Monash IVF CEO resigns after second embryo bungle
Michael Knaap has resigned as chief executive, managing director, and a director at the IVF giant.
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The chief executive of Monash IVF has stood down after the company recently reported a second bungled procedure involving embryo transfer.
Michael Knaap has resigned as chief executive, managing director, and director at the IVF giant.
Knaap had been the chief executive since 2019.
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Earlier this week, Monash IVF revealed a mix-up whereby a patient in Melbourne had their own embryo "mistakenly transferred" back to them, rather than one belonging to their partner.
The incident took place on June 5.
It followed a revelation two months prior that another mixup had seen a woman in Brisbane carry a stranger's child to term.
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An independent review is underway for both incidents, though it's understood they took place years apart.
Monash IVF chief financial officer Malik Jainudeen has been appointed acting chief executive.
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