Sarah Martins da Silva PhD
Consultant Gynaecologist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, Medical Research Institute, UK
Sarah Martins da Silva is a Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine. She runs a translational research programme focussed around male infertility, sperm biology and drug discovery. She was recognised for her research in 2019 and named as one of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world by BBC 100 women.
Sarah studied Medicine at University of Edinburgh and qualified MBChB in 1995. She is an Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist, Clinical Lead for NHS Tayside Infertility Services and Person Responsible for Ninewells Assisted Conception Unit. Her clinical activities include diagnostic ultrasound, infertility clinics and assisted conception (egg retrieval, surgical sperm retrieval, embryo transfer). She runs specialised male infertility clinics as well as a sperm studies research clinic for couples affected by low/no fertilisation following IVF/ICSI.