Professor Stuart Campbell is a pioneer of Ultrasound Diagnosis in medicine.

He has introduced many new techniques such as the routine pregnancy scan, the early diagnosis of fetal abnormalities, the assessment of fetal growth, and also the well-being and ultrasound screening for ovarian cancer. 

Professor Campbell holds numerous international honours and has recently introduced 3D scanning to the UK and set up the first 4D Ultrasound Clinic. He has also pioneered the screening for pre-eclampsia by uterine artery Doppler.

Dr Bhattacharya had her basic MBBS training at the NRS Medical College in India and moved to the UK in 2002 for higher training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She was an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Trainee at the Severn and Peninsular Deanery. Whilst working in gynaecological cancer, she developed an interest in fertility preservation and began a special skills training course in fertility. After the completion of her training, instead of starting a consultant post, she decided to take up a fellowship in fertility at the IVF Unit in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. She then worked as a Locum Consultant at the Fertility Unit at Barts Hospital after finishing her fellowship.

Subsequently, she joined the Derriford Hospital as a Consultant in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive medicine. After working in the NHS as a consultant for almost five years, she went on to join the CREATE Fertility team in 2017. She is excited to work in a unit which practices and advocates a more woman friendly approach to fertility treatment, focusing on the ‘quality not quantity’ of eggs and embryos.

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Vinod Nargund is a Consultant Urological Surgeon with an interest in Andrology. He has successfully led the andrology service for CREATE Fertility for the last 10 years. He deeply cares about using evidence-based care to help men improve their natural fertility where possible. He takes a holistic approach in helping men improve their sperm parameters. He is highly skilled in surgical sperm retrieval procedures including advanced testicular sperm collection using a microscope. His interest in male infertility originates from his expertise in the management of testicular cancer; he pioneered testis-conservation surgery along with Professor Tim Oliver, Emeritus Professor of Oncology. Vinod was trained in Urology Units at Belfast, Bradford and Oxford. Previously he was the Lead Cancer Surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and currently provides Andrology Service at Homerton University Hospital, London. Vinod has published over 70 scientific papers in national and international Urology journals. In addition to the research on surgical aspects in relation to male infertility his interests include the role of psychological stress in male infertility.

Key publications:

Nargund V H. Effects of psychological stress on male fertility. Nature Review Urology 2015; 12(7): 373-382

Ojha K, Nargund V H, Nargund G. Emergency sperm extraction for transient erectile dysfunction prior to assisted conception. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 2001; 18: 36-7

Otite U, Webb J A W, Oliver R T D, Badenoch D F and Nargund V H. Testicular microlithiasis: Is it a benign condition with a malignant potential? European Journal of Urology 2001; 40: 538-42

Nargund VH. Management of testicular pain. The Practitioner 2002; 246: 792-800

Oliver RTD, Ong J, Berney D, Nargund V, Badenoch D and Samash J. Testis conserving chemotherapy in germ cell cancer: Its potential to increase understanding of the biology and treatment of carcinoma in situ. Acta Pathologica Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandanavia 2003:111: 86-91; discussion 91-2

Kumar P, Kapoor S, Nargund V. Review: Haematospermia. Annals of Royal College of Surgeons of  England 2006; 88 (4): 339-42

Nargund VH. Editoreal Comment on ‘A Five-year follow up study of asymptomatic men with testicular microlithiasis’. Journal of Urology 2008; 179: 1423

Kumar P, Mehta V, Nargund V*. Management of Chronic testicular pain. Urologia Internationalis 2010; 84(2); 125-31

Gordon S, Bharadwa J, Campbell S, Nargund V H. Spermatogenesis and Spectral echo –Doppler traces from the main testicular artery. British Journal of Urology International 2003; 91: 897-8

Dr Larisa Corda is an IVF Doctor. She was born in Sarajevo, Former Yugoslavia, and came to live in the UK aged 7. She grew up in Leeds, before moving to London to complete her medical studies at Imperial College, gaining an MBBS and BSc in 2007.

In 2010, she decided to specialise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Deciding to focus on fertility specifically, she worked in Sydney from 2012-2013, gaining experience with IVF Australia, and completing research that specifically examined the differences in demographics and IVF access amongst patients across Australia.

She returned to the UK and obtained her MRCOG and further training in IVF. She joined the CREATE team in 2017 and her research interests have included investigating the inequity of access to reproductive healthcare, as well as the impact of emotional well-being on IVF.

MBBS, MRCOG, DFSRH.

Dr Priyanka is a Consultant in Gynaecology, Reproductive Medicine and surgery. She qualified as a doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Pune India in 2002 and finished her Post Graduation in 2005. Subsequently she completed her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the East of England (Cambridge).

