Dr Xiaoqian
Wang-Gilchrist

BM, MClinEmbryol, MRepSci, MRMed, FRANZCOG

Dr Xiaoqian Wang-Gilchrist is passionate about helping her patients achieve the dream of having a baby through her individualised and personalised approach, and utilising her clinical and academic expertise.

Dr Wang-Gilcrist obtained her Bachelor of Medicine in 2004, and has gone on to complete three Master Degrees – all in the field of reproductive and fertility medicine.

She completed her obstetrics and gynaecology specialist training within the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, including two years of fertility training with IVF Australia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).

Dr Wang-Gilchrist has a significant scientific research background in reproductive biology and reproductive medicine, and has undertaken noteworthy research roles nationally and abroad. She worked for four years as a laboratory and clinical researcher in reproductive medicine at the University of Adelaide. She has published several peer-reviewed international scientific papers in reproductive medicine, and has completed a dedicated, sub-specialised fertility training with IVF Australia at St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW.

She adopts the latest evidence-based treatments into her clinical practice.

Dr Wang-Gilchrist sees fertility, gynaecology and obstetrics patients.  She is fluent in both English and Mandarin.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG)
  • Master of Reproductive Medicine (MRMed), UNSW
  • Master of Reproductive Sciences (MRepSci), Monash University
  • Master of Clinical Embryology (MClinEmbryol), Monash University
  • Bachelor of Medicine, China

Registrar Training

  • South Eastern Sydney Local Health District: St George Hospital, Kogarah; Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah; Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick and Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong.

Fellowship Training

  • Fellow of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, St George Hospital, Sydney

Academic Appointments

Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney

Memberships

  • The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
  • Fertility Society of Australia
  • European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology
  • Australian Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology
  • Australian Medical Association

Special Interests

  • Diagnosing underlying infertility causes in both women and men
  • Assisted reproductive technology
  • Colposcopy, hysteroscopy and laparoscopy
  • Obstetric care including high-risk pregnancy

Research Experience

  • Visiting Clinical Researcher, Centre of Reproductive Medicine, Free University of Brussels, Belgium (4-months)
  • Research Laboratory Coordinator, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide (4-years)

Hospital Appointments

  • St George Private Hospital (Obstetrics / Gynaecology)
  • Prince of Wales Private Hospital (Obstetrics)
  • Kareena Private Hospital (Gynaecology)
  • Hurstville Private Hospital (Obstetrics)
  • Alexandra Specialist Day Hospital (Gynaecology / Fertility)
  • City West Specialist Day Hospital (Gynaecology, Fertility)

Consulting Locations

  • Chatswood
  • Alexandria
  • Kogarah
  • Burwood

Personal Q&As

Obstetrics and gynaecology provide me the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team to provide the optimal care to the women with different needs at different periods of their reproductive journey. I enjoy the process of helping infertile couples reach pregnancy through an evidence-based approach. Also, I am more than happy to take care of obstetric patients and guide them through the pregnancy and delivery journey. If any woman experiences any gynaecological issues, I would like to have the opportunity to provide a comprehensive assessment and treatments if needed.

I truly love all the aspects of gynaecological procedures including colposcopy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, fertility-related procedures such as oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer, and obstetric procedures such as natural delivery, assisted deliveries (vacuum or forceps if needed) and caesarean section.

My secondary Master’s degree required me to perform microsurgery for ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation using a mouse model. The project went super smoothly and I got hundreds of baby mice in the end!!

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is now a viable fertility preservation procedure for cancer patients.

I love sailing, exercising and spending time with my husband and two daughters when possible outside of my busy work schedule. We have a 40ft monohull yacht, if you happen to spot us at Sydney harbour, please wave and say hi!