Dr. Farah Najaf

Dr. Farah Najaf is a Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, with over 35 years of medical experience in obstetrics and gynaecology, including extensive experience in fertility treatment and assisted reproductive technology. Her clinical practice encompasses the assessment and management of infertility, IVF/ICSI, ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer and fertility preservation.

Since 2024, Dr. Najaf has been practising as a Specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Ferticlinic Fertilization Centre, Sharjah. Before this appointment, she worked at a private fertility centre in Dubai, following a period as a Locum Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Causeway Hospital in Northern Ireland. Previously, she worked as a Specialist in IVF and Reproductive Medicine at the Edinburgh Fertility and Reproductive Endocrine Centre (EFREC), based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh within NHS Lothian. Her responsibilities and clinical experience in this setting formed a substantial part of her career in reproductive medicine in the United Kingdom.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Najaf completed specialist registrar training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology across several UK hospitals, including Worcestershire Royal, Macclesfield, North Tees and Cumberland Infirmary between 2009 and 2012. She had previously worked as a Registrar at DHQ Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and as a Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Frontier Medical College in Abbottabad. Her earlier appointments also included Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Maternity and Children Hospital in Hafuf, Saudi Arabia, and Lecturer positions at Islamabad Medical and Dental College and Margalla Institute of Health Sciences in Pakistan. She began her medical career in 1991, undertaking House Officer and Residency posts in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at hospitals in Islamabad and Multan.

Alongside her training Dr. Najaf has completed additional professional training including British Fertility Society certificates in Pelvic Ultrasound, Management of the Infertile Couple (2015), and Assisted Conception and Embryo Transfer.

Dr. Najaf's clinical interests and areas of practice include ovarian stimulation and cycle monitoring, fertility preservation and oocyte freezing, pelvic and early pregnancy ultrasound, and the management of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Active within the medical community she is a member of several professional societies including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the British Fertility Society, and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.