Our Staff

The Wales Fertility Institute is the only NHS funded service covering South and West Wales. Being part of one of the largest NHS Health Boards, Swansea Bay University Health Board, WFI uses an unique approach to fertility treatments where the priority of the service is the quality and safety of the care provided to our patients.  WFI utilise the stringent NHS governance processes to ensure that all aspects of care provided to our patients are undertaken in line with NHS requirements. 

Senior Management Team:

Francesca Steyn - Head of Service & HFEA Person Responsible (Neath)

Sarah Evans - Lead Andrologist & HFEA Person Responsible (Cardiff)

Dr Paul Knaggs – Consultant Embryologist

Julia Bradley – Lead Fertility Nurse/Matron

Stephanie Herring – Quality Manager

Lucy Hunt - Service Manager  

Sian Davies - Service Support Manager 

Medical Team:

WFI medical team comprises of highly experienced doctors with wide variety of subspecialist interests with in the field of management of subfertility. An academically strong and highly skilled medical team, providing high quality, compassionate and patient centred care.

Consultants

Dr Gurpreet Singh Kalra, MBBS, MSc, Pg Cert (Med Lead) - WFI Clinical Lead

Mrs Mona Zaki, MRCOG

Ms Christina Tzouma

Associate Specialist

Dr Kochuthresia Grace Jose, MBBS, MD (Ob & Gynae), FRCOG, Diploma in Gynecological Ultrasound

Specialty Doctor

Dr Zachariah Shehadeh, MD, MRCOG

Counselling Team:

Our counselling team are made up of Counsellors accredited by the British Infertility Counselling Association. Counselling can be undertaken before, during or after your treatment.

Linda Gillham - Lead Fertility Counsellor

Emma Smith - Fertility Counsellor