Speciality
Subspeciality
- Gynaecology
Areas of interest
Endometriosis, Fertility management, Pelvic pain, Advanced laparoscopic surgery, Fibroids
About
After graduating from Monash University, Dr Catarina Ang completed her basic medical training at Monash Health before travelling overseas to train in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery as the recipient of a number of national scholarships. Catarina held the role of Clinical Research Fellow at John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford followed by a Fellowship at the renowned Laparoscopic Centre of excellence in Clermont Ferrand, France. She has been Head of the Gynaecology 1 Unit at the Royal Women's Hospital since 2009, and was the first female surgeon to use robotic surgery technology in Australia in 2012. She holds a Master of Reproductive Medicine, Diplomas in Epidemiology and Surgical Education and a Master of Business Administration. Catarina is Director of the AGES endoscopic program as well as teaching and directing clinical research at Melbourne University. Catarina's areas of special interest are endometriosis, complex fibroid disease, pelvic pain and infertility. She is affiliated with Genea, a leading Australian IVF provider and innovator of reproductive technologies.
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Migynae
339 Glenferrie Road
Malvern
Victoria
3144
Consulting Location
Genea
559 Queensberry Street
North Melbourne
VIC
3051
Epworth locations
Qualifications
- MBBS Monash University
- FRANZCOG
- DSHR (UK)
- DUE AFSA (France)
- Dip Epid MBS
- MRepMed
- SnrExecMBA (Melb)
- Gynaecology Advanced Laparoscopy Infertility & Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
- Grad Cert Surg Educ (U Melb)
Research
- Role of Paracervical block in reducing post-operative pain following benign laparoscopic
- Hysterectomy: Objective evaluation of parameters using a single centre double blind randomized
- Controlled trial (ROPPE)3
- Pain, pain, everywhere: Assessing the role of surgical excision of endometriosis in improving central
- Sensitisation in Australian women- A prospective cohort study4
Professional Associations
- RANZCOG NASOG
- ACTES
- ISGE
- AAGL
- AMA
- Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
Public Appointments
- Royal Women's Hospital