{"id":4581,"date":"2014-04-22T12:16:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T02:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cityfertility.com.au\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=4581"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:58:46","slug":"dr-stephen-elgey","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/staff\/dr-stephen-elgey\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Stephen Elgey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00509f;\">With Dr Stephen Elgey you are assured of supportive care and expert advice, by a doctor who\u2019s walked in your shoes.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Elgey works primarily in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IVF and fertility care.<\/li>\n<li>Gynaecology.<\/li>\n<li>Laparoscopy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr Elgey\u00a0started his career as a scientist working in the detection of genetic problems that cause pregnancy losses and fetal abnormalities. Wanting to care for women beyond the microscope, he took off his lab coat and returned to study medicine at the University of Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly the director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Redland Hospital, Dr Elgey has spent the last 5 years practising for City Fertility at his Sunnybank clinic and has over 14 years of experience providing advice and care to women. He now provides care and advice to women and their partners who are looking to become pregnant, having trouble falling pregnant, or simply want a doctor they can trust to care for them. Dr Elgey&#8217;s practice encompasses a wide range of gynaecological conditions, including endometriosis management, pelvic floor issues, cosmetic gynaecology and complex laparoscopic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Having been on an IVF journey\u00a0with his wife Lara, he\u00a0has had an\u00a0insight into the sometimes difficult journey of fertility treatments and beyond. Dr Elgey is now a proud father of three and understands that there is no greater joy than the safe arrival of a\u00a0baby.<\/p>\n<p>With his relaxed yet careful approach,\u00a0he will guide you through the process with personalised attention and support. He is passionate about keeping abreast of the latest in\u00a0options to help ensure you get the right treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Elgey is proud to offer care to all women wanting to become pregnant, either with their partner or with the help of a donor, and would welcome the opportunity to discuss your situation and options with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards and achievements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was the director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Redland Hospital.<\/li>\n<li>He was awarded the Clinical School Teaching Award from the University of Queensland School of Medicine in 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"wpspoiler\"><div class=\"wpspoiler-title\">Get to know your doctor<\/div><div class=\"wpspoiler-content\"><div class=\"wpspoiler-content-inner\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I grew up in\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0the northern Brisbane suburbs, riding my bike everywhere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I start my day&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>hoping that my two youngest children are still asleep so I can get 30 minutes of \u2018me\u2019 time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When I am not working\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019d love to be able to switch off my phone!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most people don\u2019t know that\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0the Great Wall of China can\u2019t be seen from space. Really, it can\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When I was growing up, I wanted to be\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0able to see the Great Wall of China from space. Not happy when I found out that was never going to happen, so I decided to study medicine instead. Sorry, NASA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My favourite holiday spot is\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Yamba, NSW. Beautiful beaches for every occasion and not a traffic light in sight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My greatest achievement is\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0I know this is clich\u00e9d, but having three great kids in a happy, stable family, despite all the pressures of life and work, is a pretty good achievement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\t<div class='link_button dark gray scode '>\r\n\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ML001Q-CF-Referral-Form_QLD-1-1.pdf'>Download Referral Form<\/a>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>City Fertility Network<\/h2>\n<p>City Fertility\u2019s network of services and fertility solutions cater to all lifestyles and needs including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowfertility.com.au\/\">Rainbow Fertility<\/a> (LGBTQ+ service), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chilleggfreeze.com.au\/\">Chill Egg Freeze <\/a>(Egg freezing service), <a href=\"https:\/\/insem.com.au\/\">Insem Fertility Solutions<\/a> (Dedicated IUI clinic), <a href=\"https:\/\/addamdonorbank.com.au\/\">Addam Donor Bank<\/a> (Australia\u2019s leading donor sperm bank), <a href=\"https:\/\/eevedonorbank.com.au\/\">Eeve Donor Bank<\/a> (Australia&#8217;s leading donor egg bank), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spermdonorsaustralia.com.au\/\">Sperm Donors Australia <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eggdonorsaustralia.com.au\/\">Egg Donors Australia<\/a>\u00a0(Donor recruitment programs).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42656,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"staff-language":[46],"staff-type":[15],"class_list":["post-4581","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","staff-language-english","staff-type-doctor"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/4581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"staff-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff-language?post=4581"},{"taxonomy":"staff-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cityfertility.coconutlab.io\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff-type?post=4581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}