UHCW - Key Persons
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Member of the SCIENTIFIC Team
- Head of Embryology and Andrology Teams
Ben is responsible for the Embryology and Andrology team within the Centre for Reproductive Medicine. He leads the team and ensures that all of the processes undertaken in the laboratories are performed accurately, according to strict CRM protocols and according to external guidelines and ensures that the best possible methods are used for successful patient treatment. He has been in the field of embryology since 1992 and most recently managed the embryology team at IVF Hammersmith in London. During his time at IVF Hammersmith he worked closely with Professor Lord Robert Winston as a member of the team that carried out the first Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis treatment for an IVF patient.
Ben is especially interested in methods that can be utilised in the laboratory to ensure sperm, eggs and embryos are cultured in the best possible way to ensure optimal quality for patient treatment. He is also interested in the new techniques available for assessing embryo quality to ensure that all possible information is utilised when selecting an embryo for transfer.
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Laboratory Administrator
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- Head of Research and Development
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Senior Overseas Patient Officer
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- ( UHCW ) NHS Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Specialist Infertility Counsellor / Administration Team
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Assistant Admin Manager ( Reception )
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- Member of the Scientific Team
- Higher Specialist Embryologist
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- Consultant
- Consultant in Reproductive Medicine & Obstetrics / Gynaecology
Dr Rina Agrawal is a Consultant and Hon. Associate Professor in Reproductive Medicine and in Obstetrics / Gynaecology with dual accreditation in the UK and in India. She received her formal training in Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Conception at University College Hospital, London where she did her PhD. She was the Director at London Women's Clinic and Hallam Medical Centre, the first centre in the UK to offer Assisted Reproduction and has worked with Professor Howard Jacobs who contributed enormously to the field of IVF and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Professor Robert Edwards who pioneered IVF and created the world's first IVF baby, Professor Stuart Campbell who pioneered the use of Ultrasonography and Professor S L Tan who heads the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at McGill's University
She also has an independent practice at Harley Street in London and has individually managed over 6,000 cycles of IVF/ICSI and more than 7,000 insemination treatment cycles over the last 17 years.
Rina has published extensively over the years in several international journals. She has over 50 publications, written a book on PCOS and has been an invited speaker at over 75 national and international meetings over the years.
Her areas of expertise within the field of Reproductive Medicine are Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Unsuccessful Implantation during IVF, Angiogenic factors in reproduction on which her PhD is based, Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Ovarian Stimulation Protocols and Ultrasonography including Doppler and 3D Ultrasonography.
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Member of the Nursing Team
- Nurse Manager
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- Member of the Scientific Team
- Deputy Laboratory Manager / Senior Clinical Embryologist
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Receptionist
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Receptionist
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- Administration Manager
- Member of the Counselling Team
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- Member of the Nursing Team
- Senior Health Care Assistant
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- Member of the Nursing Team
- Staff Nurse
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Member of the Nursing Team
- Staff Nurse
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Quality Manager / Admin Manager
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Scientific Team
- Trainee Embryologist
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Member of the Scientific Team
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- Clinical Director of Women and Children's
Stephen graduated from Edinburgh University where he did his clinical training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology before moving to Bristol University where he undertook his MD thesis "The relationship between poor ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation and the outcome of in vitro fertilisation" under Professor Mike Hull and Professor Julian Jenkins. His main clinical interests are in Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology. His research interests are in the mechanisms controlling ovarian response to stimulation and the role of glucocorticoids in IVF practice and has published widely in this area of poor ovarian response with more than fifty publications.
He is currently Clinical Director for Women and Children's services and was Person Responsible for the Centre between 2007 and 2012. He has previously Chaired the Coventry Research Ethics Committee and is a Training Programme Director of the Postgraduate School of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in the West Midlands Deanery, and Chairs the Rotations committee. He is lead for the CLRN, West Midlands South, Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Group.
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- Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Subspecialist in
Dr Ghobara started his Reproductive Medicine training at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Coventry in 1997 up till 2002. Between 2003 and 2008 he worked at University of Bristol and Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine where he gained the accreditation as a Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and surgery.
In addition to his wide experience in assisted conception techniques including IVF and ICSI he has special interest in Laparoscopic & Hysteroscopic Surgery for treating Endometriosis, Fibroids and Surgical Treatment of Fallopian Tubes. He also runs the Male Subfertility Clinic at CRM.
His research areas were treatments using thawed frozen embryos in addition to Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment.
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Se Nior Cryobank Officer
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Receptionist
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Specialist Infertility Counsellor
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- Member of the Nursing Team
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- Member of the Counselling Team
- Support Secretary