1999 Medicine Handbook - Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Head: Professor D L Healy
Address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton 3168
Telephone: (03) 9550 5374
Fax: (03) 9550 5389
Email: david.healy@med.monash.edu.au
Angiogenesis in reproductive tissues, regulation of fibroid growth and development, cellular and molecular studies of common gynaecological disorders including menorrhagia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, ovarian cancer and fibroids. Implantation; endocrinology of human pregnancy and parturition; screening and diagnosis of fetal abnormality; pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia; endocrine, haemodynamic and transfer functions of human placenta; aetiology and prevention of preterm labour; fallopian tube microsurgery; application of laser surgical techniques to gynaecological disorders; use of GnRH analogues in gynaecology; evidence based health care in obstetrics; thromboembolism disease in pregnancy; thrombophilia disorders in pregnancy.