Dr Stefan Kane (Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist)
- Name
- Dr Stefan Charles Bartholomew Kane
- Qualifications
- FRANZCOG 2013
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery University of Melbourne 2003
- Occupation
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
- Gender
- Male
Dr Stefan Kane is a maternal fetal medicine (MFM) subspecialist obstetrician based in inner Melbourne, serving St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Epworth Freemasons Hospital, and Frances Perry House. He is committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based, holistic care before, during and after pregnancy to women and their families, regardless of level of risk. Stefan firmly believes that optimal pregnancy outcomes can only be achieved with a therapeutic relationship underpinned by trust, honesty and openness, and strives to achieve this for every patient in his care.
Qualifications held by Stefan include bachelors degrees in Medicine/Surgery, Medical Science and Arts from the University of Melbourne, Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG), Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine from RANZCOG, and the Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. He is nearing completion of a PhD, also through the University of Melbourne.
Stefan is the head of the Fetal Medicine Unit and acting head of the Diabetes Clinic at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Parkville. His clinical engagements cover the spectrum of high pregnancy care, and include preterm birth prevention, multiple pregnancy, fetal medicine, maternal medical disorders in pregnancy, and complex labour ward care. He also performs tertiary-level fetal and gynaecological ultrasound in both private and public settings.
Stefan is actively engaged in teaching at all levels, from medical students to advanced specialist trainees, and holds an honorary position as a Clinical Senior Lecturer in the University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Further details on his professional roles and research endeavours are included under the tabs below.
Married with four children, family life happily consumes most of Stefan’s time outside work, but he also enjoys running, classical music/opera, and exploring Melbourne’s array of dining establishments.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Melbourne Maternal Fetal Medicine
Practice Locations
VIC
- Melbourne Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Address
- St Vincent's Private
Suite 4, Level 1
59-61 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9411 7474
- Fax
- 03 9411 7473
