Dr Mike O'Connor AM is a Kogarah based Gynaecologist and Medico Legal in private practice. It is his aim to provide you with the best obstetric and the best gynaecological care in Sydney. It will be his pleasure to look after you to the best of his ability.
Dr Mike O'Connor AM
Sydney Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Legal Medicine, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Urinary Incontinence, Uro Dynamics, Obstetrics, Kogarah, St George.
Dr Mike O'Connor is President of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine (12 Nov 2024)
Background
Born and bred in Sydney of Irish parents. After schooling in Western Sydney, trained initially in chemical engineering before switching to medicine. Attended Sydney University Faculty of Medicine where he graduated with honours. Was a medical student at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and did two residency years at Royal North Shore Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick.
Overseas Training
Trained in the United Kingdom including Aberdeen and Leeds before moving to Dublin where he was Assistant Master at the oldest maternity hospital in Western Europe: the Rotunda Hospital. Whilst there, completed the British membership in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, receiving the Royal College's Gold Medal at the final exams. Returned to London after that and trained at University College Hospital before becoming a member of the scientific staff at the Medical Research Council. Did research on perinatal hypoxia (fetal monitoring) and was awarded a Doctor of Medicine summa cum laude.
Outside Interests
He has qualifications in coastal sailing and is a keen fisherman. He has a long term passion for Italian opera as well as classical music.
Sydney Career
Returned to Australia to take up the position of Medical Superintendent at the Women's Hospital, Crown St in Sydney. After its closure, appointed as a visiting obstetrician and gynaecologist to St George Public Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and later at St George Private Hospital. He now concentrates his work in St George Private and St George Public hospitals.
Highlights of his career have been a long involvement in Indigenous Health for which he received a Membership in the Order of Australia. Also served in the Royal Australian Navy for 33 years and held the rank of Captain. Served in Bougainville, East Timor as well as several HMA Ships and in the US Navy.
Was Vice President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for 2 years. Was Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee at St George Private Hospital from 2009-2023 and now acts as Chairman of the Patient Care and Clinical Risk Committee at St George Private Hospital.
Holds postgraduate qualifications in Diagnostic Ultrasound and Child Health. Obtained a Master of Health Law and Fellowship of the College of Legal Medicine as well as a Masters in Forensic Medicine. Now undertaking a PhD in Law part-time. Academic appointments at the University of NSW (Senior Lecturer) and Sydney University (Lecturer).
Recent publications include papers on Female Genital Mutilation, Physical Standards for Surgeons, Prevention of Medical Complicity in Torture and Codes of Conduct for Military Physicians. Sexual boundary violations by physicians; Forced adoption; Obstetric violence; Aging surgeons. Currently, Section Editor for the Journal of Law and Medicine.
Published papers include:
Forced Adoption of Australian Children: Unabated Sadness Anger and Guilt
Mike O’Connor & Rita Shackel
Journal of Law and Medicine (2025) 32:
Lack of Informed Financial Consent by Health Professionals: Uncertainty and Secrecy
Mike O’Connor & Bill Madden
Journal of Law and Medicine (2025) 32 (2):398-403
The Ageing Surgeon: Unmasking Impairment
Mike O’Connor & Bill Madden
Journal of Law and Medicine (2025) 32(1):25-35
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis of the Vulva Following COVID Vaccination and COVID-19 Infection: Case Report
Mike O’Connor & Jenny Roberts
Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease (submitted 22 September 2023)
Psychological Screening of Medical School Applicants and Medical Students
Mike O’Connor & Cameron Stewart
Journal of Law and Medicine (2024) 31:505-514
Sexual Boundary Violations by Physicians: Context, Consequences and Regulatory Strategies
Mike O’Connor, Christopher Rudge & Cameron Stewart
Journal of Law and Medicine (2024) 31:70-87
Gain of Function & Loss of Control: Genetic Modification of Microbial Agents-Viruses ‘on Steroids’
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2023) 30:555-565
Monstrous Mothering: Understanding the Causes of and Responses to Infanticide
Arlie Loughnan & Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2023) 30:48-57
Batting Below Average: Failure to Manage Fatal Zoonotic Diseases
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2022) 29:700-706
Doulas from Cradle to Grave: integration into conventional medical care
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2021) 28:946-954
Vaginal Dialogues: The Trials and Tribulations of Mesh in Prolapse Repair
Mike O’Connor & Bill Madden
Journal of Law and Medicine (2020) 27:618-632
Surgical Experimentation by John Marion Sims in the Pre-Anaesthetic Era
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2020) 27:527-534
In the Footsteps of Teresias: Treatment for Gender Dysphoria in Children and the Role of the Courts
Mike O’Connor & Bill Madden
Journal of Law and Medicine (2019) 27:149-163
Eradicating the Legacy of Othello: Western Sydney University's Attempt to Raise Awareness of Intimate Partner Violence
Maria Nittis, Annette Robertson, Phimphisa Charoenrat, Janie Leggett & Mike O’Connor
Journal of Forensic Legal Medicine (2019) 61:69-72
Eve’s Curse: Intolerable Unrelieved Pain in Labour-Necessary Evil or Medical Negligence?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2019) 26:549-556
Medicinal Cannabis in Pregnancy: Panacea or Noxious Weed?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2018) 25:634-646
Alcohol consumption and impairment of surgeons: a case for total abstinence?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2017) 24:556-564
Consent: The importance of saying ‘no.’
