Joan Kelly

Fertility Specialist

Joan Kelly graduated from St.Vincents Hospital as a State Registered Nurse with honours and after qualifying, decided initially to work in oncology nursing. She completed a Certificate in Ultrasound in 1998. Whilst gaining invaluable experience in the IVF world, she also completed an MBA in Healthcare in 2004. Her thesis on “The hidden costs of IVF“ was published in the “Fertility and Sterility” journal. She was subsequently asked to present her thesis in Montreal Canada, to the ASRM (The American Society of Reproductive Medicine).

Joan is a member of the UK Nursing forum “Senior Infertility Nursing Group” (SING). This is a group of highly qualified fertility nurses in both Ireland and the UK, who share knowledge and experience gained from their different clinics.

Joan has presented numerous lectures on fertility issues to medical students, midwives, General Practitioners and Public Health Nurses.

Joan is a member of the Steering Committee for “Insights”, which is the English fertility forum, which organises an annual three-day conference on fertility issues. She has also Chaired Irish fertility meetings and conferences.

Joan then branched into reproductive medicine, working in the Hari Fertility Unit (which was the first IVF unit in Ireland), and worked closely with Professor Robert Harrison, who pioneered IVF in Ireland.

You can click here to view the specialist fertility services provided by Joan and Belarmine Medical Centre.