I was born 1962 in New Zealand and attended the University of Otago in Dunedin for preclinical training, then went on to Christchurch clinical school for my clinical years. My initial interest was surgery and I did a year of surgical training before starting Obstetrics and Gynaecology training at the Christchurch Woman’s hospital. I took a few years break from training before returning to complete it, but this time at the Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne Australia where I was living at the time. In the intervening five years my work took me to Thursday Island (Australia), Gladstone (as a GP) and then onto Broken Hill in the Australian outback as a Flying doctor with the RFDS for two years, gaining the General Practice fellowship enroute (FRACGP) where I was called on to cover the O & G consultant on many occasions at the base hospital. Before returning to specialist O & G training in Melbourne I spent a year working in Asia with AEA (Asian Emergency Assistance).

Following four years of specialist training at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne, I had the chance to enter the subspecialty of REI (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility) and I took a position as the fellow at the HARI (Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland) in Dublin at the IVF unit of Professor Robert Harrison, who was then the president of IFFS (International Federation of Fertility Societies). That allowed me to move on to a fellow position at the prestigious Hammersmith IVF unit of Lord Professor Robert Winston in London. From there I was very fortunate to achieve the fellow position at Sydney IVF under one of Australia’s leading sub specialists Professor Robert Jansen.

In 2003 I obtained my Master’s in Bioethics at Monash University and after two years with Sydney IVF I moved to Wollongong and commenced my own practice.

While at Sydney IVF I was instrumental in setting up the Miscarriage Investigation Progam (MIP) division at the Sydney and Liverpool IVF sites. This has been running for two years and is one of the few dedicated miscarriage clinics in Australia.

In 2003, I instigated the first REI trainee annual seminar. All training sub specialists in Australasia attended and this is now an annual event. We have our own website and chat room. The meetings promote professional and social relationships between future sub specialists.



Recently, I have undertaken a position as a senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong (UOW) Post Graduation Medical School which is to commence some time in 2007. I have a keen interest in teaching and look forward to undertaking training of the medical students in the future.

Professional Degrees and Memberships:

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery MB,ChB 1986 (Otago)
Diploma in Obstetrics 1990 (Otago)
Fellow Royal Australian College of General Practice (FRACGP) 1993
Fellow Royal Austrlian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG)2002
Masters in Bioethics (Monash) 2003
Member Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Member Fertility Society of Australia
Member of AGES (Australian Gynaeoclogical Endoscopy Society)

Appointments:

VMO The Wollongong Day Surgery
VMO Figtree Private Hospital (Ramsay Health Care)
VMO Wollongong Hospital (South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service)
VMO Shellharbour Public Hospital (South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service)
Accredited doctor at Sydney IVF Illawarra
Senior Lecturer University of Wollongong (UOW) Post Graduation Medical School (newly appointed and new school to commence in 2007)