Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Associate Professor Tien Huynh

Assoc Prof. Tien Huynh is a passionate and dedicated obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 20 years of experience, delivering more than 10,000 babies.  She graduated from the University of Sydney and completed her training at Westmead Hospital.

She was the Clinical Superintendent of Westmead Public Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has been the head of the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Westmead Private Hospital since 2015.

She was appointed Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, recognising her expertise and ongoing commitment to women’s health, as well as her dedication to the education of medical students and junior doctors.

Assoc Prof. Tien Huynh is bilingual and can consult in both English and Vietnamese.

Her empathic, caring and individualised approach to patients along with her expert skills and up to date knowledge have made her one of the most popular and sought after obstetrician and gynaecologists’ at Westmead.

Assoc Prof. Tien Huynh consults from her private rooms at Westmead. She delivers babies and performs gynaecological surgery at:

 Westmead Private Hospital

Westmead Public Hospital

All aspects of obstetric care:

Preconception counselling

Early pregnancy (including early pregnancy loss)

Antenatal care

Delivery

Postnatal care

Low risk and high risk obstetric care – including complex cases and multiple pregnancy (twins)

Obstetrics

  • The first appointment will be between your 8-10th week of pregnancy.

  • First scan is often a dating scan to confirm the correct gestational age. This is followed by First trimester screening or viability scan in conjunction with the Non-Invasive Prenatal testing. A Morphology scan is performed between 18-20 weeks and growths as required further into the pregnancy.

  • Essential blood test required will be a full blood count, Iron studies, thyroid function and Vitamin D levels and blood group and antibody status and oral glucose tolerance test

    Blood testing for immunity will include Varicella (chicken pox) Rubella, Hepatitis B, C and HIV and a urine collection to test for infections

  • Westmead Private Hospital and Westmead Public Hospital.

  • For your first visit please bring the following:

    • Referral letter from your GP, other specialist.

    • Medicare card, and health fund details

    • Ultrasound reports, blood test results and any other relevant information

  • The first step would be to contact your GP for an appointment and from there you will be given a referral.

  • Yes, if you think you’re pregnant or have had a positive pregnancy test please visit your GP initially and request a referral during your appointment.

  • Every 4 weeks until 28 weeks, then we will have fortnightly appointments until 36 weeks followed by weekly appointments until delivery.

Obstetric Frequently Asked Questions

Services offered in gynaecology include:

Abnormal pap smear

Abnormal bleeding

Pelvic and menstrual pain

Contraception

Fertility workup

Recurrent miscarriages

Endometriosis

PCOS

Ovarian cysts

Fibroids

Prolapse

Menopause – postmenopausal bleeding

Vulval and Vaginal issues

Urinary incontinence

Hysterectomy

Minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy)

Hysteroscopic surgery

Gynaecology