Dr Joseph Sgroi, Gynaecologist, Melbourne VIC

Joseph Sgroi

I am an obstetrician, gynaecologist and fertility specialist at Epworth Freemasons and Melbourne IVF providing care to patients in the areas of obstetrics, gynaecology, IVF, male and female infertility. My aim is to assist women and couples to become pregnant and support them throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

Qualifications

Undergraduate

MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1998

Postgraduate

DRANZCOG – Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Australian and New Zealand

College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MRANZCOG – Member of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

FRANZCOG – Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Private Consulting Rooms

    Epworth Freemasons Hospital
    Wyndham Private Medical Centre – Werribee
    Melbourne IVF – East Melbourne and Werribee

Private Hospital Appointments 

    Epworth Freemasons Hospital
    St Vincent’s Hospital
    Frances Perry Hospital
    East Melbourne Day Surgery Hospital

Public Hospital Appointments

    The Royal Women’s Hospital
    High Risk Obstetric Clinic
    Pregnancy Management Clinic
    Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic
    Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Gynaecology Unit

Areas of Specialty
Obstetrics

    Comprehensive Obstetric Management
    VBAC
    Twins
    Pre-pregnancy Management

Gynaecology

    Menorrhagia
    Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis
    Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
    Fibroids and Ovarian Cysts
    Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
    Reproductive Endocrinology

IVF & Infertility

    Female Infertility
    Male infertility
    Abnormal Semen Analysis & Andrology
    Fertility Preservation – Egg Freeze, Preservation prior to cancer treatment

Education and Medico-Political Advocacy
    RANZCOG Regional Education Committee
    AMA Past Federal AMA Councillor, Past Chair AMACDT
    AMA Victoria Past-President Doctors in Training Subdivision
    Commonwealth Government – Medical Training Review Panel
    University of Melbourne – Lecturer

Business Appointments

    Director Medic Oncall Locums
    Director VConsult
    Chair Cor Mentes Health Consultancy

Fellowships

    Thai-German Multidisciplinary Endoscopic Training Center, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok - Fellow
    Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney – Gynaecological Laparoscopic Fellow
    The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne - IVF & Reproductive Endocrinology Fellow

Membership

    AMA – Australian Medical Association
    AGES – Australasia Gynaecological Endoscopic and Surgery Society
    SOMANZ – Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand
    FSA – The Fertility Society of Australia
    AAGL – American association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
    ASRM – American Society of Reproductive Medicine

Ravi Kashyap, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Clayton VIC

Ravi Kashyap, Gynaecologist

Dr. Kashyap is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist practising in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Dr. Kashyap’s philosophy supports natural labour as much as possible while having the skills and experience to cope with any emergency or complication that may arise.

Background and Training

Graduating in medicine from Monash University in 1989, he commenced specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1995 at the Royal Women’s Hospital, continuing his training at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles St, Dublin, and at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Victoria. Dr. Kashyap commenced private practice after receiving his specialist qualifications in April 2001.

Experience

Dr. Kashyap offers a full range of obstetric care including VBAC (vaginal birth after previous caesarean) and vaginal delivery of twins. You can be secure that if complications arise requiring admission at a tertiary hospital he will continue your care at Jessie MacPherson Private Hospital. He also offers general gynaecology care including laparoscopic surgery.

Dr. Kashyap was on the organising committee of the RANZCOG conference in Melbourne and also lectures and mentors Monash University students.

Having managed thousands of pregnancies, ranging from normal to extremely complicated, Dr. Kashyap continues to maintain a commitment at Monash Medical Centre as the Topaz Obstetric Unit team leader. As part of his commitment to promoting vaginal birth he has run the ECV (External Cephalic Version) clinic at Monash for the last 10 years. He is a consultant to the Victorian PERS (perinatal emergency referral service).

Monash Obstetrics

The team of medical professionals at Monash Obstetrics are all committed to one to one obstetric care. Patients who choose full private care are seen by their chosen obstetrician over 90% of the time. This obstetrician will then manage their labour and delivery any time, day or night, including weekends and public holidays. In the rare instance where a patients obstetrician is not available, one of the other specialist obstetricians in our team will attend to your needs.
Consulting Rooms

    Monash Obstetrics
    15 Murray Street
    Clayton 3168 Victoria

Hospitals

    Cabrini Private Hospital
    Jessie McPherson Private Hospital
    Waverley Private Hospital

Specialty Interests

    High Risk Obstetrics
    Diabetes in Pregnancy

Current Active Positions

Dr. Ravi Kashyap has active roles at all the hospitals he works. He has teaching roles at Monash University, lecturing and examining 2-4 times a year and mentoring students 8 weeks a year.
Monash Medical Centre (Large public tertiary hospital dealing with complex patients)

    Topaz Obstetric Unit Team leader
    Consultant in charge External Cephalic Version clinic (ECV)
    Consultant in charge weekly Caesarean audit meeting
    Member Practice Improvement Committee

Monash University

    Lecturer (lecture in Normal and Abnormal Birth 2-4 times a year)
    Examiner
    Mentor

Consultant to PERS (Victorian perinatal emergency referral service)

Jessie MacPherson

O&G rep on Medical Advisory Committee

Cabrini

Chair quarterly Obstetric Morbidity and Mortality meetings

Waverley

O&G committee member
Member

    AGES (Australian Gynae Endoscopy Society)
    NASOG (National Association Specialist O&G)
    AMA

Dr. Surya Krishnan, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Sydney Australia

Surya Krishnan, Gynaecologist

Dr Surya Krishnan is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in private practice in Sydney. He is a Visiting Medical Officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Royal Hospital for Women, Prince of Wales Private Hospital and St Vincent’s Private Hospital.

