Consultant Sydney Obstetrician, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist and Sonologist

A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon is an experienced Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, who has further specialised training in Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging (Ultrasound specialist) and managing High Risk pregnancies (Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist).
A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon consults obstetric patients at her rooms in the Specialist Medical Centre, Norwest Private Hospital and at Centre for Women’s Ultrasound Westmead, booking confinements at The Westmead Hospital, Norwest Private Hospital and Westmead Private Hospital. Her specialised obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound services are also provided from both premises.
A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon undertook her medical training at The University of Sydney medical school, where she graduated with first class honours. From an early stage, A/Prof. Alahakoon was interested in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, doing an undergraduate elective term in an obstetric unit in Sri Lanka. She embarked on specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology early in her career and completed training at The Westmead Hospital in Sydney, NSW.
Since her graduation, A/Prof. Alahakoon has completed further training in managing high risk pregnancies, and has qualified as a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist (CMFM). She is currently working at The Westmead Hospital as a senior staff specialist, a position she has held since 2005, and was the Head of Maternal Fetal Medicine from 2014-2021. Through this work, she has gained extensive experience and competency in managing both normal and complicated pregnancies, and continues to manage high risk obstetric patients in the public sector.
A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon’ s qualifications also include further training in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound (Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound / DDU). She has a special interest in diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, first trimester screening, prenatal diagnostic procedures as well as 3D/4D ultrasound.
Her experience in working at SAN Ultrasound for Women at Sydney Adventist Hospital for five years as well as in the capacity of the Director at Centre for Women’s Ultrasound since 2009, has led to extensive experience in pelvic and gynaecological imaging. Centre for Women’s Ultrasound is now one of the major referral centres in the area for ultrasound diagnostic procedures for investigation of fertility such as Sonohysterogram and HyCoSy for tubal patency.
As a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon has gained extensive experience in not only scanning pregnancies with complications such as fetal anomalies, twin complications and fetal growth restriction, she is well regarded for her expertise in providing obstetric care and delivery for such high risk pregnancies in private and public settings.
Extended Experience
A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon holds an academic title as a Clinical Associate Professor in Maternal Fetal Medicine at The University of Sydney. She is involved in multiple clinical, epidemiological, ultrasound and laboratory research projects investigating structural anomalies in the fetus, pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and stillbirth. She has completed a PhD on the role of angiogenic factors and monocytes in the cause of fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. She been granted several research grants for her research programs.
Obstetric services by A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon
- Norwest Private Hospital, Bella Vista – Suite 108, Level 1, Specialist Medical Centre, Norwest Private Hospital, 9 Norbrik Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153.
- Westmead Innovation Quarter– Suite 1.02, Level 1, 160 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145.
- The Westmead Hospital – High risk antenatal clinic for public patients with maternal or fetal complications
Ultrasound services provided by A/Prof. Indika Alahakoon
- Westmead Innovation Quarter– Centre for Women’s Ultrasound, Suite 1.02, Level 1, 160 Hawkesbury Road, Westmead NSW 2145.
- Norwest Private Hospital, Bella Vista – Suite 108, Level 1, Specialist Medical Centre, Norwest Private Hospital, 9 Norbrik Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153.
- The Westmead Hospital – Westmead Institute for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, diagnostic ultrasound list for public patients with maternal or fetal complications.


