Dr Noel Heasley has joined Origin as Clinical Director. Noel has almost 25 years experience as a consultant in Northern Ireland. He worked as a senior lecturer/consultant in Belfast teaching hospitals and was part of the IVF team at that time.He later moved on to join the NHS as a gynaecologist in Craigavon Area Hospital with special interest in infertility. He was responsible for establishing an area infertility clinic and providing services including ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination. He was the HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) ”Person Responsible” for the Clinic in Craigavon Hospital . We are confident that with his long experience of dealing with infertile couples Dr Heasley’s appointment will strengthen the clinical team and greatly enhance our plans to develop the services we offer at Origin.
Efstathios has recently joined Origin as a Senior Clinician. A native of Athens, Greece, Efstathios obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1994. He undertook training in general Obstetrics and Gynaecology partly in Greece and partly in the United Kingdom and entered the GMC “Specialist Register” in 2004. He has been working in Reproductive Medicine field since 2004. In 2006 he was appointed as Consultant Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist at Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge the world’s first and most famous fertility clinic. Founded by Nobel Prize winner and IVF treatment pioneer, Professor Robert Edwards, Bourn Hall produced the first IVF baby, Louise Brown, in July 1978. Efstathios’ passion for fertility care, experience and vision for the future, is a welcome addition to Origin and will undoubtedly enhance Origin’s current service offerings.
