/EINPresswire.com/ -- VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - March 21, 2016) - Olive Fertility Centre is pleased to announce that Dr. Niamh Tallon has joined Olive Fertility, bringing the number of reproductive specialists up to six.

"Dr. Tallon brings with her nearly a decade of clinical experience in IVF care. We are really excited to have someone with her reputation for excellent patient care as part of our team." says medical director, Dr Jason Hitkari.

Dr Tallon grew up in Singapore and Dublin, Ireland and did her medical training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. While getting her medical degree she met her Canadian husband and, upon graduation, moved to Canada. Dr Tallon completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan. She then came to Vancouver to pursue a fellowship in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (GREI) at the University of British Columbia.

"I'm delighted to have the opportunity to join one of Canada's largest and most prestigious fertility centres. It's great to be part of a team where everyone strives to continually improve success rates and takes enormous pride in providing truly individualized, patient-centered care." Says Dr Tallon

In addition to treating infertility at Olive, Dr Tallon is a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC and actively involved in resident and medical student teaching. She works as part of a team of healthcare providers at the women's reproductive health program BCWH, dealing with early pregnancy complications.

Dr Tallon's special interest includes the impact of aging on fertility treatments and developing strategies to overcome this.

"I feel very privileged to be able to work in the field of fertility care. It's one of the most innovative and rapidly changing areas in medicine today. With new technologies that are now available, the chance of achieving a successful pregnancy is extremely high."

Olive Fertility Centre

Olive Fertility Centre is of Canada's largest fertility clinics, offering an advanced IVF lab, personal care teams and innovative programs that include the EmbryoScope, comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS), egg freezing, and prenatal NIPT testing.

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For more information or to speak to Dr. Tallon, please contact:
Mairi Campbell
778-885-5300
mairi.campbell@telus.net