meenakshi choudhary

Meenakshi Choudhary MBBS MD PhD FRCOG

Consultant in Gynaecology & sub specialist in Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Reproductive Medicine, UK

Dr Choudhary is a leading Clinician in Reproductive Medicine at the internationally renowned Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life and oversees the world first mitochondrial donor program.

Her key research interests cover reproductive ageing, recurrent pregnancy loss, improving ART outcomes, reproductive ethics and gamete donation.. She has numerous publications to her credit and is a global expert giving invited speaker talks at several international meetings. Her PhD research focussed on assessing factors that influence embryo donation and embryo development. She oversees the ethical and regulatory aspects of the research program at Newcastle Fertility Centre as the named Person Responsible for research for the Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority (HFEA). She is also affiliated to Newcastle University and Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research.

She leads the egg donor program and is also in charge of the new mitochondrial donor program for the world-first licensed treatment for mitochondrial replacement techniques. She is passionate about empowering women who volunteer to be donors and give a ‘gift of life’ to several women who suffer from infertility or deadly inheritable diseases. She believes in a ‘donor-centric’ approach keeping the best interests of the donors at heart without compromising the chance of a baby for the women needing these eggs.

She is a Trustee on the board of national UK Charity, Sperm, Egg, Embryo Donation (SEED) Trust. She sits on the National Institute for Health Research and Health Technology Assessment Prioritisation Committee advising on development of research topics related to mental health, women and child health. She also serves on the national executive committee of the British Society of Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology overseeing their
website and patient information resources. She has also served on several national
committees including the RCOG, Association of Early Pregnancy Units and British Fertility
Society.

Dr Choudhary published a number of publications in the field of Human Reproduction and
have received several awards, the latest being the Asian Women of Achievement Award
2020 Finalist.

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