Professor Stephen Jeffery is a Royal College (London) accredited subspecialist Urogynecologist. A large portion of his time is spent doing clinical work which includes heading the Department of Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Reconstruction at the University of Cape Town. He is one of the only accredited Urogynecologist in South Africa.
As president of the South African Urogynecology Association, Dr Jeffery was instrumental in the formalising the accreditation of the Urogynecology as a subspeciality in South Africa. Prof. Jeffery specialises in surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. He has a broad research interests in the field of Urogynecology including novel techniques in prolapse surgery, fistula and minimally invasive techniques of incontinence.
Career Highlights
Best Abstract Prize AUG 2019
Validation of an ovine vesicovaginal fistula model. (Maljaars, L.P., Jeffery, S.T., Scholten, M., Kaestner, L., Jere, K., Bezuidenhout, D., Guler, Z. and Roovers, J.-P.W.R. (2022). International Urogynecology Journal, [online] 33(11), pp.3185–3193.)
The effect of CO2 laser therapy on vaginal microcirculatory parameters in an animal model for genitourinary syndrome of menopause. Neurourol Urodyn. 2023 Aug ;42(6):1381-1389 - Latul YP, Vodegel EV, Kastelein AW, Alkemade L, Ras L, Hilty MP, Favaron E, Ince Y, Ince C, Jeffery S, Guler Z, Roovers JWR.
Safety and efficacy report for the use of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate as a retropubic mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 Nov 18:S1553-4650(23)00971-8. Van Rest KLC, Kastelein AW, Brouard KJ, Ras L, Jeffery ST, Roovers JWR.
Achievements
• Performed first in man P4HB for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in 20 women in Cape Town• Developed ovine model to research surgical treatment of vesicovaginal fistula
• Developed ovine model to research laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
• Fist to perform vaginal laser in ovariectomized sheep. • First robotic sacrocolpopexy in South Africa (Da Vinci)
• First to perform thermosensitive hydrogel in animal model for POP
• Involved in first in man post-partum haemorrhage research
• Performed first in man Steema procedure in South Africa
• Part of first in man multi-centre study to evaluate Nuvia (single incision transvaginal mesh)
• Co-investigator of first in man transvaginal embolisation of fibroids solution
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Professor Jan-Paul Roovers completed his training as a Gynaecologist at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and his fellowship in Urogynecology at UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven. He has worked as an Urogynecologist at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, since 2006, was head of the gynaecology department from 2012 - 2018 and became professor in gynaecology in 2014.
Since 2016 he is an honorary professor at the University of Cape Town. Prof Roovers founded the pelvic floor centre of Amsterdam in 2008, which is now the largest pelvic floor centre in his country and part of a chain of private hospitals called Bergman Clinics. In this chain of 60 hospitals with a focus on orthopaedic and aesthetic surgery, Roovers is the medical director of research and innovation. Roovers leads a research group with 20 researchers, has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, chaired the EUGA meeting in 2016 and IUGA meeting in 2020 and is an associate editor of Neuro-urology and Urodynamics.
Career Highlights
• Dutch Innovation Award 2023
• Several best abstract prizes
• 250 + Publications
• 15 + PhD Defences
• Performed surgical procedures in more than 40 countries
Achievements
• Performed first in man Elevate (American Medical Systems) (Transvaginal Mesh for POP surgery) and performed procedure in 35 countries
• Co-developer of Saffron fixation device
• Developer of innovative tests to objectify vaginal physiology
• PI of 522 studies on vagina bench (involved in FDA committee hearings)• CTO of Azurabio - new biomaterial for pelvic floor restoration
