Professor Simon Emery is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea, with over 35 years of consultant experience since his appointment in 1989. He leads the Female Pelvic Floor Unit and multidisciplinary pelvic floor team at Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, and leads the subspecialty training programme in urogynaecology for Wales.

The urogynaecology service he leads at Swansea Bay has been awarded accreditation by the British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG), making it the only BSUG-accredited centre of excellence for urogynaecology in Wales.

Specialist Interests

• Urinary incontinence (stress, urge and mixed)
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Bladder dysfunction including recurrent urinary tract infections
• Sexual dysfunction
• Pelvic pain
• Faecal incontinence
• Abnormal uterine bleeding
• General gynaecology

Conditions Treated and Procedures Offered at Sancta Maria Hospital

Prof Emery offers private consultations and surgical treatment for the full range of urogynaecological and general gynaecological conditions at Sancta Maria Hospital, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, bladder and bowel dysfunction, recurrent urinary tract infections, sexual dysfunction, pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding.

Surgical Innovation

Prof Emery developed the short free autologous fascial sling, a technique using the patient’s own body tissue for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence, and pioneered the use of Botox injections in the bladder, both of which have become established treatments within urogynaecology. His multidisciplinary approach to pelvic floor care brings together urogynaecology, specialist physiotherapy, psychology and specialist nursing within a single service.

Research

Prof Emery’s research interests span all aspects of urinary incontinence and prolapse management, including pelvic floor physiotherapy and exercise in pregnancy, bladder and vaginal infection management, prebiotics for recurrent urinary tract infection, and the psychology of behaviour change in pelvic floor conditions. He has published 17 peer-reviewed research papers and collaborated with colleagues at Swansea University on multiple studies examining pelvic floor dysfunction and patient outcomes.

Training and Leadership

Prof Emery leads the subspecialty urogynaecology training programme for Wales and has been instrumental in developing Wales’ only BSUG-accredited centre of excellence for pelvic floor and continence care. He regularly teaches and trains the next generation of urogynaecologists across Wales.

Personal

Outside of medicine Prof Emery enjoys hill walking, sailing, drawing and architectural glass.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
• British Society of Urogynaecologists (BSUG)