Eva Fong is a New Zealand-trained urologist specialising in female urology and urogynaecology. She has completed advanced surgical training in New Zealand and the United States, including a fellowship in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery at NYU Medical Center.  

 

Dr Fong is an internationally recognised expert in the management of complications related to pelvic surgical mesh and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for women affected by these complications. She is committed to enhancing patient safety, optimising treatment outcomes, and advancing surgical techniques for urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders.  

 

As the National Co-Lead of the New Zealand Female Pelvic Mesh Service, she plays a pivotal role in developing national frameworks for surgical safety, specialist care, surgeon training and patient-centred care. Dr Fong is also actively involved in research, clinical audit, and medical education and regularly presents at international conferences.

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Presenting:

- The past present and future of mesh removal surgery 

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- Prolapse repair in mesh removal surgery - staged or concomitant repair 

Tamsin Greenwell was appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at University College London Hospital (UCLH) in 2002 and has led the 8 Consultant Female, Functional, Reconstructive and Adolescent Urology Unit since 2011.

 

She has been:

• Postgraduate Tutor in Urology for University College London (UCL),

• Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS Eng) Raven Tutor in Urology,

• The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Director of Education, 

• Member of the Intercollegiate Urology SAC (Speciality Advisory Committee),

• Chair of the Functional, Neuro-Urology and Urodynamics (FNUU) section of BAUS 

• Member of the Board of Directors of the AUA Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS) Section. 

 

She is currently President of the United Kingdom Continence Society, an examiner for the FRCS (Urol), the incoming Chair of the EAU Genitourinary Reconstruction Section, a member of the EAU Video-congress Committee, a member of the EAU Urethral Stricture Guidelines Committee and a faculty member of EUREP.

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Her clinical practice focuses on complex male and female urinary incontinence, male and female urethral strictures, female urethral diverticula, lower urinary tract reconstruction, urinary tract fistulae, and ureteric injury.

 

She continues to have a significant interest in surgical education, in particular, skills acquisition. She is a strong proponent of MDT (multi-disciplinary team) working and encourages all team members to maximise their potential. She has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

 

In her spare time, she has been married to a Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon for more years than she would like to admit and has two university-aged children – who, by some miracle, remain alive and well. She has an extensive shoe collection.

Dr Louise Tomlinson is a specialist gynaecologist with a particular focus in urogynaecology, including the management of maternal birth injury, pelvic floor dysfunction, prolapse, and incontinence. Since graduating from the University of Auckland School of Medicine in 1998, Louise has provided compassionate, expert care to women across a wide range of reproductive health concerns.

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She completed her specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG). Louise has worked as a consultant in urogynaecology for over 15 years and currently practises part time at Waitematā Health and in private practice at One Six One Gillies Avenue. 

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In addition to her local clinical work, Louise is committed to global women’s health, contributing annually to outreach programmes in the Pacific and supporting a fistula camp in Uganda.

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Catherine A. Matthews MD, FACS, FACOG is Professor of Urology and Gynecology at Wake Forest Medical School where she serves as the Division Director and Fellowship Director of Urogynecology and Female Reconstructive Surgery and is the regional committee chair for robotic surgery.

 

Dr. Matthews is an editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and is surgical education chair for the International Urogynecology Association.

 

Dr. Matthews is also a board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and co-chaired the Urogynecology Prologue from ACOG.

 

She has delivered more than 100 invited international and national lectures and workshops and has received numerous teaching awards. Dr. Matthews has received multiple awards for her excellence in patient care and has been an annual recipient of “Top Doctors in America” for the past 20 years.

 

She has published 150 peer-reviewed papers in pelvic organ prolapse surgery, robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy, and fecal incontinence and is currently the principal investigator of 4 multicenter clinical trials.

 

In addition, Dr. Matthews is collaborating with the Wake Forest Regenerative Medicine Institute on a tissue-reengineered neovagina for women with vaginal agenesis.

 

 

Sue French is the Programme Manager for the National Female Pelvic Mesh Service (NZFPMS), a nationally commissioned service supporting women experiencing complications from pelvic mesh procedures. She is a registered nurse who continues to deliver clinical care within the service, working directly with patients affected by mesh-related harm and supporting the clinical team with complex case management.

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Sue has held senior clinical roles in cardiac and infectious disease critical care, as well as trauma and surgical services, along with national leadership roles for health service improvement and brings nearly 40 years of experience across the United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

 

She has led the establishment and ongoing development of the NZFPMS, including implementation of a national, multidisciplinary model of care grounded in restorative justice principles and consumer partnership. Her work spans clinical operations, service design, and system-level integration across Health New Zealand, ACC, and the wider health sector.

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On behalf of Health New Zealand, Sue provides national leadership for the New Zealand component of the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry (APFPR‑NZ). Delivered in partnership with Monash University and the Centre for Health Outcome Measures New Zealand (CHOMNZ), the registry supports improved patient safety, outcomes monitoring, and evidence‑informed clinical practice.

 

Sue is recognised for her pragmatic, systems-focused leadership and her commitment to improving care for women with complex health needs.

Dr Jackie Smalldridge is a retired Fellow of RANZCOG who had a special interest in Urogynaecology during her medical career. She was a member of IUGA and UGSA and contributed to the field through OASI workshops both in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific, with publications  related to the development of the Femfit device and vaginal mesh complications long term follow up.

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 She is currently a PhD student at the University of Otago exploring how internalised misogyny in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology influences the hidden curriculum of training and professional interactions with colleagues and clinical practice in a qualitative paradigm.

 

She hopes to contribute to further understanding of why patients feel gaslighted by their doctors