IVF Australia

A/Prof Peter Illingworth is an accredited specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 20 years specialist experience in the area of infertility practice. He started his medical training in the UK, receiving his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and achieving his Doctorate of Medicine with honours at Dundee, UK.

Having completed his obstetric and gynaecology training, he worked as a Senior Consultant at the UK Medical Research Council Reproductive Science Unit in Edinburgh. Prof Illingworth has an international reputation in the field of Reproductive Medicine. He has published over 70 research papers and book chapters as well as providing regular media comment in Australia. He has served on a number of senior committees of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.

Prof Illingworth moved to Australia in early 1996 and completely subspecialised in Reproductive Endocrinology. He is Medical Director of IVFAustralia, Clinical Director of IVFAustralia Western Sydney, a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists UK, and is a Royal College examiner in the Certificate of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Prof Illingworth has a special interest in reproductive endocrinology and disorders of female fertility.

Prof Illingworth consults from IVFAustralia Western Sydney (Westmead and Liverpool).

Dr Thilee Sivananthan graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Adelaide in 1996. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and has completed a Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health and Human Genetics) at the University of Sydney.

Dr Sivananthan is in the second year of subspeciality training for the certificate in reproductive endocrinology and infertility with RANZCOG and has extensive obstetrics and gynaecology experience having worked at Westmead, Liverpool and Nepean hospitals in Sydney.

Dr Sivananthan’s special interests are in IVF and ectopic pregnancy. He plans to provide a private obstetric practice, enabling him to offer continuity of care for his fertility patients from early pregnancy to birth.

Dr Sivananthan consults from IVFAustralia’s Westmead and Liverpool clinics.

 

Dr Andrew Kan graduated from the University of Sydney with honours in 1988. After serving two and a half years in the Navy for National Service in Singapore he returned to Sydney to commence his Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in 1991.

After attaining his membership of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, he worked in London for three years in Guys, St Thomas’ and Lister Hospitals, to further his training in infertility. Dr Kan returned to Sydney and completed his Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health and Genetics) at the University of Sydney in 2002, prior to obtaining his sub-specialty certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) in 2003.

He is a Visiting Medical Officer at Ryde & Hornsby hospitals. Dr Kan’s special areas of interest include polycystic ovarian syndrome, surgical treatment of male infertility and treatment of patients needing donor sperm or oocytes.

Dr Kan speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.

Dr Kan consults from IVFAustralia Kogarah, Liverpool and Westmead, as well as private rooms in Sussex Street, Sydney.