Gabrielle Downey MB, FRCOG, MD

Gabrielle Downey is a Birmingham based consultant gynaecologist who studied medicine in Ireland. She chose gynaecology as her speciality as she wished to empower women to make informed choices about their own health. She trained in various hospitals in London including Queen Charlottes before coming to Birmingham. Her research was looking at the causes of abnormal smears and resulted in her being awarded an MD. She has been a consultant gynaecologist at the Birmingham City Hospital for over 15 years. Miss Downey publishes regularly in renowned journals and writes for medical text books, was a co-author to the current NHS cervical smear program, and has specialist expertise in problems such as abnormal smears among many other conditions.