Mike O’Connor
O&G Magazine (RANZCOG) (2016) 18(3):16-18
The Australian Senate Inquiry into Intersex Surgery: Conflicting Human Rights of Children?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2016) 23:531-543
Our Father in Prison: Conviction and Rehabilitation of Australian Catholic Clergy Who are Child Sexual Offenders
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2015) 23:471-486
Cruise Control: Prevention and Management of Sexual Violence at Sea
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2015) 22:512-525
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: The Least Condemned of War Crimes
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2014) 21:528-539
The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme for Cerebral Palsy: An end to the ‘Forensic Lottery’?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2014) 21:516-527
Sexual Violence as a Weapon in Armed Conflict
Mike O’Connor
Proceedings of 40th World Congress in Military Medicine, Jeddah (2013)
Sexual assault: a gynaecologist’s perspective
Michael O’Connor
O&G (2012) 14(4):27-30
Responsiveness to the Chlorhexidine Epidural Tragedy: A mental block?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2012) 19:436-443
Fitness to Serve the New ADF Medical Employment Categories
Sponberg S, O’Connor MC, Rudzki S.
ADF Health (2011) 12:56-59
Strategies for Regulating and Improving the Conduct of Military Physicians: Are Courts Martial the Answer?
Mike O’Connor
ADF Health (2011) 12:65-70
Codes of Professional Conduct for Australian Military Physicians: evenomating the serpent?
Mike O’Connor
Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of Legal Medicine, Zagreb (2010)
Codes of Professional Conduct for ADF Military Physicians: evenomating the serpent?
Mike O’Connor
Journal of Law and Medicine (2010) 18:103-123
The Defence White Paper and its Implications for Defence Health
Rosenfeld JR & O’Connor MC
ADF Health (2009) 10:9-12
Deployed Surgeons Obstetrics and Gynaecology Skills (DSOGS) Course
O’Connor MC
ADF Health (2009) 10:40-42
Geneva: An ‘Illusion of Knowledge’ for ADF Medical Officers?
O’Connor MC
ADF Health (2009) 10:52-55
Can we prevent doctors being complicit in torture? breaking the ‘serpent’s egg.’
O’Connor MC
Journal of Law and Medicine (2009) 17:426-438
Turning a blind eye: Physical standards for surgeons
O’Connor MC
Journal of Law and Medicine (2009) 16:614-624
Reconstructing the hymen: mutilation or restoration?
O’Connor MC
Journal of Law and Medicine (2008) 16:161-175
Selective conscientious objection: the court martial of Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, RAF
Gulam H & O’Connor M
ADF Health (2006) 7(2):68-72
Humanitarian assistance by military forces. Editorial.
O’Connor MC
ADF Health (2006) 7(2):49
Infectious disease: still a major enemy. Editorial
O’Connor MC
ADF Health (2005) 7(1):1
Risky Business: Death and disability in the ADF
O’Connor M, Cook P
ADF Health (2005) 6(2):67-71
Fighting for a childhood in Africa
Newman L, O’Connor M
ADF Health (2005) 6(2):72-75
Appropriate medical monitoring?
Leitch R, O’Connor M
ADF Health (2005) 6(1):15-18
Morbidity and mortality on RAN ships
O’Connor M & Parrish M
ADF Health (2005) 5(2):51-58
Trauma during pregnancy
Sugrue ME, O’Connor MC & D’Amours SK
ADF Health (2004) 5(1):24-28
Group Obstetric Practice
O’Connor M.C.
