgery. (2007-10)

ESGE board member (2007-Present)

Chair ESGE surgical innovations group (20010 – present)
 

Courses invited to Teach / Chair / Lecture on

Annual GP Study Day UCLH.

UCLH DRCOG course.

Guy’s DRCOG course.

St Thomas MRCOG course.

Royal Free MRCOG course.

Basic Surgical Skills Course (RCS / The Whittington Hospital).

Level 2 RCOG †Laparsocopy course (Benenden / Princess Royal Hospital / UCLH)

RCS Suturing Course, Course Convenor.

UCLH Course in Reproductive Medicine.

Research Urogynaecology Society.

British society of Gynaecological Endoscopy.

British Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology.

Egyptian Fertlity and Sterility Society, Cairo.

Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Delhi.

Joint Obstetrics and Gynaecology course, Istanbul.

South African Gynecological Endoscopy Society, Johannesburg, SA.

13th World Congress on ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paris.

ICS, Florence, Italy.

ICS, Paris, Florence (workshop).

ICS, Montreal, Canada (workshop).

ISGE, London.

ISGE, India.

IUGA, Greece.

ESGE, Holland,

ESGE Spain

 

RCOG Meetings

 

Diplomats’ Course.

Senior staff conference (workshop).

Gynaecological Ultrasound Course.

SpROG's Meeting.

Joint RCOG / BSUG Meeting.

Joint RCOG / BSGE Meeting.

 

Surgical demonstration at meetings


Benenden Hospital.

Princess Royal Hospital.

St Mary’s Hospital / RCS.

Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

Royal Cornwall Hospital.

Dundee Hospital

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

New Delhi, India.

Milan, Italy.

Forggia, Italy.

Johannesburg, SA.

Mumbai, India.

Barcelona, Spain

 

MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES


British Medical Association.

World Endometriosis Society.

British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy.

British Society of Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgeons.

British Society for paediatric and adolescent gynaecology.

International Continence Society (UK).

International Urogynaecology Association.

British Society of Urogynaecology.

European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy.