Mr Mohamed Taranissi FRCOG
Founder and medical director of The Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre (ARGC).
ARGC is one of the most successful fertility clinics in the world, having achieved the highest IVF success rates in the UK every year,
since its inception in 1995, as validated by the HFEA (UK government’s fertility regulator).
Mr T (as he is affectionately known by his patients & staff) pioneered a number of techniques in the UK, which have since become accepted practice in many fertility clinics. Such as the use of Viagra to improve uterine lining, the investigations into recurrent implantation failure of embryos, and the immunology of implantation. This enabled him to identify and offer novel treatment to couples suspected of suffering from this type of infertility.
Under his leadership, the ARGC was also granted the first licences in the UK for Egg Freezing, PGT-A for aneuploidy screening, and HLA Tissue Typing to create ‘Saviour Siblings’.
Most IVF clinics offer a standard ‘one-size-fits-all’ type of treatment. Mr Taranissi’s philosophy is that every patient is an individual, and as such, their fertility treatment should be personalised. He believes it is vital to monitor women carefully and regularly, to make sure they get the best treatment, at the right time. This is why ARGC is open 365 days a year, so that monitoring can still be undertaken on weekends, as well as on public holidays, in order to maximise the chances of a successful outcome.
Mr Taranissi has always attracted a large number of international patients based purely on reputation and recommendation. However, until now patients have had to come to London for treatment, which he knows many cannot afford due to the time and expense of travelling. By creating The IVF program he hopes to help many more couples, by seeing them locally and at an earlier point in their fertility journey.
Dr Elsamawal El Hakim MRCOG
Medical Director & founder of FertiClinic Fertilisation Centre LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Elsamawal El Hakim currently holds the position of a Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, with a subspecialty in Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF at Ferticlinic Fertilisation Centre. He specializes in male infertility, reproductive immunology and recurrent implantation failure.
Dr. Hakim previously worked as a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine at the ARGC UK. Prior to this he was also the Head of Department at Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital in KSA and a consultant at Health plus Abu Dhabi for more than five years.
He received his academic qualifications from the UK, including a CCST in reproductive medicine, FRCOG from the Royal College in London, and a master’s degree from the University of Bristol.
Dr. El Hakim has published in a number of well reputed international journals, his main areas of interest are Chlamydia, recurrent implantation failure, and recurrent miscarriages.
Julie Morgan
Consultant Fertility Nurse MSc, RGN, APM (PFQ)
Julie has extensive experience of assisted reproductive technology and has been an integral part of the ARGC team since she joined in 1998, as the Clinical Manager. Passionate about fertility, she has recently founded ‘All About Infertility’, an online social media company that provides evidence-based information for patients at all stages of their fertility journey. She is also on the scientific committee of the European Fertility Society.
Her role at ‘The IVF Program’ will be to replicate the methods used at ARGC to achieve its phenomenal IVF success rates. She will personally offer guidance to the patients throughout their bespoke 3-steps treatment plan; supporting them during the entire process.