By Healthcare World Magazine
On a crisp Melbourne morning, sunlight spills across the heritage streets of East Melbourne as women filter into a modest consulting suite on Grey Street. Some arrive with partners, some alone, some clutching years of unanswered questions. All of them are here for one reason: Dr Inge Putri, a Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist and Minimally Invasive Surgeon whose name has quietly become synonymous with precision, compassion, and modern women’s healthcare.
Inside her consulting room, the atmosphere is calm — almost disarmingly so. There are no rushed movements, no clipped conversations, no sense of being hurried along. Instead, Dr Putri sits across from each patient with a kind of grounded attentiveness that feels increasingly rare in contemporary medicine.
For many women, this is the first time they feel truly heard.
A New Kind of Specialist for a New Era of Women’s Health
Women’s health has long been shaped by silence – silent suffering, silent endurance, silent dismissal. But a new generation of specialists is challenging that legacy, and Dr Inge Putri stands firmly among them.
Her journey began at the University of Melbourne, where she completed her MBBS and Bachelor of Medical Science before pursuing advanced training across Australia’s leading hospitals. Her academic path is decorated with excellence from the McCarthy Award in the UK to a Master of Reproductive Medicine (Award with Excellence) from UNSW.
But it is her AGES Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, completed under internationally recognised surgeons Prof Ajay Rane and A/Prof Jay Iyer, that shaped her into the surgeon she is today: meticulous, technically gifted, and deeply attuned to the complexities of pelvic disease.
The Patient Who Changed Everything
Every doctor has a moment that crystallises their purpose. For Dr Putri, one such moment came early in her career.
A young woman let’s call her Maya arrived after years of debilitating pelvic pain. She had been told repeatedly that her symptoms were “normal”, “stress‑related”, or “part of being a woman”. By the time she reached Dr Putri, she could barely sit through a workday.
“I remember the way she apologised for taking up space,” Dr Putri recalls. “As if her pain was an inconvenience.”
A thorough assessment revealed deep infiltrating endometriosis — a condition that had gone undiagnosed for nearly a decade.
After minimally invasive surgery and a carefully structured recovery plan, Maya returned months later with tears in her eyes.
“I didn’t know life could feel like this,” she told her.
“I didn’t know I could feel normal.”
Stories like Maya’s are not rare in Dr Putri’s practice. They are the reason she continues to push for earlier diagnosis, better education, and more compassionate care.
In an era where surgical innovation is rapidly evolving, Dr Putri is part of a select group of Australian surgeons trained extensively in advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques.
Her surgical repertoire includes:
• Robotic‑assisted hysterectomy
• Robotic‑assisted myomectomy
• Robotic excision of endometriosis
• Fertility‑preserving laparoscopic surgery
• Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy
• Endometrial ablation
• Open surgery when clinically required
These procedures offer women faster recovery, less pain, and better long‑term outcomes — a shift that is transforming the patient experience.
But for Dr Putri, surgery is never the first conversation.
“It’s about understanding the whole person — their symptoms, their goals, their fears, their future,” she says. “Surgery is a tool, not an identity.”
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A Voice in Research, Education and Global Collaboration
Beyond the clinic, Dr Putri is a committed researcher and educator. Her work spans hysteroscopy, endometriosis surgery, postoperative pain reduction, obstetric injuries, and diagnostic challenges in women’s health.
She has contributed to major studies including:
• The REATTACH Trial on uterosacral suspension
• A systematic review on vasopressin use in endometrioma surgery
• The IPLA Study on postoperative pain
• Multiple audits on induction methods and outpatient hysteroscopy
Her research is not academic for its own sake — it is driven by a desire to improve real‑world outcomes for women.
Her leadership has been recognised through awards such as:
• RANZCOG Brown Craig Travelling Fellowship
• RANZCOG AOFOG Mizuno‑Ratnam Young Gynaecologist Award
• AGES OR Ready Award
• ISGE Paul and Janice Wetter Prize
These accolades reflect a clinician who is not only skilled, but deeply respected by her peers.
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The Human Side of Medicine
Despite her technical expertise, what patients remember most is her presence.
Her ability to explain complex conditions in simple language.
Her willingness to sit with uncertainty.
Her respect for cultural nuance — supported by her fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin Chinese.
Her belief that every woman deserves to feel safe, informed, and empowered.
One patient described her as “the first doctor who made me feel like my pain mattered”.
Another said, “She gave me back my confidence — not just my health.”
These are not small things.
In women’s health, they are everything.
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A Vision for the Future
As Melbourne continues to grow, so too does the demand for specialists who can navigate the complexities of modern gynaecology with both skill and empathy. Dr Putri is part of a movement reshaping what women’s healthcare can look like — one where science and compassion are not competing forces, but equal partners.
Her vision is clear:
A future where women are diagnosed earlier.
Where pain is not normalised.
Where fertility journeys are supported with honesty and care.
Where minimally invasive surgery is accessible, not aspirational.
Where every woman feels seen.
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Where to Find Dr Inge Putri
Suite 6.1, 124 Grey Street, VIC 3002
Mont Albert
Her Care, 106 Victoria Crescent, VIC 3127
St Vincent’s Hospital Werribee Consulting Suites
240 Hoppers Lane, Werribee, VIC 3030
North Melbourne, OGCG
Chelsea House Building
55 Flemington Road, North Melbourne, VIC 3051
Operating at:
Epworth Freemasons, 109 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002
St Vincent’s Hospital Fitzroy, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Website: dringeputri.com.au