Dr Shannon Zawada
Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist
BSc | MBBS | MMed | FRANZCOG | CREI
About
Dr Shannon Zawada - Fertility Specialist in Sydney
Dr Shannon Zawada is a Sydney-based fertility specialist offering expert, compassionate care for infertility, IVF, and reproductive health challenges. As a CREI subspecialist, she holds the highest qualification for fertility specialists in Australia and New Zealand, bringing exceptional expertise to her practice at Life Fertility Clinic Sydney and Genea.
Training and Background
Dr Zawada completed her medical degree at Sydney University and achieved her FRANZCOG in 2016. She earned a Bachelor of Science from The University of Western Australia with first class honours for research into mitochondria in testicular tissue, and a Master of Medicine in Reproductive Health and Human Genetics from The University of Sydney. Her subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) represents the highest level of fertility specialist qualification.
Academic and Research Roles
Dr Zawada is a lecturer at the University of Sydney where she is involved in ongoing medical research and training of medical students in Perinatal and Women's Health. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at national and international conferences. She works at The Royal Hospital for Women, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and Canterbury Hospitals.
Areas of Expertise
Her expertise spans IVF, intrauterine insemination (IUI), fertility evaluations, ICSI, and egg freezing. She has extensive experience managing ovulation disorders, recurrent miscarriage, endometriosis, fibroids, complex infertility, fertility preservation, medical and social egg freeze, andrology, preimplantation genetic testing, donor conception, and surrogacy.
Conditions Treated
- Ovulation disorders
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Endometriosis
- Uterine fibroids
- Complex infertility
- Male factor infertility
- Unexplained infertility
Services
- In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Egg freezing (medical and social)
- Fertility preservation
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT)
- Donor conception programs
- Surrogacy support