During this period she gained broad clinical experience in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology and was awarded MUM award in November 2013 at the House of Lords for excellent management of a patient in labour. She went on to complete the Advanced Skills Training Modules (ATSMs) in Subfertility and Reproductive Endocrinology and Paediatrics and Adolescent Gynaecology. She also holds a diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Dr Priyanka obtained CCT from the East of England Deanery in 2014. She then did a fellowship in Assisted Conception at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital for 2 years where she gained a wider and holistic experience in the speciality to provide and evidence based treatment. She has been certified by the British Fertility Society in Pelvic Ultrasound, Embryo Transfer and Intrauterine Insemination techniques, male infertility and management of infertile couples. She is a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the British Fertility Society (BFS) and European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). She has also been involved in various local, national and international presentations in societies like BSGE, ESGE,ESHRE.

She has a special interest in assisted reproduction techniques, fertility preservation and management of women with low ovarian reserve.

Dr Priyanka joined CREATE Fertility as she shares the belief that mild approach in IVF treatment results in better outcomes compared to traditional IVF. She believes in individualized tailored approach as well as providing high quality of care to optimize patient journey. 

Dr Hall-Nicolini studied medicine at St Bartholomew’s hospital, London and qualified in 1982.

She has been working in the fertility sector since 1989, in the UK and in Italy.

In the UK, she has worked for the NHS and for several London private clinics, gaining experience in all aspects of fertility care and assisted conception. 

She has a particular interest in egg donation and having worked in many units where standard, high stimulation IVF is the norm, she is very excited to have joined CREATE Fertility. She has known of Professor Nargund’s work in mild and natural IVF for some time and is convinced by the gentle approach to IVF, giving better quality eggs at all ages.

She is also very keen to promote awareness in the natural decline in egg reserve, ensuring that all women know the option of egg freezing is real, successful and available.

She has teenage twins and lives in Surrey.

MD, FRCOG

Dr Adrija Kumar Datta graduated from the University of Calcutta, India and obtained an MD research degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the same University. He became a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) in 2005 and subsequently became a Fellow of the College (FRCOG) in 2017.

As a trainee, Dr Datta acquired advanced skills in Reproductive Endocrinology, Subfertility and Assisted Conception from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. He continued practicing as a fertility specialist, alongside mainstream Obstetrics and Gynaecology until the completion of his training in the UK. Dr Datta joined CREATE as a consultant in April 2015 and worked in both sites of CREATE fertility in London, before he moved to its Birmingham Centre.

Dr Datta is a member of the British Fertility Society (BFS), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the International Society for Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction (ISMAAR). He has an avid interest in academia. Before moving to the UK, he was a lecturer in Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Nepal. His research papers have been published in reputed journals. He has written chapters in books and has presented in many International Conferences. His main area of interest is ‘ovarian stimulation’.

Dr Datta is an instructor for ‘Transvaginal Ultrasound Course’. He was invited to speak on ‘Pelvic Ultrasound’ and ‘Medical Statistics’ and ‘Natural cycle IVF’ by different academic centres in India. In his spare time Dr Datta enjoys being an amateur photographer. He can also speak in Hindi, Urdu, Nepali and Bengali.

Attracted by the idea of ‘Mild approach IVF’ and ‘patient-centred’ Assisted Conception, Dr Datta joined ISMAAR. As an active member of the CREATE group, he practices on this principle and explores it further through research.

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Dr Nafee graduated from Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University of Egypt in 1994.

He completed his training in Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and he is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology (MRCOG) since 2008.

He holds a MD since 2010 from the Medical school of University of Sheffield specialized in Ovulation and Polycystic Ovaries. In 2016 he finished his PhD in Embryo and endometrial communication at University of Sheffield.

Dr Nafee is a clinical Research fellow in Reproductive and Development Medicine in University of Sheffield.

He has advanced training in IVF since 2000 in Egypt and in UK since 2009.

Dr Nirmal Felix completed her Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in India with distinctions.  She underwent postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology training both in India and in the East Midlands deanery including Nottingham, Leicester and Chesterfield hospitals. She attained the membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG) in 2011. Subsequently, she gained more experience in assisted reproduction while working in a fertility unit in the Midlands where she was the Clinical IVF specialist and Recurrent Miscarriage Lead.  She has completed British Fertility Society (BFS) modules on ultrasound and embryo transfer. Her special interests are reproductive immunology and endocrinology.

