Clinical expertise
Professor Deborah Bruce is a consultant gynaecologist who specialises in menopause.
She regularly treats patients with conditions such as:
- cervical polyps
- early menopause/premature ovarian insufficiency (POI)
- endometriosis/adenomyosis
- fibroids
- hormonal disturbances – polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
- menopause
- menstrual disorders – abnormal uterine bleeding, amenorrhea (absent periods), dysmenorrhea (painful periods), menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding)
- pelvic pain
- vulvar/vaginal conditions – atrophic vaginitis, lichen sclerosis, vulvodynia
She performs treatments such as:
- cervical screening
- well women check
- menopause management/hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- subfertility initial investigations
- general gynaecology medical management
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Professor Deborah Bruce is a esteemed consultant gynaecologist, nationally recognised menopause specialist, and senior medical educator with over 30 years’ experience across clinical practice, research, leadership, and undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She trained in the South-West Thames region and obtained a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in obstetrics and gynaecology in January 2010.
She is currently a professor in medical education at the University of Surrey, serving as deputy dean and deputy head of school and programme director/head of teaching and learning, where she has played a central role in establishing the new graduate entry medical school. Her work includes curriculum design, admissions, assessment, widening participation, simulation strategy (commended by the GMC), and extensive innovation to support international and UK medical students.
Clinically, she is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, appointed at King’s College London/Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in January 2011, after working in a locum capacity as consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Sept 2009- Jan 2011. In addition, she is the lead for menopause services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and has developed rapid-access menopause clinics for NHS staff, specialist services for POI, oncology and complex HRT, and regional GP guidelines, significantly improving access and quality of care.
Research
Professor Bruce holds an MD from the University of London, is a Fellow of the RCOG (FRCOG), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators (FAoME). Her research focuses on menopause, POI, women’s health services, and medical education. She is a principal investigator for the NIHR-funded POISE trial and has an extensive publication record including clinical trials, audits, reviews, textbook chapters, and recent accepted papers in Medical Teacher and Post Reproductive Health.
She has held senior leadership roles at King’s College London Medical School, including director of clinical practice, graduate entry medicine lead, and theme/block lead, where she shaped curricula in clinical skills, prescribing, professionalism, cultural competence, and intimate examination teaching. She pioneered clinical teaching associate programmes for female and male intimate examinations, now widely recognised.
Deborah is deeply committed to student support, widening access, interprofessional education, simulation, assessment, and quality improvement. She has supervised postgraduate researchers, examined nationally and internationally, served on GMC and RCOG committees, and lectures regularly to government, professional bodies, and international audiences.
Overall, she is a senior clinician-educator and leader with sustained national and international impact in women’s health, menopause care, medical education, and academic leadership, while serving as a council member for two terms on the British Menopause Council.
