Dr. Leila Bettaieb Sghaier

Dr. Leila Bettaieb Sghaier is an Agrégée (associate professor) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at La Rabta Hospital in Tunis — Tunisia's oldest and largest university hospital and the main training centre for gynaecology in the country. With 20 years of clinical and academic experience, she is one of Tunisia's most distinguished obstetrician-gynaecologists, combining high-volume clinical practice with research and teaching. Tunisia is one of North Africa's strongest medical tourism destinations for gynaecology, and La Rabta's reputation attracts patients from sub-Saharan Francophone Africa who travel to Tunis for specialist obstetric, gynaecological, and oncological care. Dr. Bettaieb Sghaier is an expert in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery, managing endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and ovarian cysts with minimally invasive techniques. She also manages high-risk pregnancies and provides gynaecological oncology including cervical cancer management.

Dr. Bettaieb Sghaier earned her Doctorat en Médecine from the Faculté de Médecine de Tunis at the Université de Tunis El Manar — Tunisia's primary medical school. She then completed the Agrégation in Gynaecology-Obstetrics — Tunisia's highest academic credential in the specialty, equivalent to associate professor, requiring years of clinical work, research publications, and competitive examination. She further enhanced her surgical skills with a fellowship in minimal access surgery in France, training in advanced laparoscopic techniques. She is a FIGO member and regularly contributes to Société Tunisienne de Gynécologie Obstétrique (STGO) scientific activities. She has co-authored research on cervical cancer outcomes and endometriosis management in Tunisian patients.

Dr. Bettaieb Sghaier's expertise spans advanced gynaecological surgery and complex obstetrics. Her laparoscopic skills encompass total and subtotal hysterectomy, myomectomy, ovarian cystectomy, and radical endometriosis excision. In gynaecological oncology, she performs colposcopy, LEEP for cervical dysplasia, and surgical staging for early cervical and endometrial cancer. Hysteroscopy for investigation and treatment of intrauterine pathology — polyps, submucous fibroids, synechiae — is routinely performed. In obstetrics she manages high-risk pregnancies including diabetes, hypertension, placental complications, and foetal growth restriction. She performs amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis. Infertility assessment — including investigation of tubal factor, uterine anomalies, and PCOS — is a significant component of her gynaecological practice.

Dr. Bettaieb Sghaier consults in Arabic, French, and English, making her accessible to patients from across North Africa, Francophone sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe. La Rabta Hospital is well-established in receiving regional medical tourists, particularly from Senegal, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire. Video consultations are available for initial assessment and post-operative follow-up, suitable for patients from Europe or other African countries. She advises international patients to bring prior ultrasound reports, cervical smear results, hormonal investigations, and any prior specialist correspondence. For complex cases, she can coordinate multi-disciplinary management with oncology and reproductive medicine colleagues at La Rabta.

Dr. Bettaieb Sghaier holds the Agrégation in Gynaecology-Obstetrics — Tunisia's highest academic credential in the specialty — and is a member of the Ordre National des Médecins de Tunisie, the Société Tunisienne de Gynécologie Obstétrique, and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). She has received academic excellence recognition from the Université de Tunis El Manar and has been invited to present her research at FIGO World Congress and European gynaecology congresses. She supervises postgraduate theses and mentors resident doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology at La Rabta Hospital.