Dr Stephen Steigrad

Dr Steigrad obtained his MB BS Degree from The University of Sydney in 1964. He commenced Obstetrics and Gynaecological training at the Royal Hospital for Women in 1966 and then undertook post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom where he gained his membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He was awarded the Hallett prize of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and then gained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Returning to Australia Dr Steigrad was appointed lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of NSW and then Deputy General Medical Superintendent at the Royal Hospital for Women, a position he held for 15 years before relinquishing this post to take over his current position as Director of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney.

He remains a clinical lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of NSW.

He was instrumental in the establishment of the Fertility Society of Australia and was treasurer, vice president and president and spent 11 years serving on its council. He established a donor insemination clinic at the hospital 25 years ago.

His special interests include donor gametes, the treatment of infertility in disabled couples and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.

Dr Steigrad consults from private rooms at the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick.