About
Award-Winning Melbourne Fertility Specialist
Dr Melissa Cameron is a Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist at Melbourne IVF with 15 years in private practice. With a focus on fertility issues affecting women with endometriosis, fibroids and uterine abnormalities, she helps couples with some of the most challenging fertility problems.
Training and Background
Dr Cameron studied Medicine at Flinders University in South Australia prior to moving to Melbourne. She trained in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Mercy Hospital for Women, obtaining her Fellowship in 2006. This included fellowships in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology at the Royal Children's Hospital, and in advanced laparoscopic gynaecological surgery at the Mercy Hospital for Women. She has completed Master degrees in both Reproductive Medicine and Public Health, specialising in women's health and fertility issues.
Inclusive Fertility Care
Dr Cameron has a special interest in helping same-sex couples, people who are transgender and gender diverse, and single women create a family through the Melbourne IVF donor programme. She has been instrumental in facilitating surrogacy arrangements since the implementation of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act in 2010.
Recognition
Dr Cameron was named Fertility Specialist of the Year at the Australian Surrogacy And Donor Awards, recognising her expertise in complex fertility issues and surrogacy arrangements.
Why Patients Choose Dr Cameron
Patients describe her as "excellent at communicating, honest, compassionate and intelligent" who "does not fear monger nor does she minimize your concerns."
Conditions Treated
- Endometriosis
- Uterine fibroids
- Uterine abnormalities
- Complex fertility problems
- Same-sex family creation
- Transgender fertility
Services
- In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
- Surrogacy Facilitation
- Donor Programme
- LGBTQI+ Fertility Services
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- Fertility Assessment