She is a trainer for the West Midlands transvaginal scanning course. She is an active member of the British Fertility Society, European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.  Dr Nirmal has always been praised about the extra mile she takes in the care of her patients. Impressed by the patient-centred approach of Natural and Mild IVF, she has joined CREATE and is passionate about offering this as a first choice for anyone who needs fertility treatment.

Dr Himanshu Borase is a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine.

After graduating in 2001, Dr Borase completed his post graduate diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology in Mumbai, India. Dr Borase came to the UK in 2005 and started his specialist fertility training in the Southwest of England when he gained wide experience in obstetrics and gynaecology, by working in different hospitals and with accomplished consultants.

This training gave him with the knowledge and confidence in assisting patients with fertility issues and in performing surgical procedures. Dr Borase is a competent ultrasound scanner and likes to scan his own patients as this gives him all the required information to treat his patients effectively.

Dr Borase finds it very important to take care and time with patients to discuss their individual needs and he uses his own illustrations to demonstrate particular treatment procedures. Dr Borase was recently nominated for the Patient’s Choice Award at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Dr Borase joined CREATE as he supports natural, mild and modified natural IVF as these treatments are more patient friendly, more in line with their physiology and bring down the risks associated with assisted conception treatments.

Charline is an IVF Consultant and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery. She qualified in Obstetric & Gynaecology in 2009. She has undertaken specialist training in fertility and has been an accredited Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery in Paris since 2010. 

On the specialist register in the UK since 2011, she is an active NHS Fertility Specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital, for subfertility investigations, management, treatment, recurrent miscarriages investigations and management, assisted conception and reproductive surgery as diagnostic & operative hysteroscopy.  

She is a member of the British Fertility Society and also teaches medical students at St Michael’s Hospital and at the MSc in reproduction and development at the University of Bristol. 

Charline is thrilled to join the CREATE Fertility Team and to bring for patients in Bristol a different approach of assisted conception: a safe, innovative and patient friendly approach focused on quality where patients are looked after. 

Dr Alka Bhide has more than 20 years experience in fertility and assisted reproduction. She has extensive experience in all aspects of Fertility and reproductive medicine, with a special interest in the IVF, egg-sharing and gamete donation programmes. She obtained her medical degree in 1985 and went on to start her initial training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in India. Dr Alka moved to the UK in 1989 to continue higher training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and she then trained in assisted conception. After completing her higher training, she went on to work for the NHS in 1996. She has worked at a number of different private Centres since and was the lead fertility consultant for Cambridge Centre and Essex Centre. She joined CREATE Fertility as Fertility Consultant in November 2017 and is proud to be part of a clinic that has pioneered a more natural approach focusing on the quality of women’s eggs, not the quantity.

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Lamiya Mohiyiddeen is a consultant gynaecologist and subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. She has been a consultant in Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecology at St.Mary’s hospital since 2013. She is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester.    

Lamiya graduated from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India in 2000. She has since completed her specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology from the Northwestern Deanery, followed by subspecialist training in Reproductive Medicine at St.Mary’s hospital, Manchester. She completed her MD from the University of Manchester in 2013, researching in pharmacogenetics of patients undergoing IVF treatment.

She is a member of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and other societies including British Fertility Society (BFS) and European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).

Lamiya has clinical interests in the management of subfertility, assisted reproduction, outpatient hysteroscopy, hysteroscopic management of uterine anomalies and recurrent miscarriage. She is the lead for the recurrent miscarriage service at St.Mary’s hospital.

Lamiya is the founder and convener of North of England Reproductive Medicine Group (NOERG) meetings. She has published widely both in journals and books. She has also recently jointly secured NIHR grant for endometrial scratch study. Her current research focuses on recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage and pharmacogenetics of IVF patients.

MD, PhD, MRCOG

Dr Malamas completed his specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Alexandra University Hospital of Athens, in Greece. Following further training he obtained a diploma in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound.

He started working in the NHS in 2013, as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Whittington Hospital. He completed a fellowship in Assisted Conception at the Homerton University Hospital, where he gained broad experience in the management of infertility and in assisted reproduction techniques.

He has obtained the British Fertility Society certification in Pelvic Ultrasound, Management of the infertile couple, Assisted Conception, Embryo transfer and IUI.

Dr Malamas is also a certified colposcopist by the BSCCP. He is very interested in research, has a PhD in Medical Physiology regarding the molecular mechanisms of hormonal actions, and publications in international peer-reviewed journals.

He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG), the British Fertility Society (BFS), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

Dr Malamas is excited to have joined CREATE Fertility as he strongly believes in the advantages of a more physiological and more gentle approach to IVF, that is individually tailored to patients: reducing risks and promoting better outcomes for mothers and babies.