Dr Yasmin Sajjad, FRCOG, MD

About Dr Yasmin Sajjad, FRCOG, MD

Dr Yasmin Sajjad is a UK-trained, triple-accredited Consultant in Reproductive Medicine, Andrology, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, with nearly 30 years of international clinical, academic, and leadership experience across the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. She currently serves as Medical Director and Chair of Academics at Fakih IVF Centre, Abu Dhabi, and is the Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) for postgraduate training across the Fakih IVF Group. She is also Programme Director of the IVF Fellowship Programme, leading one of the most academically rigorous and structured fertility training programmes in the region. Widely recognised for combining advanced fertility care with strong clinical governance, education, and research, Dr Sajjad is a trusted referral specialist for complex and high-risk fertility cases across the UAE, the wider GCC, and internationally.

Education & Training
Dr Yasmin completed her Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Liverpool, UK, with a research focus on androgen receptor biology. She undertook subspecialist training in Reproductive Medicine through the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) at the Hewitt Fertility Centre, Liverpool Women’s Hospital. She holds both Membership and Fellowship of the RCOG (MRCOG, FRCOG), completed National Specialist Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology through the Mersey Deanery, UK, and holds a Diploma in Obstetrics and Women’s Health from Ireland. She obtained her primary medical qualification (MBBS) from Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Clinical Expertise

Dr Yasmin provides comprehensive care across female and male infertility, with particular expertise in assisted reproductive technologies (IVF, ICSI, frozen embryo transfer), recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage, reproductive endocrinology (including PCOS, menstrual and hormonal disorders), male infertility and andrology, early pregnancy complications, and fertility preservation for both medical (including oncology-related) and elective indications. She is particularly sought after by patients who have experienced repeated unsuccessful treatments elsewhere and require a highly individualised, evidence-based approach.

Experience & Leadership

Dr Yasmin has held senior consultant, medical director, and divisional chief roles in major tertiary fertility centres in both the UK and the UAE. Her key appointments include Medical Director & Chair of Academics at Fakih IVF Centre, Abu Dhabi; Divisional Chief at Corniche Fertility Centre, SEHA Corniche Hospital; Director and Head of Department at Burjeel Centre for Reproductive Medicine; and Consultant and Medical Director at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK’s largest tertiary IVF centres. At St Mary’s, she led national referral services in andrology and complex infertility and established regional male fertility and sperm retrieval programmes.

Academic, Regulatory & Research Leadership

A recognised regional leader in fertility education and governance, Dr Sajjad is the Founder and Programme Director of the UAE’s first DOH- and NIHS-accredited IVF and Embryology Fellowship Programme. She is an RCOG Examiner (MRCOG Parts 2 and 3), an accredited trainer and preceptor with the British Fertility Society, a Department of Health advisor on ART standards and accreditation, and a member of the NIHS Scientific Committee and DOH-appointed IVF auditor.
Her research portfolio focuses on improving IVF outcomes and personalised fertility care, with work spanning recurrent implantation failure, miscarriage, immune modulation in ART, male infertility, fertility preservation, telomere biology, and AI-assisted embryo assessment. She has led and collaborated on multiple multicentre randomised controlled trials and has published extensively, including Cochrane reviews and textbook chapters. She is a regular invited speaker and session chair at international fertility conferences.

Philosophy of Care

Dr Yasmin is deeply committed to ethical, evidence-based fertility care. Her practice prioritises patient safety, transparency, and clinically justified treatment, avoiding unnecessary interventions and protocol-driven or commercialised approaches. This philosophy underpins both her clinical work and her leadership in training future IVF specialists. She provides compassionate, personalised care to a diverse international patient population and is fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto, Hindi, and Punjabi.