O&G (2004) 6(1):47-49
Is Active Duty Hazardous for pregnant ADF Servicewomen?
O’Connor M.C.
ADF Health (1999) 1(1):13-17
Pregnancy Outcomes in Australian Aboriginals & Torres Strait Islanders
O’Connor M.C. & Bush A.
Medical Journal of Australia (1996) 164(9):516-517
Shared Antenatal Care - The Vital Role of the G.P.
O’Connor MC
General Practitioner (1994) 2(1):13-14
“Womens Business”
O’Connor, M.C.
Australian Family Physician (1994) 23 (1):40-44
Aboriginal Maternal Mortality: whose problem? (Letter)
O’Connor, M.C.
Medical Journal of Australia (1994) Vol 160, 3 Jan
Womens Business
O’Connor M.C.
Perinatal Newsletter (1993) No 21, Feb
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - New Concepts: An Obstetrician’s View
O’Connor MC
General Practitioner (1993) Vol 1 No 19:295-298
Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Pregnancy
Perinatal Newsletter (1992) No 19, Aug
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension ad Renal Failure: Clinical Importance of Diuretics, Plasma Volume and Vasospasm
Brown M, Child RP, O’Connor MC, Williams G, Mitchell R
ANZ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1989) 29(3):230-232
Drugs of Abuse in Pregnancy - an overview
O’Connor, M.C.
Medical Journal of Australia (1987) Vol 147(4):180-183
Maternal Narcotic Addiction: Pregnancy outcome in patients managed by a specialized drug-dependent antenatal clinic
Ellwood, D., Sutherland, P., Kent, C., & O’Connor, M.C.
ANZ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1987) 27(2):92-98
Maternal Narcotic Addiction - Obstetric and Perinatal Outcome in 100 pregnancies
Ellwood, D., Sutherland, P., Kent, C., & O’Connor, M.C.
Perinatal Medicine, Proceedings of the Third Congress, Australian Perinatal Society (1985)
Changing Caesarean Section Rates: Experience at a Sydney Obstetric Teaching Hospital
Blumenthal, N.J., Harris, R.S., O’Connor, M.C., Lancaster, P.A.L.
ANZ Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1984) 24:246-251
Report of working party to investigate variations in caesarean section rates in Australia
Lancaster P., Jackson W.D., O’Connor M.C., Siedlecky S., Mead C.
NHMRC (1984) Canberra
The measurement of hypoxanthine xanthine, inosine, and uridine in umbilical cord blood and fetal scalp blood samples as a measure of fetal hypoxia
O’Connor, M.C., Harness, R.A., Simmonds, R.J., & Hytten, F.E.
BJOG (1981) 88:381-390
Raised hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uridine concentrations in meconium-stained amniotic fluid and during labour
O’Connor, M.C., Harness, R.A., Simmonds, R.J., & Hytten, F.E.
BJOG (1981) 88:375-380
The merits of specialised antenatal care in the management of twin pregnancy
O’Connor, M.C., Arias, E., Royston, P., Dalrymple, I.J.
BJOG (1981) 88:222-230
Is the sinusoidal fetal heart rate pattern sinister?
O’Connor, M.C., Hassabo, S., Mc Fadyen, I.R.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1980) 1:90-95
Failure of epidural morphine to relieve pain in labour
Husemeyer, R.P., O’Connor, M.C., Davenport, H.T.
Anaesthesia (1980) 35:161-163
“Aspects of Epidural Morphine”
Husemeyer R.P., O’Connor M.C., Davenport H.T.
The Lancet (1979) 2(8):583-587
Measurement of fetal transcutaneous oxygen tension-problems and potential
O’Connor, M.C., Hytten, F.E.
BJOG (1979) 86:948-953
Is the Fetus “scalped” in Labour?
O’Connor, M.C., Hytten, R.F., Zanelli, G.D.
The Lancet (1979) Nov 3:947-948
Double blind trial of ritodine and placebo in twin pregnancy
O’Connor, M.C., Murphy, H., Dalrymple, I.J.
BJOG (1979) 86:706-709
Recurrent postpartum uterine inversion
O’Connor, M.C.
BJOG (1977) 84:789-790
Isoimmunisation after narcotic addiction
McVerry, B.A., O’Connor, M.C., Price, A., Tylden E., Gorman A.
BMJ (1977) 2:1324-1325
