IVF Australia

Dr Graeme Hughes has been specialising in fertility treatment for 30 years and is also an experienced Gynaecologist. He is a Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of New South Wales. He runs the largest ovulation induction clinic in NSW, at The Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.

Dr Hughes is a Senior Examiner for the Australian Medical Council, a Visiting Medical Officer at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney, and at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital in Randwick.

Dr Hughes is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and a member of the Fertility Society of Australia.

Dr Hughes’ special interest is ovulation stimulation and the treatment of unexplained infertility.

Dr Hughes is the Clinical Director at IVFAustralia Eastern Suburbs (Maroubra).  He also consults from IVFAustralia Bondi Junction and City clinics. 

Dr Michael Costello is a gynaecologist with subspecialty certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) who has also obtained a Masters in Reproductive Medicine at The University of Sydney.

After completing his specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Costello undertook further sub-speciality training in infertility at The Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney and the Jessop University Hospital in Sheffield, England.

His current appointments include Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the University of NSW and Clinical Academic with the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Women. Dr Costello lectures regularly at local, national and international scientific meetings and has written over 50 medical publications including scientific journal papers and book chapters.

Dr Costello has a strong interest in evidence-based medicine and his main research interests include Assisted Reproductive Treatments (including Intra-Uterine Insemination and IVF) and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Dr Costello consults from IVFAustralia Bondi Junction as well as private rooms at the Royal Hospital for Women.

Dr Gavin Sacks is a fertility specialist and co-director of the IVFAustralia Miscarriage Programme. He qualified in the UK from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford and received a PhD in reproductive immunology at the University of Oxford.  He completed training in reproductive medicine in Sydney and London (UK equivalent of CREI) and moved to Sydney in 2005 having obtained fellowship of both the UK and Australian and New Zealand Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Dr Sacks has particular interests in unexplained infertility, repeated IVF failure and miscarriage, and Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis.  He is a strong advocate of exploring strategies to achieve a family that are both effective and holistic.  He has pioneered research in reproductive immunology (including Natural Killer cell testing) and has initiated a large study on the role of acupuncture in IVF and miscarriage.  

As a conjoint senior lecturer at UNSW and Staff Specialist at St George Hospital, Dr Sacks teaches and examines for the Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Reproductive Medicine degrees, supervises research, and lectures regularly at national and international meetings. He has over 30 publications to date.

He investigates and manages all aspects of both male and female infertility and maintains a private obstetric practice as a Visiting Medical Officer at Prince of Wales and St George Private Hospitals. This enables him to provide continuity of care for many of his patients from fertility investigation through to childbirth. 

Dr Sacks consults from IVFAustralia Bondi Junction, Kogarah and City clinics.