St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

Dr Rachael Hickinbotham is an experienced Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than 20 years of caring for women and their families.

She is committed to providing
personalised, evidence-based care in a warm and supportive environment, recognising
that every woman has unique health needs at every stage of life.

Rachael graduated from the University of Adelaide, where she was awarded the
prestigious Ian Furley Gold Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Before studying
medicine, she worked as an intensive care nurse, an experience that shaped her calm,
compassionate approach to patient care.

While continuing to provide private obstetric care at The Mater Hospital, Rachael has
returned to providing comprehensive gynaecology and menopause care. She has a
particular interest in perimenopause and menopause, hormone therapy, abnormal
uterine bleeding, polycystic ovary syndrome, cervical screening and colposcopy,
contraception, and preventative women's healthcare.

She is passionate about helping women feel informed, confident and well supported
throughout every stage of life - from adolescence and the reproductive years through to menopause and healthy ageing.