Dr Carole Gilling-Smith is the CEO, Medical Director, and Founder of the Agora Clinic in Brighton, the largest fertility clinic in Sussex offering both NHS and private IVF treatment – renowned for embracing equality and diversity in fertility care. She is a consultant gynaecologist and fertility specialist and has a diverse research profile. In 1999, Carole pioneered the first UK fertility programme for patients with HIV to have children safely and went on to develop programmes to support those in the LGBTQ+ community. She believes that all individuals, whatever their ethnicity, health issues, sexual orientation, or gender identity should be professionally supported to find safe and fulfilling routes to parenthood. As a mother herself, Carole also wants to make sure young people learn about their future fertility health and options whilst at school.
