Our People
Dr Simon Scheck
Simon is a specialist gynaecologist (and obstetrician) trained in Wellington. In addition to Cycles Gynaecology, Simon works as an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Hutt and Wellington Hospitals, as a proceduralist at Fertility Associates, and as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago. He has a special interest in minimally invasive gynaecology surgery (completed the AGES accredited training program in advanced minimally invasive surgery) as well as endometriosis and persistent pelvic pain.
Simon is a father of two, (as well as two dogs, a cat, seven sheep and eight chickens). He was born in Ireland, grew up in Australia and has lived in Wellington since 2015.
Qualifications:
FRANZCOG (Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) 2023
AGES (Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy & Surgery society) accredited training program Fellowship in minimally invasive gynecological surgery - 2023-24
RANZCOG Certified Colposcopist (Registered with the Cervical Quality Improvement Programme C-QuiP)
Postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology - University of Otago 2017
PhD - University of Queensland 2017 (Thesis: Motor, Sensory and Executive Function Brain Networks in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy)
Bachelor of Medicine / Surgery - University of Queensland 2013
Recent Publications:
Retrospective review of endometriosis surgery at Te Whatu Ora – Capital and Coast (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2023)
Non‐invasive tests for endometriosis are here; how reliable are they, and what should we do with the results? (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2023)
A survey exploring the use of symptom diary mobile apps for endometriosis (Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders, 2023)
A promising future for endometriosis diagnosis and therapy: Extracellular vesicles. A systematic review (Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2022)
See Google Scholar profile for a full list of publications
Carissa Scheck
Carissa is our practice manager, and books appointments and operating theatre times across both sites.