Dr Katie Taylor

MBBS FRANZCOG

Founder and Obstetrician Gynaecologist

Dr Katie Taylor

Dr Katie Taylor is a Queensland trained Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. She trained at UQ, then Ipswich Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and the Flying O&G Service.

Dr Taylor chose to work in Ipswich, with a desire to provide up-to-date and personalised, practical medical and surgical options for her patients.

Qualifications

  • Care Course Sydney, 2003.
  • Anatomy of Complications, 2004.
  • Implanon Trainer and Mirena trained.
  • Attendance at AGES conferences and workshops.
  • Attendance at European Congress of Perinatal Medicine.

Dr Katie Taylor regularly attends surgical audits, case review meetings and conferences to ensure her knowledge and skills are up-to-date.

Special Interest Areas

Obstetrics

  • Medical disorders in pregnancy.
  • High and low risk obstetrics.
  • Twin pregnancy.
  • Diabetes in pregnancy (both pre-existing type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and also gestational diabetes).

Gynaecology

  • Laparoscopic surgery.
  • Hysterectomy.
  • Infertility.
  • Prolapse and urinary incontinence.
  • Menstrual disorders.
  • Pelvic pain disorders.
  • Menopausal problems.
  • Endometriosis.
  • Contraception - including Implanon, Kyleena and Mirena.
  • Colposcopy.

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRANZCOG).
  • Member of the Australasian Gynaecological Endoscopy and Surgery Society (AGES).
  • Member of The Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS).
  • Member of The Australian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCPP)

Personal

Dr Katie Taylor went to school at All Hallows Brisbane, followed by Medical School where she decided to specialise in Obstetrics and Gynaecology after seeing the difference she could make in women’s lives. After completing her studies, she decided to start her own private practice with a desire to provide up-to-date and personalised, practical medical and surgical options for her patients. Dr Katie Taylor is married to Dr Paul Koch (Paediatrician), they share two children. Dr Katie Taylor relishes the time she spends with family, enjoys cooking and the beach.