Mr Hossam Abdalla FRCOG, Clinical Director
Mr Abdalla is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Clinical Director of The Lister Fertility Clinic. He is a leading fertility expert and, under his direction, the clinic has grown into one of the largest and most successful fertility centres in the UK.
Mr Abdalla publishes and lectures on many aspects of assisted conception, having a particular interest in oocyte donation and in women with reduced ovarian reserve and high FSH. Mr Abdalla is a highly-experienced gynaecological surgeon and performs various operative procedures at the Lister, including laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery and the removal of fibroids (myomectomy). He is also a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
Dr Marie Wren MRCOG, Deputy Director
Dr Wren is a Fertility Specialist and Deputy Medical Director of the Lister Fertility Clinic. She joined the team in 1991 from King’s College Hospital, having previously worked at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals.
She is particularly interested in the management of older women and in oocyte donation and has been a regular assessor with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for post-graduate students.
Dr Alison Taylor MD MRCOG, Fertility Consultant
Dr Taylor is a Fertility Consultant at The Lister Fertility Clinic. She joined the team in 2005 from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, where she had been from 1991. In 1998 she was appointed Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’. There, she ran the assisted conception unit and was involved in organising the teaching programme for medical students.
Dr Taylor performs surgical procedures at the Lister including laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery and myomectomy. Dr Taylor is also a clinical inspector for the HFEA.
Dr Jaya Parikh, MRCOG, Fertility Specialist
Dr Parikh is a Fertility Specialist at the Lister Fertility Clinic. She joined the team in 2000, having previously worked and trained at the Kent and Surrey Hospitals and in the IVF unit at Mayday University Hospital in Surrey.
She has a particular interest in treating women with high FSH and has published in British and international journals in this area.
Dr Yau Thum, MD, Fertility Specialist
Dr Thum is a Fertility Specialist at the Lister Fertility Clinic. He joined the team in 2002, having previously worked as a Research Fellow at assisted conception units at King’s College and St George’s Hospitals, London.
He continued his research in reproductive immunology, which includes natural killer cells, recurrent failed implantation after IVF treatment and recurrent miscarriage of immunological origins. He has also published widely on his research in reproductive immunology, women with elevated FSH and IVF treatment in conjunction with egg-sharing.
Mr Raef Faris MRCOG, Fertility Consultant
Mr Faris is a Fertility Consultant at the Lister Fertility Clinic. He first joined the clinic as a Research Fellow in 2003 and then went to complete his training in Nottingham, rejoining the Lister as an accredited consultant in 2007.
Mr Faris performs operative procedures at the Lister including laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery and the removal of fibroids (myomectomy).
Mr Suks Minhas MD FRCS (Urol) Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
Mr Minhas is a Consultant Urologist and Andrologist. He specialises in andrological surgery. He has completed an MD thesis in the physiology of the penis and erectile dysfunction, completing his training in andrological surgery at the Institute of Urology in London.
