Deborah Ikhena-Abel, MD

Aspire Fertility Austin

Dr. Ikhena-Abel earned her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, followed by her Ob/Gyn residency at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Worcester, MA. She further honed her expertise with a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Northwestern University. Dr. Ikhena-Abel is deeply committed to assisting her patients in growing their families, destigmatizing infertility and pregnancy loss, and providing comprehensive education on the medical and mental health aspects of these journeys.

Dr. Ikhena-Abel specializes in a wide range of women’s health conditions, including infertility, fertility preservation, polycystic ovarian syndrome, uterine fibroids, recurrent pregnancy loss, endometriosis, and irregular or absent periods.

She is an active reviewer for prestigious journals such as Fertility and Sterility and the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. Additionally, she contributes as an abstract reviewer for the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

Outside of her professional life, Dr. Ikhena-Abel enjoys spending quality time with her husband and their two rainbow babies. She also has a fondness for K-dramas and literary fiction.