Dr Felicity Gould

Portrait of a Dr Felicity Gould

MBBS (Hons) FRANZCOG CU

Dr Felicity Gould is an experienced Sub-specialist Urogynaecologist and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon.

Felicity completed O&G, Urogynaecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery training in Melbourne Australia and Addenbrooke's Cambridge University Hospital, United Kingdom. She is based in Melbourne Australia.

Felicity is a sub-specialist Urogynaecologist. Felicity founded her private practice in 2017 with a mission to provide urogynaecology and pelvic floor care to women that is evidence based, patient orientated, and expert. Since 2017, the practice has grown and Felicity has welcomed Dr Ruth Cameron-Jeffs and Ms Christina Spillane to work along side her to provide the same expert and patient centred care Felicity believes in.

Felicity’s primary consulting location is in Malvern. She also consults in Parkville and Geelong and operates regularly from Frances Perry House Parkville and Epworth Freemasons East Melbourne.

Felicity has an appointment as a Urogynaecologist at the Royal Women’s Hospital (RWH) Melbourne. At the RWH in addition to her clinical responsibilities, Felicity serves as the RANZCOG Training Supervisor for current all sub-specialist Urogynaecology (CU) trainees at the RWH. Felicity is passionate about training and mentoring the next generation of specialists and sub-specialists.

Felicity currently serves on the Urogynaecological Society of Australasia (UGSA) board of directors and is an also an active member of IUGA, ICS and ANZVS. She regularly presents and facilitates workshops at these meetings. She holds APHRA and GMC registration.

When she is not at work, Felicity is usually out and about with her two teenage children, husband and her giant Bernese mountain dog.

Professional Affiliations

Current research, publications and presentations

Felicity is passionate about clinical research in the field of Urogynaecology and is actively involved in a number of clinical research projects in her roles at the Royal Womens and with Addenbrookes UK as both clinical investigator and supervisor. Research is a vital tool to enable both clinicians and patients access to improved outcomes. Good quality research facilitates clinical innovation and to ensures evidence based best practice can be disseminated to the wider community. For updates and information on current projects that are underway see our news section.  

Past Publications

  • Gould F, Urogynaecology Digest. International Urogynaecology Journal 2016 27(3), 503-504 Doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2877-4

  • Gould F, Al-Salihi S, Carey G, Parambi A, Privato G, Carey M, Sacral Hysteropexy Sling: A Video demonstration and preliminary results of an approach to uterine conserving surgery for advanced prolapse. Femal Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. 2015; 21{5)Suppl 1 ):S149. (Abstract)

  • Gould F, Al-Salihi S, Carey M, Rectovaginal Septoplasty: An anatomic approach to rectocele repair. International Urogynaecology Journal. 2015; 26(suppl 1):S23- S174 Doi:10.1007/s00192-015-2711-z (Abstract)

Past Publications

  • October 2015 - American Urogynaecology Society ASM (PFD week) - SEATTLE USA‘ANALYSIS OF BIOFILM ON VAGINAL RING PESSARIES USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLPASE: RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY’

  • October 2015 – American Urogynaecology Society ASM (PFD week) - SEATTLE USA‘ – Oral presentation and abstract publication ANALYSIS OF OUTCOMES FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC SACROHYSTERPEXY SLING’

  • June 2015 – International Urogynaecology Association ASM – NICE FRANCE Oral Presentation & Abstract Publication ‘RECTOVAGINAL SEPTOPLASTY: AN ANATOMIC APPROACH TO RECTOCELE REPAIR’

  • June 2015 – International Urogynaecology Association ASM – NICE FRANCE Oral Presentation Fellows Presentations – ‘ANALYSIS OF BIOFILM ON VAGINAL RING PESSARIES USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLPASE: RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY’

  • March 2015 – Urogynaecology Society of Australia ASM – Poster presentation ‘ANALYSIS OF BIOFILM ON VAGINAL RING PESSARIES USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLPASE: RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY’

  • March 2015 – Urogynaecology Society of Australia ASM – Poster presentation ‘RECTOVAGINAL SEPTOPLASTY: AN ANATOMIC APPROACH TO RECTOCELE REPAIR’

  • November 2014 – Presenter VRC research Day - ‘Risk factors for mesh erosion in women who have under gone trans vaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse Mesh at the Royal Women’s Hospital in 2010’

  • October 2014 – Journal Club Presentation – Vic Urogynaecology Journal Club

  • June 2014 – Presenter International Urogynaecology Association Fellows Day - ‘Risk factors for mesh erosion in women who have under gone trans vaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse Mesh at the Royal Women’s Hospital in 2010’

  • March 2013 – UGSA Sydney. ‘Cases Studies in Urogynaecology’,