Meet the team
Our team is made up of highly respected reproductive medicine and fertility specialists.
Our team also includes our expert embryologists, our experienced fertility nurses and our counsellors, who will support you every step of the way.
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Dr Bruno Radesic is the Medical Director at Fertility SA as well as continuing to consult new patients. He is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with specialist training in female and male infertility.Read more about Dr Bruno Radesic.
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Dr Victoria Nisenblat is a CREI accredited Fertility Specialist. She is actively involved in the gamate (egg or sperm) donation program and advocates for the rights of single woman and same sex couples who are wanting to start their family. She specialises in a wide range of reproductive health issues including hormone disorders, pelvic pain, and male/female infertility. Victoria consults in English, Hebrew, Russian and Ukrainian.
Read more about Dr Victoria Nisenblat
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Dr Jodie Semmler is one of Adelaide’s leading gynaecological surgeons. She has had extensive experience in laparoscopic keyhole surgery treating fertility issues, including the excision of endometriosis.
Read more about Dr Jodie Semmler
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Dr Michelle Wellman has been working in the area of women’s health since graduating in Medicine from the University of Adelaide in the mid-90s. She has worked in Adelaide, Melbourne and the UK.
Read more about Dr Michelle Wellman.
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Dr Kate Gowling is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a passion for women’s health. She graduated from Flinders University in 2007 and undertook specialist training in both tertiary and rural South Australian centres.
Read more about Dr Kate Gowling.
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Dr Alex Hubczenko is a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. He graduated from the University of Adelaide before embarking on his specialist qualifications.
Read more about Dr Alex Hubczenko
Success rates
We are extremely proud of our results and have helped bring more than 2,000 South Australian babies into the world.
While we are completely transparent about our success rates, the chances of having a healthy baby are extremely individual. Age, health, genetic factors and any existing conditions affecting either or both partner’s fertility can all play a significant role. It is why all of our fertility specialists will have an open and honest conversation with you about your individual treatment options and your chances of success.
The results published here are also reported to a central body called ANZARD (Assisted Reproductive Technology in Australia and New Zealand) where all accredited clinics provide their data. If you would like further information on interpreting pregnancy rates please refer to Fertility Society of Australia “How to choose an IVF clinic and understand success rates”.
Some clinics will make their data look better by removing some types of patients. We don’t do that. We include all patient groups and update our records regularly. The current results are for 2018 due to having to wait 9 months to determine the birth rate.
If you’d like to discuss your situation or better understand success rates, we’re happy to arrange a chat with one of our nurses.
The Genea Fertility SA story
Genea Fertility SA combines more than three decades of experience, expertise and world-leading technology with an outstanding team of local specialists, nurses and scientists. Formed in 2023 as a partnership between Genea Fertility and Fertility SA, the clinic provides South Australian patients with outstanding care and fertility outcomes.
Genea Fertility is a leading provider of fertility treatments with more than 37 years’ experience helping Australians achieve their fertility dreams and has 12 clinics in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and now South Australia.
Fertility SA has played a part in the birth of more than 2000 babies since being founded by a group of specialist fertility doctors in 2009. This partnership offers patients new technology exclusive to Genea Fertility clinics in Australia that gives them the best success rates in the country, this technology will now be available to South Australian patients.
Genea Fertility and Fertility SA have always taken part in world-leading, high quality research and will continue to do so under this new partnership, in the future.
Our values
Care
We care deeply about our patients and the integrity of the medical treatment we provide.
Achievement
We constantly strive to achieve a positive outcome for our patients using our skills, expertise and persistence.
Respect
We treat everyone with respect, listening with intent and acting with integrity.
Accountability
We are trustworthy, we do what we say we will and take our responsibilities very seriously.
Teamwork
We work together as a team to get the best results for our patients. We share information, challenges and success.
Communication
We break down barriers with good communication. We are empathetic and honest.
Our expertise
Our team of fertility doctors are all experts in the field of fertility and the conditions that impact it, allowing us to provide the right treatment for a range of fertility issues.
Our team of nurses, counsellors and embryologists work together to give you the best chance of having a healthy baby.
Every patient is different, so we develop a personalised treatment plan for our patients. We continually provide honest intelligent advice about the treatment options, what is involved, the costs and the likely chance of success.
We offer leading technology solutions. We have continually invested in the best possible technology for treatment and in the laboratory where the embryos are created. We are personally involved in world leading research and play an active role in enhancing the understanding and subsequent treatments for infertility.
Our practice
Practice Manager
Rachel Mewett
Donor Coordinator
Sue Conway
Fertility Counsellors
Brooke Calo
Genetic Services Coordinator
Sue Conway
Nurse Manager
Melissa Clements
Clinical Team
Leeanne Tabotta
Rebecca Otten
Silvia D’Ambrosio
Trish Evans
Leonie Rankin (LSL)
Our laboratory
Scientific Director
Michael Barry
Director of Research and Innovation
Dr Ryan D Rose PhD
Embryologist
Senior Embryologist
Chris Osborn
Embryologists
Claire Walker
Emma Dunstan
Jane General
Caitlyn Bugeja
Erin Barrera