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Dr Ida Ismail-Pratt is a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. Her passion lies in cervical cancer prevention and safe pregnancy and childbirth.

Dr. Ida graduated from Glasgow University in 1997. She obtained her specialist accreditation (MRCOG UK) in 2010 and was awarded the fellowship in RCOG (FRCOG UK) in October 2023 for her contributions to obstetrics & gynaecology.

Dr. Ida is an accredited colposcopist with the British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) and a certified colposcopist with the Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Singapore (SCCPS). She is currently the Vice President of SCCPS.

Formerly based in Scotland, United Kingdom, Dr. Ida came to Singapore in 2013, where she joined the O&G Department at National University Hospital (NUH) as the lead colposcopist and streamlined the colposcopy and gynaecological cancer screening and prevention service in NUH.

Dr Ida also championed the introduction of the HPV DNA test in NUH in 2014. Under Dr Ida’s leadership, NUH was the first hospital to introduce HPV Primary Screening in Singapore. Her work in HPV DNA test in NUH led to her being elected as Co-Chair for the Cervical Screen Singapore Implementation group, given the responsibility to update the national cervical cancer screening guideline and implementing HPV test as part of the national guideline.

Dr Ida is also known internationally as an expert in HPV-related diseases. She co-created and is currently the co-director of the International Gynaecology Cancer Society (IGCS) Preinvasive Certificate Program, training doctors globally in cervical cancer prevention, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. She leads the Project ECHO meeting for the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS), which gives a platform for doctors globally to seek advice from experts on managing HPV-related diseases. She is also the Secretary and founding member of the Asia Pacific HPV Coalition, a recognised group of selected experts in HPV-related diseases, improving access to cervical cancer prevention in the Asia Pacific through research and advocacy. Additionally, Dr. Ida serves as the President of the Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Singapore (SCCPS), which is dedicated to education and training aimed at preventing and managing premalignancy and early malignancy of the female lower genital tract.

Dr Ida’s other passion for pregnancy and safe childbirth is rooted in an understanding that women’s health and pregnancy are a partnership between the doctor and the couple. Dr Ida sees herself as a guide for each couple, providing them with the information and support they require through their pregnancy and childbirth. Dr Ida is an advocate for safe, normal childbirth but is also proficient in all instrumental vaginal deliveries and caesarean sections should these are required to ensure a safe delivery for both mother and baby.

Dr Ida is fluent in English, Malay and Bahasa Indonesia.

The Obstetrics & Gynaecology Centre
38 Irrawaddy Road
Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre
#05-34/35, Singapore 329563

Tel: +65 6262 5490
: 9642 7470

Consultation Hours
Mon, Wed & Fri: 8:30am – 12:30pm, 1:30pm – 5:30pm
Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun & PH: Closed

Astra Women’s Specialists
9 Tampines Grande #01-18
Singapore 528735

Tel: +65 6262 5490
: 9642 7470

Consultation Hours
Tue: 8:30am – 12:30pm, 2:00pm – 5:00pm, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Sat: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun & PH: Closed

Dr Sivahami is a UK-trained Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, having spent 15 years in the United Kingdom. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Bristol and received her post-graduate specialist training in O&G in the Oxford Deanery, spending most of her training time at the John Radcliffe Hospital. In 2008, she obtained her membership from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (MRCOG).

Dr Sivahami subsequently undertook higher specialist training in High-Risk Obstetrics and Maternal Medicine at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. She also holds a Diploma in Family Planning from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health. Dr Sivahami is dually accredited with the General Medical Council UK and the Singapore Medical Council.

Since relocating to Singapore in 2014, Dr Sivahami has been a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at Raffles Hospital until June 2022.

Dr Sivahami’s practice includes all areas of general obstetrics and gynaecology. She specialises in the management of high-risk pregnancies and mothers with medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma and cardiac disease). She also manages women with pregnancy complications (such as raised blood pressure in pregnancy, bleeding in pregnancy, pre-term labour and fetal growth restriction).

Her general gynaecology practice includes screening for pre-cancerous changes of the cervix (colposcopy), contraceptive management, adolescent gynaecology and menopause management. She also performs gynaecological procedures such as hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, cystectomy, myomectomy and hysterectomy.

Dr Sivananthan has published in peer-reviewed journals (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J Endometriosis), served as an author on a Cochrane review, and has presented at international and local meetings (FIGO, British International Congress of O&G).

As a mother of two, Dr Sivahami understands how important it is for all women to be fully informed about their choices, especially regarding their health. Dr Sivahami is renowned for her uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional patient care, and her personal ethos is that patient care should be personalised to the needs and goals of the individual.

Dr Siva is fluent in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Tamil.

Astra Women’s Specialists (Mount Elizabeth Orchard)
3 Mount Elizabeth #12-11
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
Singapore 228510

Tel: +65 6011 6340
Fax: +65 6235 0067
:  9297 4210
(strictly for appointment booking only)

Consultation Hours
Mon & Sat: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Tue, Wed, Fri: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Astra Women’s Specialists (Katong)
112 East Coast Road #03-03/04
i12 Katong
Singapore 428802

Tel: +65 6011 6340
Fax: +65 6011 1379
:  9297 4210
(strictly for appointment booking only)

Consultation Hours
Mon: 2:30pm – 5:00pm
Thu: 8:30am – 12:30pm