Catharyn Johanna Stern

Last updated

Catharyn Johanna Stern

AO
Education University of Melbourne
OccupationGynaecologist
EmployerWaverley Private Hospital
Known forGynaecology & infertility

Catharyn Johanna Stern AO is a clinical associate professor, and gynaecologist at Waverley Private Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to gynaecology, reproductive medicine and fertility research. Stern has been a member of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) member for 23 years. Her award was for her services to gynaecology, to reproductive medicine and fertility research, and to the community. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Stern was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Melbourne in 1987. She is a specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics, and specialises in reproductive fertility. She initially trained at The Women's Hospital, as well at The Mercy hospital, and subsequently obtained experience and training while in the United Kingdom for two years.

Stern next spent three years working and obtaining experience in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. She is the head of the Fertility Preservation Service within the Melbourne IVF and The Women's Hospital. She works at the Melbourne IVF clinical research program, as well as working in clinical practice. Stern is leading a national trial within Australia, with the goal of protecting the fertility of women who are undergoing treatment with chemotherapy, and cancer patients. [4] [ user-generated source ] [5]

Stern started the Australian and New Zealand group in fertility preservation, "Special Interest Group". The group is made up of national and international experts who specialise in the preservation of fertility, and was started in 2009. Stern was also appointed to be the chair of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, which is a fertility guidance group. The group has been involved in writing guidelines and practices that provide recommendations, based on evidence, as well as 'good practice' which then helps enable medical practitioners and health professionals to have conversations and discussions about fertility, to efficiently and effectively make informed decisions around the treatment of fertility with patients and their families. [6] [7]

Stern has also worked on an IVF success comparator, which is an online website that allows women and their families to compare the success rates of different IVF clinics within Australia. [8] Stern has also published on the difficulties of young rural women in receiving treatment for their fertility. [9]

Select publications

Stern has published 49 peer-reviewed publications, as at July 2022, with an H-index of 20, and over 1700 citations. [10]

Select publications include:

Awards, honours and fellowships

2022 – Officer of the Order of Australia, Queen's Birthday Honours [14]

2004 - FRANZCOG - Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gynaecology</span> Science of the treatment of diseases of the female sexual organs and reproductive tract

Gynaecology or gynecology is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area of obstetrics and gynaecology (OB-GYN).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Assisted reproductive technology</span> Methods to achieve pregnancy by artificial or partially artificial means

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. This subject involves procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), cryopreservation of gametes or embryos, and/or the use of fertility medication. When used to address infertility, ART may also be referred to as fertility treatment. ART mainly belongs to the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Some forms of ART may be used with regard to fertile couples for genetic purpose. ART may also be used in surrogacy arrangements, although not all surrogacy arrangements involve ART. The existence of sterility will not always require ART to be the first option to consider, as there are occasions when its cause is a mild disorder that can be solved with more conventional treatments or with behaviors based on promoting health and reproductive habits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carl Wood</span>

Edwin Carlyle "Carl" Wood,, FRANZCOG was a prominent Australian gynaecologist, best known for his pioneering work developing and commercialising the technique of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). He gained considerable international and national attention for his wide-ranging contributions in the field of women's health over a period of almost 50 years, although not all of it was positive given the controversial nature of many of his endeavours.

Ian Johnston was one of the true pioneers of reproductive medicine in Australia. He was a primary contributor to the development of human IVF in Melbourne, Australia. He was the Head of the Reproductive Biology Unit at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne and was the founding President and Honorary Life Member of The Fertility Society of Australia. Ian was known as the 'founding father of IVF in Australia'

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Brinsden</span>

Peter Robert Brinsden MBBS, MRCS, LRCP, FRCOG is known for the treatment of infertility in couples. From 1989 to 2006 he was the medical director of Bourn Hall Clinic in the UK, a leading centre for the treatment of fertility problems, and where about 6,000 babies have been conceived using IVF and other assisted conception treatments.

Peter Anthony Richardson is an Australian doctor and former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1977, representing the Division of Tangney. He was elected as a member of the Liberal Party, but shortly before the 1977 federal election defected to the libertarian Progress Party and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Webster (doctor)</span> English doctor

John Webster FRCOG is an English obstetrician and gynaecologist. Present at the world's first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) birth, Louise Brown, Webster has continued to develop and further research in the field of IVF.

Cryopreservation of embryos is the process of preserving an embryo at sub-zero temperatures, generally at an embryogenesis stage corresponding to pre-implantation, that is, from fertilisation to the blastocyst stage.

Geeta Nargund is a professor, medical doctor, trainer, health writer, commentator, and pioneer in the field of natural and mild IVF and Advanced Technology in Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Sheila Balakrishnan is an obstetrician and a gynaecologist. She has authored three books on obstetrics and gynaecology. She is currently the associate professor at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Government Medical college, Trivandrum. She has pursued her MD and DNB from Trivandrum Medical college. She was awarded membership at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1994 and then conferred fellowship in the year 2008. She has received Commonwealth scholarship award in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) and the Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Currently, she is a member of the contraception and medical disorders committee of FOGSI.
In November 2013, the medical team headed by Dr. Balakrishnan announced the birth of South India's first in vitro fertilization babies in Trivandrum Medical College Hospital. She has authored three books, Textbook of Obstetrics, Textbook of Gynaecology and Clinical case discussion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has published numerous research papers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamala Selvaraj</span> Indian obstetrician and gynecologist

Kamala Selvaraj is an obstetrician and gynecologist from Tamil Nadu, India. Born to Tamil film actor Gemini Ganesan, she commissioned the first test tube baby of South India in August 1990. In 2002 she was awarded PhD for her thesis on "Premature Ovarian Failure and its management". She was also awarded the "Best Lady Doctor Award-1993" and "Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Integration Award-1995". More than 800 babies have been born as a result of assisted reproduction therapy conducted by her hospital.

