A/Prof Rebecca Deans
Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist
MBBS | FRANZCOG | CREI | MMed | PhD
About
Associate Professor Rebecca Deans - Pioneering Fertility Specialist
Associate Professor Rebecca Deans is a groundbreaking gynaecologist and fertility specialist with expertise in reproductive endocrinology and paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. In January 2023, she and her team performed Australia's first uterus transplant surgery at the Royal Hospital for Women, resulting in a successful live birth in December 2023. For her exceptional contributions to women's health, she was awarded NSW Woman of Excellence in 2023.
Training and Background
Dr Deans completed her medical degree at Sydney University and is a Fellow of RANZCOG, completing her speciality training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2008. She subsequently developed expertise in the subspecialty areas of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) and Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, completing this training in 2011. She holds a Master's of Human Reproduction and Human Genetics from Sydney University and a PhD from UNSW, with her thesis on Asherman Syndrome.
Academic and Leadership Roles
Dr Deans is an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales, where she is involved in ongoing medical research and teaching. She works at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney Children's Hospital, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, and Life Fertility Sydney. She is the only appointed specialist in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology at Sydney Children's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women, and the only surgeon in Australia performing buccal vaginoplasty surgery.
Areas of Expertise
Dr Deans takes particular interest in complex fertility management issues including fertility preservation following cancer diagnosis, recurrent miscarriage, and premature ovarian insufficiency. Her pioneering uterus transplant program has now achieved multiple successful surgeries and live births.
Why Patients Choose Dr Deans
Patients choose Dr Deans for her pioneering surgical expertise, her unique subspecialty training, and her dedication to helping women with the most complex fertility and gynaecological conditions.
Conditions Treated
- Infertility requiring complex management
- Asherman Syndrome
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Cancer-related fertility concerns
- Paediatric and adolescent gynaecological conditions
- Uterine factor infertility
Services
- In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
- Uterus transplant surgery
- Fertility preservation
- Asherman Syndrome treatment
- Recurrent miscarriage investigation
- Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology
- Buccal vaginoplasty surgery
Education & Training
Sydney University (Medical degree). RANZCOG Fellowship. Subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) and Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (completed 2011). Masters in Human Reproduction and Human Genetics from Sydney University. PhD from UNSW on Asherman Syndrome.