The Team

Consultants
Dr Valentine Akande
MBBS PhD MRCOG
Medical Director & Lead Clinician
Valentine is a Consultant Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist & Reproductive Surgeon. He has been treating couples with Fertility and reproductive problems since 1995 and has personally helped several hundred fulfil their dream of having a baby.
Discover moreDr Amanda Jefferys
MRCOG BMBS BMedSci
Medical Director & Fertility Consultant
Amanda is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery.
Discover moreDr Hajeb Kamali
BSc MBChB MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecologist, Recurrent Miscarriage Lead & Fertility Specialist
Hajeb is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Specialist in Recurrent Miscarriage and Reproductive Medicine at both North Bristol NHS Trust and the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).
Discover moreDr Frederica Von Hawrylak
MBChB, MFSRH, DipGUM
Fertility Consultant
Freddie is a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health having qualified in 2012 and working within the field here in Bristol since 2016.
Discover moreDr Alex Price
MBChB MRCGP Dip (TLHP)
Fertility Consultant & Lead for Egg Donation Services
Alex is a Fertility Specialist, qualified in 2001 and has worked in the field of gynaecology since 2003, at both North Bristol NHS Trust and the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).
Discover moreDr Abhiruchi Paisal
M.D, Fellow Reproductive Medicine
Fertility Consultant & Lead for Male Fertility
Dr Paisal obtained her M.D in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2006 and completed her fellowship in Reproductive Medicine in 2011. She has since been practicing in the field of fertility. In addition, she also holds a diploma in ultrasonography.
Discover moreDr Caroline Chebsey
BSc MBBS MRCOG (part I) MRCGP
Fertility Consultant
Caroline has joined BCRM as Fertility Consultant. She qualified in 2007 and has worked in the field of gynaecology since 2009. She also works as a General Practitioner in Bristol.
Discover moreDr Guy Morris
Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery
Guy works in the Gynaecology Department at North Bristol NHS Trust and the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine. He graduated with Honours from Bristol Medical School in 2010 before beginning his Obstetrics and Gynaecology training in 2013.
Discover moreDr Rebecca Davies
BA (Oxon) BMBCh MRCOG
Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine
Rebecca qualified from the University of Oxford in 2011. Her passion for women’s health led her to pursue advanced training in obstetrics & gynaecology.
Discover moreDr Jessica Leese
BMBS MCROG
Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine
Jessica graduated form the University of Exeter (PCMD) in 2014. She is currently a senior registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology with The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists having started her specialist training in 2016.
Discover moreDr Oliver O’Donovan
BSc MBBS MRCOG
Consultant Gynaecologist, Endometriosis Lead & Fertility Specialist
Oli qualified in 2006 and has been working in Gynaecology since 2008. He is a consultant gynaecologist working with BCRM and also for the NHS at St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol.
Discover moreScientific Director
Paul Wilson
BSc; Dip Clin Embryol, Dip RCPath
Head of Embryology & Andrology
Paul is the Scientific Director for Fertility Bristol as well as Consultant Embryologist & Andrologist.
Discover moreClinical Nurses

Carrie Lomax
Director of Nursing & Clinical Services

Louise Mitchell
Nurse Manager

Fiona Pringle
Fertility Nurse Consultant

Anne Dickerson
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Sarah Edwards Mullett
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Margaret Caddy
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Jane Burton
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Kelly Herbert
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Lydia Turner
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Nicola Robbins
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Taylor Williams
Fertility Nurse Specialist

Jess Abel
Senior Assistant Practitioner

Sarah Mifflin
Healthcare Assistant
Consultant Anaesthetists

Dr Karine Zander
Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Claire Fouque
Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Judith Nolan
Consultant Anaesthetist
Theatre Nurses

Gemma Cooper
Theatre Lead Nurse

Laura Bellis
Fertility Theatre Nurse

Charlotte Armstrong
Fertility Theatre Nurse
Embryology & Andrology Laboratory

Corrina Gibbons
Lead Clinical Embryologist & Laboratory Manager

Jennifer Nisbett
Senior Clinical Embryologist & Scientific Lead for Data Compliance and Governance

Heather Griffith
Senior Clinical Embryologist

Hannah Kennedy
Senior Clinical Embryologist

Karla Turner
Senior Andrologist

Joanne Sayers
Senior Clinical Embryologist

Lesley Lunn
Senior Clinical Embryologist

Philippa Adams
Senior Clinical Embryologist

Victoria Bithrey
Clinical Embryologist

Megan Atkinson
Clinical Embryologist

Sophia Seabrook
Clinical Embryologist

Hannah Clark
Clinical Embryologist

Lucy Hill
STP Embryologist

Verity Ashburn
STP Embryologist

Fiona Thomson
IVF Technologist

Fiona Baldwin
IVF Technologist
Business Operations and BCRM Administrators

Kim Donaldson
BSc, Dip RC Path, PGCert Healthcare Leadership
Business Operations Director

Joanne Tyrell
Quality Manager

Abbie Walker
Service Development Manager

Katie Mackreth
Finance Controller

Alex Donaldson
Business Operations Support Manager

Beata Haase
Nursing Administration Lead

Ellie England
Quality & Clerical Coordinator

Imogen Bailey
Patient Access Supervisor & Donor Sperm Services Coordinator

Alison Inker
Patient Coordinator

Karen Hillman
Patient Coordinator

Bianca Popescu
Patient Treatment Coordinator

Charlotte Davies
Senior Patient Advisor

William (Billy) Moore
Patient Advisor & Treatment Coordinator

Amy Northcott
Patient Advisor

Evie Newport
Patient Advisor

Karen Gower
Patient Advisor

Hana Brewer
Patient Advisor

Tracy Anstey
Patient Advisor

Sarah Dart
Finance Clerk

Lydia Cuthbertson
PA to Mr Akande & Medical Secretary

Rachel Smith
Medical Secretary

Elizabeth Brain
Medical Secretary

Tamara Kyriacou
Nursing Patient Advisor

Katie Farrands
Nursing Patient Advisor

Frankie Balbernie-Collings
Laboratory Administrator & Compliance Coordinator

Gina Rae
Laboratory Patient Advisor

Lauren Levicki
Laboratory Patient Advisor
Counsellors & Patient Support Therapists

Wendy Martin
Counsellor & Treatment Support Therapist

Francine Blanchet
Counsellor & Treatment Support Therapist