James Boyer Brown MSc (NZ) PhD (Edin) DSc (Edin) FRACOG, Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natarajan Pandiyan</span> Indian physician and academic (born 1953)

N. Pandiyan is an Indian physician and academic who is the Chief consultant of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Chettinad Health City, in Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cindy Farquhar</span> Physician

Cynthia Margaret Farquhar is the Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. Within the Cochrane Collaboration, she is the Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility. Farquhar has over 200 published papers, with a focus on women's reproductive and sexual health.

Virtus Health is an Australian company, headquartered in Sydney, that provides assisted reproductive technology, specialist pathology and day hospital services. Today, Virtus is one of the top five providers of assisted reproductive services in the world with a presence in Australia, Singapore, Ireland, the UK and Denmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaideep Malhotra</span> Indian gynecologist

Jaideep Malhotra is an India-based gynecologist, infertility specialist and an ace sonologist. She is the founder of the Infertility Centre of Rainbow IVF and also serves as the director of the hospital. Malhotra received award from Prime minister of Nepal for first 100 IVF babies of Nepal and her clinic, Rainbow IVF was first in Uttar Pradesh for successful IVF, ICSI, TESA, twins and triplets.

Caroline May de Costa is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, as well as an advocate for indigenous health and abortion rights. She also writes medical nonfiction books and crime novels.

Sarah Martins Da SilvaMRCOG is a British gynaecologist and researcher specialising in male infertility. Da Silva is a senior lecturer in reproductive medicine at the University of Dundee. She also works as an honorary consultant gynaecologist at the Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, specialising in fertility problems and assisted conception. She was named one of the BBC's "100 Women of 2019" for her contribution to fertility science.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duru Shah</span> Indian gynecologist and academic

Duru Shah is a Mumbai-based gynaecologist and academic. She is the founder and president of PCOS Society and a promoter of women's health and adolescents health in India. Shah is also the guide for postgraduate students in Obs. Gyn. for Doctorate of Medicine at Mumbai University. She is the scientific director of Gynaecworld and the Gynaecworld Assisted Fertility Center, Mumbai. Dr Duru Shah has authored five books and published various research articles. Shah is also the promoter of Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. She is a member of the editorial board of The Obstetrician & Gynecologist (TOG), Climacteric and the Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. In 2000, Dr Shah initiated adolescent reproductive and sexual health project called "Growing Up". Dr. Shah is also the founding member and trustee of the Women’s Empowerment Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 2014 that focuses on gender violence and women’s rights.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nandita P. Palshetkar</span> Indian gynaecologist and medical doctor

Nandita P. Palshetkar is an Indian Gynecologist who specializes in in vitro fertilisation and infertility. She is the elected president of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India, in 2019. She is also the first vice president of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India.

References

  1. ↑ "AMA congratulates members on the queen's birthday 2022 honours list". Australian Medical Association. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 Queen's Birthday Honours". AAMRI. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Swannell, Cate (13 June 2022). "Public health tsars rewarded with honours". Medical Journal of Australia. 216. ISSN   0025-729X.
  4. ↑ "Dr Kate Stern (Gynaecologist) - Healthpages.wiki". healthpages.wiki. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "A/Prof Catharyn Stern". findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "A/Prof Catharyn Stern | Future Fertility" . Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "BRCA1 gene mutation is linked to women having fewer eggs in their ovaries". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Hospital, The Royal Women's. "IVF success comparator welcomed by the Women's". The Royal Women's Hospital. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Young Rural Women & fertility".
  10. ↑ "Scopus preview - Stern, Catharyn J. - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ↑ Stern, Catharyn; Chamley, Lawrence; Norris, Helen; Hale, Lyndon; Baker, H.W. Gordon (August 2003). "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of heparin and aspirin for women with in vitro fertilization implantation failure and antiphospholipid or antinuclear antibodies". Fertility and Sterility. 80 (2): 376–383. doi: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)00610-1 . PMID   12909502.
  12. ↑ Levine, Jennifer; Canada, Andrea; Stern, Catharyn J. (10 November 2010). "Fertility Preservation in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28 (32): 4831–4841. doi:10.1200/JCO.2009.22.8312. ISSN   0732-183X. PMID   20458029.
  13. ↑ Allen, Meagan; Hale, Lyndon; Lantsberg, Daniel; Kieu, Violet; Stevens, John; Stern, Catharyn; Gardner, David K.; Mizrachi, Yossi (2022). "Post-warming embryo morphology is associated with live birth: a cohort study of single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer cycles". Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 39 (2): 417–425. doi:10.1007/s10815-021-02390-z. ISSN   1058-0468. PMC   8956752 . PMID   35043277.
  14. ↑ "Clinical Associate Professor Catharyn Johanna Stern". It's an Honour. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.