Fertility Associates
Andy Leggat is an accomplished psychology director and health psychologist with extensive experience in mental health support, particularly in the field of oncology and reproductive health. Currently serving as the Psychology Director at Fertility Associates since January 2023, Andy leads initiatives to expand psychological services and develop a digital patient support platform. Additionally, Andy holds the position of Board Advisor for Fertility New Zealand and previously worked as a health psychologist at Te Whatu Ora | Te Toka Tumai Auckland, focusing on interventions for cancer patients. From February 2009 to November 2018, Andy managed the psychology service at the Cancer Society of New Zealand, overseeing a team while providing therapeutic support to cancer patients. Andy obtained an MSc. in Health Psychology from The University of Auckland and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Marquette University.
Fertility Associates
Fertility Associates is New Zealand’s leading provider of fertility diagnosis, support and treatment. Our four treatment clinics and peripheral consultation clinics have the common goal of providing the most successful outcomes for you. Our doctors, scientists, nurses and counsellors are among the very best in their field, bringing their expertise and compassion to help you start a family. Fertility Associates was started in 1987 by the original doctors who introduced in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to New Zealand in the early 1980s - Dr Freddie Graham and Dr Richard Fisher. The organisation today is lead by four Medical Directors (Mary Birdsall, VP Singh, Andrew Murray and Sarah Wakeman), as well as a close knit team of experienced reproductive medicine specialists to ensure the provision of publicly funded and private fertility services throughout the New Zealand. Today Fertility Associates is the largest fertility services provider in New Zealand with four main clinics in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch, as well as some lower technology treatments available in Auckland’s North Shore and Palmerston North clinics. Specialists from these base clinics consult regularly in Whangarei, North Shore Auckland, East Auckland, West Auckland, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Nelson and Queenstown.