Rate My Professor Andrew Murray

Dr Andrew Murray is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Wellington) at the University of Otago. He earned his MBChB from the University of Otago in 1994, Diploma in Obstetrics and Medical Gynaecology from the University of Auckland, Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG) in 2003, PhD, Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Victoria University with distinction. Following a two-year fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Monash IVF in Melbourne, Australia, he returned to New Zealand. He holds clinical positions in obstetrics and gynaecology at Wellington Hospital and serves as Head of Fertility Associates in Wellington. As Chief Medical Officer at Fertility Associates, he leads the medical team and oversees operations across New Zealand, Malaysia, and Thailand. He is also Director of Fertility Associates, Sunfert International Fertility Group, and Beyond IVF.

Murray's academic interests centre on reproductive medicine and aspects of assisted reproduction. His research contributions include investigations into follicle tracking during IVF, the implications of decreasing sperm counts, barriers to continuing IVF treatment, inflammatory mediators associated with endometriosis, and protocols for responsible IVF such as single embryo transfer. Key publications are Searle, L., Murray, A., & Purdie, G. (2016) on follicle tracking; McDowell, S., & Murray, A. (2015) 'Does it really matter if sperm counts are decreasing?' in the New Zealand Medical Journal; McDowell, S., & Murray, A. (2011) 'Barriers to continuing in vitro fertilisation' in the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Chand, A. L. et al. (2007) on endometrium analysis in Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology; and Murray, A., Hutton, J., & Peek, J. (2005) on single embryo transfer in the New Zealand Medical Journal. He has pioneered the adoption of technologies including outpatient hysteroscopy, time-lapse embryo imaging, and pre-implantation genetic testing in clinical practice. Murray chairs the Mercia Barnes Research Foundation supporting women's health research, serves on the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (appointed December 2024), is Associate Editor of Fertility and Reproduction, represents New Zealand on the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction, contributes to teaching in obstetrics and gynaecology, and acts as a media spokesperson on fertility matters.