Professor Michael Chapman

Professor Michael Chapman

Professor Michael Chapman is one of Australia's most highly profiled and respected fertility specialists. He is a busy clinician who achieves high success rates, with the majority of his patients returning to his care in the hope of further completing their family. His academic position enables him to remain at the forefront of new advances in treatment which he applies in his practice at the earliest opportunity.

When Chair of the IVF Director's Group he was instrumental, working closely with the Federal Government, to ensure access to ART treatment remained clinically protected as a doctor-patient medical decision. Today he is one of the country's leading media commentators on reproductive health.

Prof. Chapman gained his initial medical degree from the University of Adelaide, where he specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology. He then moved to the UK, developing extensive experience in infertility, hormonal disorders and assisted reproductive technology (ART) and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He gained his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of London, where he was appointed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

After 15 years abroad, Prof. Chapman returned to Australia in 1994 as Head of School, Women's and Children's Health at the University of New South Wales, and St George Public Hospital, Kogarah, a role he continues today. He also remains heavily involved as a Director of the Fertility Society of Australia and is an examiner for the Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Prof. Chapman's depth of experience comes from extensive international roles having established and run IVF services in London, Naples, Jeddah and Sydney. He lectures regularly at national and international meetings and has over 100 scientific publications. His particular interests are in IVF, PCOS and recurrent miscarriage. ...read more