Peter Brinsden was born in Peking, China in 1940. After attending schools in Canada, China, Hong Kong and England, he entered King's College, University of London in 1959, followed by St. George's Hospital, London, from where he qualified MB BS in 1966. After serving as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy between 1966 and 1982, he left the Navy in the rank of Surgeon Commander.
Peter Brinsden became a Consultant Gynaecologist in 1978, with his main interest in infertility. He served at Bourn Hall Clinic with Mr. Steptoe and Professor Edwards in 1985 and then joined Professor Ian Craft as Deputy Medical Director of the Wellington Hospital IVF Unit, at that time the largest IVF Unit in the world. He was appointed Medical Director of Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambrdge, In December 1988, following the death of Mr. Steptoe. He is now Consultant Medical Director. He travels widely for teaching and consultancy work, and holds four Honorary or Visiting Professorships in PR China. In April 2009 he was elected President of the British Fertility Society.
He is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications on Infertility and Assisted Conception, the author of 46 book chapters, co-editor of "The Infertility Manual" and "A Handbook of Intrauterine Insemination", and is editor of three editions of "A Textbook of In Vitro Fertilisation and Assisted Reproduction".
We at Clane Fertility Clinic are proud to have Mr. Brinsden as our Medical Director since our inception.