Ms Deborah Bruce

Professor Deborah Bruce is a highly experienced consultant gynaecologist, nationally recognised menopause specialist, and senior medical educator with over 30 years’ experience across clinical practice, research, leadership, and undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She trained in the South-West Thames region and obtained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in obstetrics and gynaecology in January 2010. She iscurrently Professor in Medical Education at the University of Surrey, serving as Deputy Dean and Deputy Head of School and Programme Director/Head of Teaching and Learning, where she has played a central role in establishing the new Graduate Entry Medical School, which opened in September 2024. Her work includes curriculum design, admissions, assessment, widening participation, simulation strategy (commended by the GMC), and extensive innovation to support international and UK medical students. Clinically, she is an Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, appointed at King's College London/Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in January 2011, after working in a locum capacity as Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Sept 2009- Jan 2011. She is the lead for menopause services at Guy's and St Thomas' and has developed rapid-access menopause clinics for NHS staff, specialist services for POI, oncology and complex HRT, and regional GP guidelines, significantly improving access and quality of care. She is a BMS-accredited menopause specialist and trainer and an ARCP assessor and RCOG MRCOG Part 3 examiner. Academically, Professor Bruce holds a MD from the University of London, is a Fellow of the RCOG (FRCOG), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators (FAoME). Her research focuses on menopause, POI, women’s health services, and medical education. She is a Principal Investigator for the NIHR-funded POISE trial and has an extensive publication record including clinicaltrials, audits, reviewstextbook chapters, and recent accepted papers in Medical Teacher and Post Reproductive Health. She has held senior leadership roles at King’s College London Medical School, including Director of Clinical Practice, Graduate Entry Medicine Lead, and Theme/Block Lead, where she shaped curricula in clinical skills, prescribing, professionalism, cultural competence, and intimate examination teaching. She pioneered Clinical Teaching Associate programmes for female and male intimate examinations, now widely recognised. Professor Bruce is deeply committed to student support, widening access, interprofessional education, simulation, assessment, and quality improvement. She has supervised postgraduate researchers, examined nationally and internationally, served on GMC and RCOG committees, and lectures regularly to government, professional bodies, and international audiences.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2011–2017
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universitat de Barcelona (GB)

2. 2017–2021
   Residency · Obstetrics & Gynaecology

   Universidad Complutense de Madrid (GB)

3. 2021–2022
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   AP-HP Paris, FR

1. 2021-09–2022-08
   Junior consultant

   Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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2. 2 Brief pre-consult form
3. 3 Consultation
4. 4 Follow-up note & plan

Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 18 · i10: 8

Selected publications

1. Outcomes of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Ms Deborah Bruce, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.3573/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 134

2. European registry analysis of Obstetrics & Gynaecology outcomes

   Ms Deborah Bruce, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.5257/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 4

3. Outcomes of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Ms Deborah Bruce, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.8573/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 74

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