Dr Krishnan graduated from the University of New South Wales medical school and following additional training, received his specialist qualification FRANZCOG. He was also awarded the Masters of Surgery (MS) from Sydney University on his work in Gynae-Endoscopic Surgery. He spent a significant amount of time undergoing further training in complex pelvic endoscopic surgery (endogynaecology) in USA, France, and in Sydney. He was also a visiting fellow to an advanced endoscopic cancer centre in India undergoing further training in endoscopic oncology pelvic surgery.

In Obstetrics, his interest includes both low and high risk obstetrics and in addition high risk obstetric surgery. Dr Krishnan has gained much experience in caring for women with multiple pregnancies, advanced maternal age, underlying medical conditions and also post IVF pregnancies.

In addition to general Gynaecology, Dr Krishnan performs complex endoscopic reproductive surgery for infertility, endometriosis, fibroids and chronic pelvic pain. He also performs advanced laparoscopic and vaginal surgeries for prolapse, incontinence and hysterectomies.

Dr Krishnan is an associate for Sydney Urodynamics Group throughout Sydney and has participated in running workshops and lectures in Sydney and overseas for OBGYN in training. In addition to this he is also a surgical supervisor for registrars and senior endogynaecology fellow at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women.

When not working, his interest includes chasing after his two young children and teaching them to ride the scooter. Dr Krishnan speaks fluent Mandarin and Indonesian.

Monash Obstetrics, Clayton VIC

Monash Obstetrics is a private obstetric and gynaecological practice serving the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Our doctors are all specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

In our new facility we provide obstetric, gynaecological and IVF Services. We also offer onsite pathology collection, specialist ultrasound, diabetic educators and paediatric services.

    General and High Risk Obstetrics
    Pre-Pregnancy Counselling
    Colposcopy
    Menstrual problems
    Infertility
    Endometriosis
    Laparoscopic and Minimal Invasive Surgery


Obstetric services

Dr Kashyap, Dr Shamon and Dr Binh T. Ly are staff specialists at Monash Medical Centre, a tertiary referral centre for high risk women and babies.

    Our caring team has delivered over 5,000 babies in Melbourne ranging from normal deliveries to very complicated obstetric care

    We always put our patients interests and needs first and seek to offer as many choices as possible

Managing all stages of pregnancy from pre-pregnancy planning to birth and beyond, we will guide you through your pregnancy and provide the best possible care for you and your baby.

Our team of doctors may be contacted at any time during the pregnancy should you have concerns.

We deliver at:

    Cabrini Malvern Private Hospital
    Jessie Macpherson Private Hospital
    Waverley Private Hospital
    Monash Medical Centre

Obstetric Conditions

    Morning Sickness
    Pre Pregnancy counselling
    Labour
    Post-Partum
    Breast Feeding

Associated Conditions
       
    Diabetes
    Blood Pressure
    Anaemia

Dr Alex Polyakov, Fertility Specialist, East Melbourne VIC

Dr Alex Polyakov

Dr Alex Polyakov is a Fertility Specialist, and a Consultant Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at Epworth Freemasons hospital, St. Vincent’s Private Hospital, Frances Perry House, Royal Women’s Hospital and Melbourne IVF.

After graduating from the University of Adelaide in 2000, Alex completed his internship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital before moving back to Melbourne to start his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

He trained at various hospitals, including Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital and Box Hill Hospital, and completed formal fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Reproductive Biology Unit of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne IVF and Monash IVF. His mentors include pioneers in diverse areas of women’s health including A/Prof John McBain, Dr Mark Lawrence, Dr Andrew Spiers, Prof Beverly Vollenhoven, and Dr Michael Gronow among others.

Dr Polyakov has earned his reputation as a highly regarded Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon. He is oneof very few specialists in Melbourne who performs majority of gynecological and fertility-related procedures including myomectomies (removal of fibroids) and hysterectomies (removal of uterus) via minimally invasive laparoscopic (“keyhole”) surgery.

In addition, Dr Polyakov is a leading specialist in Microsurgery, which includes Tubal Ligation Reversal and Vasectomy Reversal operations. He also specializes in Andrology, which manages male causes of infertility such as abnormal sperm count. Another one of his sought after surgical skills includes performing a highly delicate procedure of testicular biopsy.

Dr Polyakov is a highly experienced obstetrician providing modern, evidence-based obstetric care with a special interest in high risk and IVF-conceived pregnancies.

