Michael Dooley
Michael Dooley is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
He qualified from the University of London and then gained clinical and research experience working in London, Oxford and Southern Ireland.
His special interest is in reproductive endocrinology and he has particular expertise in infertility, menopause, pre-menstrual syndrome, endometriosis and pelvic pain, polycystic ovarian syndrome and menstrual problems.
Michael has always been interested in a holistic, integrated team approach to patient care. He was Director of Sports Science and Medicine for the British Equestrian Federation between 1994 and 2002. During this time he travelled, as part of the British Olympic Team, to the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympics. He is now gynaecologist at The Olympic Medical Institute at Northwick Park.
In order to understand integrated medicine further Michael has travelled to India on several occasions.
With this background, Michael has now opened The Poundbury Clinic in Dorchester which is concentrating on women’s integrated healthcare. He also works in London at Westover House and The Lister Hospital.
In collaboration with the award winning journalist, Sarah Stacey, Michael has written a book ‘Your Change, Your Choice: The integrated approach to the menopause and beyond’. He is sole author of ‘Fit for Fertility’ and is developing a Fit for Fertility programme for his patients.