Fertility Associates
Gemma Brodie is an experienced embryologist with a strong background in reproductive science. Currently employed at Fertility Associates since April 2017, Gemma previously held the same position at Melbourne IVF from January 2015 to April 2017. Prior experience includes working as a Quality Systems Administrator at AsureQuality, focusing on internal auditing and the management of quarantine goods, as well as a Laboratory Assistant for Checks and Support at Fertility Associates, where responsibilities included verifying the movement of embryos and gametes. Gemma's career began at AgResearch as a Laboratory Technician, contributing to projects in the Textiles and Biomaterials department. Gemma holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with a focus on Reproduction, Genetics, and Development from the University of Otago, obtained between 2007 and 2010.
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.