In OVO Fertility Clinics Belfast

Medical Director

Efstathios Diakos

Dr Efstathios Diakos graduated at University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1994 and he completed his thesis in the area of male infertility. Moving to the UK in 2001, he gained a breadth of experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at a number of district hospitals. In 2004 after completing his specialist training he was awarded entry in the GMC Specialist Register as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.

RM, Clinic Manager/Nurse Manager

Melanie Stanton

Melanie qualified as a Registered Midwife at the University of Bedfordshire in the UK and started her career in fertility at Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge, the first IVF clinic of the world where she worked as a fertility midwife specialist and gained vast experience in fertility treatments and early obstetric ultrasound. Whilst working there she was accredited by the British Fertility Society in the use of “Pelvic Ultrasound for Reproductive Medicine”.

Scientific Director

Terry Leonard

Terry is a trained biologist with over 30 years of experience in assisted human reproduction and he has worked in renowned laboratories around the world. He has a degree in Immunology, a certification in biology and a degree from the Royal College of Pathology in Clinical Embryology.

Consultant Embryologist

Brendan Ball

In 2010 he moved to London Fertility Centre on Harley Street to take up position of Scientific Director and help build a UK nationwide fertility network for Spire Healthcare. In 2011 he was headhunted to setup a new Fertility Centre in Dublin, BeaconCARE Fertility, first introducing PGS/PGD to Ireland. In 2015 he moved to Dubai as lab director of Bourn Hall international in Dubai and India.

Fertility Counsellor/Chartered Psychologist

Patricia McCrystal

Patricia currently works as a Senior Counselling Psychologist within the Health Psychology Team of the Southern Trust. She is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society and holds HCPS registration. She has worked in the health psychology and fertility field for over 20 years. She has been an accredited fertility counselling specialist since 2010 and has been influential in compliance bodies to help develop and maintain consistently high standards in the counselling / therapeutic field. She has played a key role in establishing a number of clinics, including fertility counselling services. She is experienced in delivering counselling provision to those receiving many forms of assisted reproduction.

Fertility Counsellor

Terry Deehan

Terry is a Gestalt Psychotherapist accredited with British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. (BACP). She is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, which is a body-orientated approach to the healing of Trauma and other stress disorders. Terry has completed the British Infertility Counselling Association Foundation Course for Counsellors Working in Licenced Treatment Centres. Terry has nearly 10 years’ experience in a Health Counselling field working with Cancer patients or their families. Terry is currently based in the South Eastern Trust and has a small private practice where she has experience of working with adults both individually and with couples.