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Medical Director, Genea Fertility Melbourne; Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne

A/Prof Alex Polyakov is an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Fertility specialist based in Melbourne. He graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2000. While undertaking specialist training in O&G, Alex completed Master of Clinical Epidemiology, specialising in biostatistics, and Masters of Reproductive Medicine, as well as Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Medicine. He graduated with Master of Health Law from the University of Melbourne Law School in 2020. As well as being in private practice, Alex is a senior consultant at the Reproductive Biology Unit and Advanced Laparoscopic Unit at the Royal Women’s Hospital. He also holds an appointment as an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne Medical School. His research interests include evidence-based practice, as it relates to fertility treatments, as well as ethical and medico-legal aspects of women’s health.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine

Experience

  • –present
    Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2020 
    University of Melbourne Law School, Master of Health and Medical Laws
  • 2012 
    University of NSW, Master of Reproductive Medicine
  • 2010 
    University of Newcastle, Master of Clinical Epidemiology/Biostatistics
  • 2003 
    Monash University/Australasian Cochrane Centre, Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Medicine
  • 2000 
    University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Melbourne, Australia
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  • dralex@dralexpolyakov.com.au
  • alex.polyakov@unimelb.edu.au
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