Dr Simon Peter Clarke (Gynaecologist)
- Name
- Dr Simon Peter Clarke
- Qualifications
- MBBS 1984
- FRANZCOG 1997
- Occupation
- Obstetrics and Gynaecologist
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
I still find it an awesome experience to see a newborn baby arriving into the world. It is an extremely special time in your life and ideally your pregnancy and delivery will be full of many happy memories.
I have been a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist since 1997, having previously done training in Rural General Practice. I was born in Perth but my family moved to Melbourne where I did my secondary schooling and commenced my medical degree at the University of Melbourne. I transferred back to UWA for my final clinical years. My O&G training was undertaken at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth, 2 years in the South Australian training programme and 2 years at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in the UK.
My wife Josephine has been my constant support. She has allowed my training to take us across the country and to the other side of the world. An English teacher by training she has nurtured our 3 children to adulthood and is able to devote more time in her passion for writing. She still has to tolerate the last minute changes in our social plans and an empty seat at the dinner table.
I joined The Cove Medical Group in 1997 and since 1998 I have worked in partnership with Chris Gunnell. I feel that we have very similar management styles; giving a natural pregnancy and birth process as much support as possible but also being able to intervene when required. Over the last 17 years of have experienced a full spectrum of obstetric situations and this knowledge has shaped my practice and the advice that I offer to you.
I am also a Gynaecologist and able to manage many common issues. With the rapidly evolving development in medical technology and techniques there are some areas of gynaecological care that I have less up to date experience. I perform Colposcopy, which is used to investigate Pap smear abnormalities, but I refer cases of suspected or proven gynaecological malignancy to my sub-specialist colleague. I perform preliminary investigations for infertility but sometimes I may need to seek the help of my colleagues who work at fertility clinics. I do not have the facilities to fully assess cases of urinary incontinence or extensive vaginal prolapse.
My holidays and leisure time usually involve pottering around the house and exploring a new recipe, catching up with a film that I have been wanting to see, or walking with my wife and friends. I try to keep myself slightly fitter by having a bike ride when I can.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Attadale Private Hospital
- South Perth Hospital
- St John of God Murdoch Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- The Cove Medical Group
Practice Locations
Sydney
- Westmead Hospital
- Address
- Adolescent Medicine
Corner Darcy and Hawkesbury Roads
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9845 6788
- Fax
- 02 9893 9062
Perth
- The Cove Medical Group
- Address
- St John of God Medical Centre
Suite 40 Level 2
100 Murdoch Drive
Attadale WA 6156
Australia
- Phone
- 08 9312 3055
- Fax
- 08 9312 3425
