Meet the Team

Meet the team

“Leicester Fertility Centre is a friendly and professional clinic with patients at the centre of everything we do”

The team at Leicester Fertility Centre are highly skilled and experienced. They are committed to delivering excellence through compassion and care.

Medical

Neelam Potdar

Neelam Potdar

Consultant Reproductive Medicine & Surgery, Clinical Lead & HFEA License Holder

Miss Neelam Potdar is a highly educated, trusted, and skilled consultant gynaecologist who specialises in fertility care optimisation. Her practice focus and interests center on IVF, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibroids and reproductive endocrinology. She is passionate about providing high quality patient centred care.

She is the Clinical Lead for the Fertility Unit. Miss Potdar completed her MD at the University of Leicester in 2010, with Fellowship (subspecialist) accreditation by the RCOG in Reproductive Medicine, and extensive training in advanced hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgery.

Miss Potdar is an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Leicester. Her academic endeavours and research interests include oxidative stress, early pregnancy, implantation problems and male subfertility. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has also presented at various national and international conferences.

Professor Bee K. Tan

Professor Bee K. Tan

Consultant in Reproductive Medicine

Professor Tan is Professor of Obstetrics and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Leicester.

He completed his subspecialty training in reproductive medicine in Cambridge, UK, achieving RCOG accreditation as a subspecialist in reproductive medicine.

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (FRCS Glasg), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (FRCP Ire) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

He obtained his PhD (University of Warwick) in 2008 and whilst in Cambridge completed a further research doctorate (MD) focusing on women’s health.

His clinical practice is in line with his research interests on recurrent miscarriage, fertility, diabetes and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and preterm births.

Mr T. Girish

Mr T. Girish

Subspeciality Consultant Gynaecologist

Mr. Girish is a Consultant Gynaecologist with a Special Interest in Reproductive Medicine. He completed his training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicester Royal Infirmary starting in 1999. His expertise encompasses Reproductive Medicine, Gynaecological Ultrasound, and Laparoscopic Surgery.

Nurses

Caroline Busby

Caroline Busby

Lead Nurse Specialist

Christina Clarke

Christina Clarke

Nurse Specialist

Kathryn English

Kathryn English

Nurse Specialist

Monique Johnson

Monique Johnson

Advanced Healthcare Assistant

Susan Pepper

Susan Pepper

Nurse Specialist

Katy Weir

Nurse Specialist

Scientific

Amy Sharpe

Lab Manager

Charlene Freeman

Charlene Freeman

Embryologist

Christina Michailidou-Ahmed

Christina Michailidou-Ahmed

Embryologist

Michaela Wyner

Michaela Siegler

Embryologist

Counselling

At Leicester Fertility Centre, we have our own in-house counselling service. We have a team of two accredited Counsellors, who are more than happy to assist as needed. Patients can also self-refer by using the form here.

Administrative & Support

Laura Marsland

Laura Marsland

Finance Officer

Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips

Receptionist

Isla Ritchie

Isla Ritchie

Quality Manager