HART Fertility Clinic — Where Pioneering Medicine Meets Holistic Care
HART Fertility Clinic is one of Cape Town’s most distinguished fertility centres, located at Cure Day Hospital on the Foreshore. Registered with the Western Cape Health Department and SASREG-accredited, HART brings together three specialist reproductive medicine doctors — including Dr Klaus Wiswedel, a globally respected pioneer of South African fertility care.
Dr Wiswedel was part of the team that achieved the first IVF pregnancy at Groote Schuur Hospital, founded Cape Town’s first private IVF clinic, and pioneered South Africa’s first international egg donation programme. Alongside him, Dr Olufemi Olarogun brings dual public and private sector expertise in reproductive medicine and endoscopic surgery, with experience spanning Groote Schuur Hospital, the UCT Private Hospital, and international practice in New Zealand and Namibia.
More than a medical clinic
HART’s holistic team extends beyond its specialists to include a homeopath, acupuncturist, genetic counsellor, embryologist, social worker, dietitians, a yoga fertility expert, and a legal fertility advisor — because every fertility journey is unique.
Treatments include IVF, ICSI, PICSI, IUI, egg donation, sperm donation, ovulation induction, and fertility preservation. HART welcomes local, international, and LGBTQ+ patients.
Start your journey with a team that truly cares.
Dr Olufemi Olarogun
Specialist: Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Reproductive Medicine and Infertility.
Dr Olarogun is well-known in Cape Town for his years of work and commitment to reproductive medicine in both the private and public health sectors. He retains a keen interest in endoscopic surgery as well as academic medicine. After studying medicine in Nigeria, Dr Olarogun qualified as an obstetrician/gynaecologist at the University of Cape Town in 2000. He continued his sub-specialisation at the university, working at Groote Schuur Hospital until 2007, when he left to enter full-time private practice. His work has also taken him further afield, to New Zealand and Namibia. In South Africa, he ran his own private IVF unit at the UCT Private Hospital. He continues to head one of the gyneacologists’ firms at Groote Schuur Hospital, which he has done since 2010.
Dr. Klaus Wiswedel
Obstetrics and Gynaecology; and Reproductive Medicine and Infertility.
Dr. Wiswedel is globally respected for pioneering fertility treatment in South Africa. He was part of the team that achieved the first IVF pregnancy at Cape Town’s world-renowned Groote Schuur Hospital, founded the first private IVF clinic in Cape Town, and also pioneered South Africa’s first international egg donation programme, which achieved pregnancy rates of close to 80% on his watch. A registered specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as in reproductive medicine, Dr. Wiswedel headed the Groote Schuur Hospital/University of Cape Town Medical School infertility unit for about 10 years following his specialisation. His impressive list of “Firsts” for South Africa include:
· First frozen embryo pregnancy.
· First to use the non-invasive ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up method.
· First pregnancy from egg donation.
· First to trigger ovulation via GnRH-releasing hormone agonists.
· First pregnancy from oocyte vitrification, and first pregnancy after embryo biopsy.
Dr. Wiswedel has published about 30 articles in local and international peer-reviewed journals, and has won several awards in recognition of his contribution to infertility research
