Name

Oseka Charles Onuma

Uro-Gynaecologist & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon

BSc., MJur., MBBS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG.

Credentials and Affiliations

FRANZCOG	Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
FRCOG	Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (UK)
CCST	Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training ( UK and European accreditation as a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist)
Director	Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of Australia (Incorporates the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institutes of Adelaide and Sydney)
Associate	Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute, Medical Associates, Inc. U.S.A.
Member	International Urogynaecological Association
Member	British Society of Urogynaecology
Member	Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery Society
Member	British Society For Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
Senior Visiting Medical Officer	St Andrew's Hospital, Adelaide
Senior Visiting Medical Officer	North Eastern Community Hospital, Adelaide
Senior Visiting Medical Officer	Burnside War Memorial Hospital, Adelaide
Senior Visiting Medical Officer	Modbury Public Hospital, Adelaide
Member	Finchlean Medical Society, United Kingdom.

Office Address

Robe Terrace Specialist Suite

4 Robe Terrace, Medindie,

Adelaide

South Australia, 5081, Australia

Education

Christ's College, Finchley, London (UK)	Secondary School
University of Leeds (UK)	BSc. (HONS) – Pharmacology (1985)
University of London (UK)	University College and Middlesex School of Medicine - MBBS (1991)
University of Birmingham (UK)	Faculty of Law - Master of Jurisprudence (2000)
	Master's Thesis: “A study of how the law influences and is influenced by the relationships between hospital complaints procedures, consent to medical treatment and the practice of defensive medicine.”

Internships and Residences

The Middlesex Hospital, London

University College Hospital, London

Edgware Hospital, London

Nottingham City Hospital

Derby Royal Infirmary

Derby City Hospital

Queen's Hospital, Burton

Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Awards, Prizes, Distinctions

Head Boy and Senior Prefect – Christ's College Finchley, London

Roussel Medical Elective Prize

Major Discretionary Education Scholarship – Brent Education Council, London

Lindsay-Park Memorial Medal (Birmingham & Midlands Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society)

Bronze Medal – 1st European Intercities Taekwondo Championship ( London )

Fellowship

Modbury Hospital , South Australia, Australia

Minimal Access, Laparoscopic, Urogynaecological & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

Preceptor

Dr Onuma is a tertiary level specialist accepting direct referrals from primary care givers and complex referrals from other specialists in the areas of:

- Female urinary incontinence

- Female pelvic organ prolapse

- Labial reconstructive surgery

- Surgical correction of vaginal wall relaxation related to sexual dysfunction

- Advanced laparoscopic surgery

Dr Onuma teaches trainees and specialists minimal access incontinence surgery , pelvic reconstructive surgery and advanced laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.

Dr Onuma acts or has acted as a preceptor for some international companies demonstrating and teaching products used for:

Female urinary incontinence:

• TVT + TVT O; Johnson & Johnson Medical
• Monarch TVT; American Medical Systems

Vaginal mesh pelvic floor reconstruction and female menstrual dysfunction:

• Anterior Prolift Procedure; Johnson & Johnson Medical
• Perigee Procedure; American Medical Systems

Menstrual Dysfunction:

• Mirena Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD); Schering
• Thermachoice Endometrial Ablation System; Johnson & Johnson Medical

Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Menopause:

• Novartis
• Wyeth
• Schering
• Organon

Dr Onuma has lectured nationally and internationally on issues related to:

• Consent to treatment in the practice of medicine
• Labial reconstructive surgery
• Aesthetic vaginal reconstructive surgery
• The management of female urinary incontinence
• The management of female pelvic organ prolapse
• The physical basis of female sexual dysfunction
• Surgery for female sexual dysfunction
• Menstrual dysfunction
• Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Menopause
  
  

• Dr Onuma is an invited participant and trainer on female pelvic floor and laparoscopic training meetings and provides Urodynamics (bladder study) assessments and reports for his own patients and those of other specialists and hospitals.
• Dr Onuma is the Australian and Asia-Pacific trainer in Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation for Innogyn (in association with The Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute Medical Associates).
• Dr Onuma was the first Australian based surgeon trained in Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation and Designer Laser Vaginoplasty by Dr David Matlock in Los Angeles.
• Dr Onuma has since pioneered surgery to improve sensation and reduce pain/discomfort during intercourse in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Dr Onuma has operated on women from every state in Australia (apart from the North Territories).
• Women have traveled to Australia from the United States of America, China, Hong Kong, Macau, India and New Zealand to have their surgery performed by Dr Onuma in Adelaide, Australia.
• Dr Onuma is on the 'Expert Witness' register of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Dr Onuma's Practice Philosophy

• Listen to the concerns of the individual patient.
• Assess with examination and appropriate investigations to establish a diagnosis (there is often more than one).
• Offer a series of potential solutions with detailed discussion about how each approach might impact positively or negatively if adopted.
• Ultimately, the individual patient, assisted by Dr Onuma, will come to a decision as to how they would like to proceed.
• Providing knowledge, choices and alternatives is an essential part of delivering a first class medical service so as to improve the quality of life and function of each patient seeking help.
• Continue to travel nationally and internationally, teaching others and also learning more along the way.

Special Interests

• Advanced laparoscopic ('keyhole') gynaecological surgery.
• Minimal Access Surgery.
  
• Laser Vaginal Surgery.
• Vaginoplasty.
  
• Designer Laser Vaginoplasty.
  
• Labioplasty (minora, majora and prepuce).
• Perineum and perineal body reconstruction.
  
• Urogynaecology and Female urinary incontinence
• Urodynamics (Cystometry/Bladder studies).
  
• Female pelvic organ prolapse: Conservative management and Surgery.
  
• Sexual function and genital organ reconstructive surgery.
  
• Female menstrual dysfunction.
• Jurisprudence (study of the function of the law) in the practice of medicine.