Specialist in all aspects of male and female infertility evaluation and treatment, Dr Polyakov has special interest in areas including anovulatory disorders such as polycystic ovarian syndrome, age-related infertility and endometriosis.

Currently Dr Polyakov is a senior consultant at The Royal Women’s Hospital where he is also involved in the supervision of trainee obstetricians, gynaecologists and fertility specialists. Highly respected among his colleagues, other specialists often refer complex cases to him. Alex is unique among his colleagues in that he has three separate appointments at the Royal Women’s Hospital in the departments of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology.

Moreover, Dr Polyakov’s formal postgraduate qualifications include:

    Graduate Certificate in Evidence-based Medicine from Monash University
    Masters of Clinical Epidemiology/Biostatistics with Distinction from the University of Newcastle
    Masters of Reproductive Medicine from the University of NSW

He regularly contributes to scholarly research papers as an expert researcher and biostatistician.

Dr Polyakov is a fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG). He is a member of the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA), the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery Society (AGES), American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and European Society of Human Reproduction (ESHRE). He regularly attends conferences and scientific meetings in order to keep up to date with the latest research and to provide the best possible evidence-based advice and treatment to his patients.

Fluent in English and RussianDr Polyakov understands the urgent needs of anyone consulting an obstetrics, gynaecology and infertility, so his patients find him very flexible and approachable. He is committed to see all new cases as soon as possible andoffersafterhours consulting to facilitate timely access.

Dr Norman Blumenthal, Gynaecologist, Sydney NSW

Norman Blumenthal, Gynaecology surgeon, NSW

Dr Blumenthal is an experienced Obstetrician & Gynaecologist practicing in the North Western Suburbs of Sydney.

After studying medicine at the University of Witwatersrand, he qualified in 1975. He then specialized in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and became a Fellow of the South African College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FCOG-SA) in 1981. The same year, Dr Blumenthal was made a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) in England.

He immigrated to Sydney in 1982 and, after working at Westmead Hospital as the senior Fellow for 3 years, Dr Blumenthal became a Fellow of the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).

Since his election to the Fellowship, he was appointed as a Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) to Blacktown Hospital and an Affiliate at Westmead Hospital. Dr Blumenthal has also practiced as a consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at The Hills Private Hospital and The Sydney Adventist Hospital.

During his training and subsequent years, he has had subspecialty interests in laparoscopic surgery, where he trained with Professor Bruhat in France and Dr Ray Gary in England. Dr Blumenthal is currently a foundation member of the Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society (AGES). He is also a member of the Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ACCP) and the Australian Menopause Society (AMS).

Dr Blumenthal is a Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Notre Dame and University of Western Sydney. He is also an Examiner for the Fellowship exam of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Nowadays, Dr Blumenthal focuses his Gynaecological and Obstetrical expertise on the following Obstetrics & Gynaecology fields:

    laparoscopic hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus);
    endometriosis (endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus);
    menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding);
    uterine and vaginal prolapse (inner organs protruding or dropping into or out of the vagina);
    urinary incontinence (unintentional leaking of urine);
    uterine fibroids (benign [not cancerous] growths developing in the muscle of the uterus).
For more information click the below link
http://www.blumenthalclinic.com.au/

Dr Stas Vashevnik, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Frankston VIC

Stas Vashevnik, Gynaecology Surgeon, VIC

Dr Vashevnik consults and performs surgery at Peninsula Private Hospital and delivers babies at Peninsula Private Hospital, Frankston Hospital and The Bays Hospital.

I was born in Ukraine in 1975 and have grown up in Melbourne since 1988. I attended McKinnon and Melbourne High Schools and graduated from Monash University.

I have been working in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 2002. Throughout this time I have worked in many different settings and hospitals – from small rural hospitals to major central tertiary centres:

    Box Hill Hospital
    Maroondah Hospital
    Angliss Hospital
    Bendigo Base Hospital
    Royal Women’s Hospital
    Mercy Hospital for Women
    Monash Medical Centre
    Dandenong Hospital
    Mildura Base Hospital
    Coffs Harbour Base Hospital
    Ballarat Base Hospital
    Rockhampton Base Hospital
    North West Regional Hospital (Burnie, Tasmania)
    St Vincent’s Hospital (Sydney)
    Royal Hospital for Women (Sydney)

This breadth of experience allows me to better meet the needs of my patients in many areas. Pelvic pain, infertility, menstrual and pelvic floor disorders are my main areas of interest including advanced laparoscopic and pelvic floor surgery.

In 2011 after obtaining the Fellowship of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists I have moved to Frankston and Mornington Peninsula to work at Peninsula Private, Beleura, The Bays, Frankston and Rosebud Hospitals.

Gynaecological Surgery

Advanced gynaecological surgery is my area of interest. I have completed Laparoscopic and Vaginal Surgical Fellowship at St Vincent’s and Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney in 2010. I regularly attend educational conferences and obtain up to date qualifications to provide the best standard of contemporary care for the benefit of my patients.
For more information click the below link
http://www.vashevnik.com.au