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Consultant Profile

Dr Joo Thong

Name:
Dr Joo Thong MD, FRCOG, FFSRH, FFSEM
Practising at:
Spire Shawfair Park Hospital and Spire Murrayfield Hospital Edinburgh
Specialties:
  • Gynaecology and/or Obstetrics
    • Subfertility
    • Infertility
    • Assisted conception
Special clinical interests:
Assisted conception
Male & Female Infertility
Reproductive endocrinology
Menopause
Contraception
Egg donation treatment
Endometriosis
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Research interests:
Invitro maturation of eggs and infertility
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Gynaecologist, Lothian University Hospitals Division, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Consultant in Charge, Edinburgh Assisted Conception Programme, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Year of first medical qualification:
1983
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
American Society of Reproductive Medicine
British Fertility Society
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Fellow of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0131 316 2507 or 0131 654 5603
Private secretary telephone number:
0131 557 9386 (Mon-Thu) 01592 263 739 (Fri-Sun)
Private secretary fax:
0131 557 9386 (Mon-Thu) 01592 263 738 (Fri-Sun)
Personal email address:
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Dr Thong is a Consultant Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine. He has been Consultant in Charge of the Assisted Conception Unit at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for over 13 years and has been active in the field of IVF for nearly 20 years.

Dr Thong has lectured nationally and internationally on IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technology and has also been an inspector for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

Dr Thong has trained subspecialists in Reproductive Medicine over the last 13 years, and is also a referee for Fertility and Contraception journals and for research grants. He has an MD (Doctor of Medicine) from his research work and is published widely in international fertility journals.

He is fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, as well as a member of the British Fertility Society, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Personal profile:
Beyond work, I enjoy reading, swimming and listening to music. In addition, I am actively engaged in raising funds for research (www.fertilityscotland.org.uk).

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Dr Joo Thong

Dr Joo Thong Gynaecology and/or Obstetrics Consultant, Edinburgh, private hospital specialist.

 IVF Scotland

Dr Joo Thong is Consultant Sub-Specialist in Reproductive Medicine at IVF Scotland, Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, Edinburgh.

For more information about fertility treatment click here to visit the IVF Scotland website.

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