Brisbane IVF – Life Fertility Clinic Staff

Jenny Bartlett, RN Registered Midwife

JENNY BARTLETT, RN Registered Midwife

Director of Nursing

Jenny is an accomplished nursing professional, recognised for an exceptional track record in the provision of high quality standards of leadership and care within the private healthcare sector. She is experienced in fertility care, neonatal care, IVF, midwifery, cardiac nursing, regional nursing and research. Jenny´s interpersonal, communication, advocacy, counselling and mediation skills coupled with her experience working with patients from all backgrounds make her the ideal choice for Life Fertility Clinic. She has been a member of Glenn’s team in Brisbane for a number of years and shares his belief in the benefits of a boutique environment and superb level of fertility care.

 
 
Rachel Hartopp, BN RN

RACHEL HARTOPP, BN RN

Senior IVF Nurse Co-ordinator

Rachel is a highly experienced registered nurse specializing in IVF, Fertility and Women´s health.  Rachel has worked with Glenn and his team over the last four years. She is passionate about providing quality patient care focusing on fertility and women´s health and is dedicated to providing the best care and support to couples to achieve their most wanted goal in life.

 
 
Kelli O´Connor

KELLI O´CONNOR, BN RN

IVF Nurse Co-ordinator

Kelli is an experienced registered nurse who joined the Life Fertility team with a keen interest in fertility care. Kelli is committed to providing personalised care to couples and believes that a relaxed and friendly environment ensures a more comfortable journey through their fertility treatment.

 
 
Dr Elizabeth Butler BSc Ph D

DR ELIZABETH BUTLER, BSc PhD

Scientific Director

Elizabeth (Liz) Butler is an experienced clinical embryologist with a Ph.D. in developmental biology. She has set up and run fertility treatment laboratories internationally, providing high specification facilities focused on the perpetuation of excellent technical skills and procedures. Liz jumped at the chance to use her skills to head the laboratory service of Life Fertility Clinic in Brisbane and work with its dynamic team. Like Dr Sterling, she maintains a global dialogue with the fertility treatment community to continually improve Life Fertility Clinic’s scientific offering.

 
 

Carolyn Hargreaves, BSC

Embryologist

Carolyn is an experienced clinical embryologist and medical laboratory scientist. After completing her embryology training with Sydney IVF Carolyn went on to supervise their Canberra laboratory before joining the Life Fertility team in early 2008. Carolyn has a strong commitment to providing quality care and support for couples through their IVF journey.

 
 

CASSANDRA BENECKE

Medical Secretary

While Cassandra is a fresh addition to the IVF field she has six years experience within health services as a Pharmacy Dispensary Technician. Last year her desire to become more involved in patient care led her to join Glenn and his team. Cassandra is extremely focused on providing exceptional patient service and is an integral part of the dynamic Life Fertility Clinic Team in Brisbane.

  
  
Lauren Richardson

Lauren Richardson

Medical Secretary

Lauren joined the Life Fertility team in 2008 with seven years experience as a medical secretary, looking to further expand her skills in medical administration. She is also currently completing a nursing degree which has fostered a keen interest in the specialized fertility field. Lauren is dedicated to exemplary patient care and upholding the clinics commitment to providing a personalized, caring environment for our patients.

  
  
Joel Cullin

Joel Cullin
B.Soc.Wk., MMH (Psychotherapy), MAASW (Accred), Clinical Member QAFT

Individual, Family and Couple Therapist

Joel Cullin is a social worker and psychotherapist in private practice who works closely with the team at Life Fertility to ensure that clients receive necessary support. Joel has many years experience in mental health, counseling and psychotherapy and he has helped hundreds of individuals and couples through the experience of fertility treatment. Joel is well known in the Australian family therapy community for his teaching, his conference presentations and his contributions to the professional literature. In addition to his private practice Joel teaches at postgraduate level in the School of Social Work and Human Services at the University of Queensland.

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