Invited Faculty
Bruno Lunenfeld Lecture
Anis Feki
Anis Feki
Anis Feki is the head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Hospital cantonal, and professor at the university of Fribourg, Switzerland. Anis Feki obtained his M.SC in physics. Subsequently, he specialized in Reproductive Medicine and Biology and in Medical Biology at Geneva University, where he also obtained his MD and PhD. He has been working at Geneva University hospital from 2000 to 2008, covering different positions within this institution. In particular, he was registrar in the Department of obstetrics and gynecology between 2006 and 2008 and head of the Stem Cell Research Laboratory. He derived the first human embryonic stem cell line and the first iPS cells in Switzerland. Between 2009 and 2011 he completed a fellowship in University Catholic of Louvain. His main areas of interest include stem cell research and pluripotency, and also reproductive surgery. He is ad hoc reviewer of several international journals and published more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is ESHRE chair-elect since June 2023.
Keynote Speakers
Claus Yding Andersen
Claus Yding Andersen
Claus Yding Andersen is Professor of Human Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
He has headed a national program of cryopreservation of human ovarian and testicular tissue and is considered one of the pioneers in this field.
His major research contributions are ovarian endocrinology, oocyte maturation, cryopreservation of gonadal tissue and development of new principles for ovarian stimulation including introduction of the agonist trigger and novel approaches to luteal phase support.
He has published more than 450 papers (H-index: 87; > 25.000 citations) and is chief editor on the Reproduction section of Frontiers in Endocrinology (IF 6.05).
Eileen Manalo
Eileen Manalo
Dr. Eileen M. Manalo graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and took her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology and fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. She was a visiting consultant at the National University Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore and National Hospital at Hanoi where she took further studies in Assisted Reproductive Technology. She underwent training for robotic surgery at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. More recently, she also completed her masters degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction and Embryology, at The University of Valencia, Spain.
Dr. Manalo is currently a Professor VII at the Department of OB-Gyn of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, where she served as the chief of the section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility from 2007 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2018, and Chief of Service from 2013 to 2015. She is a founding member and was president of the Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2009. She served as the youngest president of the Philippine Society for Climacteric Medicine in 2008. She was a former member of the board of trustees of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. She was a member of the Philippine Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 2006-2007, and 2018-2020. She is a founding member and currently vice-president of the newly established Philippine Society for Fertility Preservation (2019-2022). She also served as board of trustees in the Philippine Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy from 2013 to 2018. She is a member of the International Editorial Board and Reviewers of the Fertility and Sterility Journal of Bangladesh. She is currently also an Associate Editor of the official journal of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), Fertility & Reproduction (F&R), and peer reviewer for several international scientific journals including BMC Women’s Health.
She served in the Scientific Committee of the IFSS (2019-2022), and has recently been elected as Assistant Secretary General of the IFSS (International Federation of Fertility Societies) for the years 2022-2025.
She has contributed to several clinical practice guidelines and local book chapters on the Menopause, Infertility, Endometriosis, Myomas and Adenomyosis, PCOS, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.
She is a well known fertility and reproductive specialist in the country with a very busy practice. She has delivered many local and international lectures and webinars on Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Repeated Implantation Failures, Endometriosis and Adenomyosis, PCOS, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, Menopause and HRT, Androgens in the Menopause, ART, Fertility Preservation and Gynecologic Endoscopy, among others.
Junhao Yan
Junhao Yan
Prof. Yan is Professor of Shandong University, Chief Physician and Deputy Director of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University. Yan’s primary interests as a clinical and translational researcher have been in the field of reproductive genetics and human infertility. His studies have focused on the diagnosis, treatment and etiology of recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure, as well as on standardizing the application of PGT-A and improving infertility diagnosis and treatment. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals, including N Engl J Med, J Clin Invest, Am J Hum Genet et al., and is highly cited. He is also in charge of or participates in more than 10 national and provincial grants and projects. In 2021, he won the first prize of Shandong Medical Science and Technology Award.
Norihiro Sugino
Norihiro Sugino
Norihiro Sugino, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Biographical sketch
Norihiro Sugino, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor and Chairman of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Dr. Sugino received his M.D. (1985) and Ph.D. (1991) from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. He did his postdoctoral training in reproductive and molecular biology under Professor Geula Gibori in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago (1996-1998). He has researched as a scientist and worked as a gynecologist and obstetrician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan, and he was promoted to Professor and Chairman in 2003.
Dr. Sugino’s research program focuses on ovarian physiology, particularly the molecular mechanisms involved in the formation and regression of the corpus luteum, and on decidualization and implantation in the human endometrium. He currently has a particular interest in the epigenetic mechanisms such as histone modifications in the regulation of gene expression during luteinization in the ovary and decidualization in the human endometrium. More recently he developed interests into epigenome analysis by genome-wide sequencing. In addition, he has been involved in a number of clinical research projects, particularly aberrant DNA methylation in uterine leiomyomas and endometriosis, melatonin as an antioxidant to improve oocyte quality in infertile women, and vitamin E to improve uterine blood flow and endometrial growth in infertile women. His research utilizes rodent animals and human materials and is funded by competitive grants from the Japanese government and pharmaceutical companies. He has published over 200 international scientific publications, invited reviews and book chapters.
Editorial Board
Reproductive Medicine and Biology (2017 to present, Editor-in-Chief)
Journal of Reproduction and Development (2003 to present, Co-Editor-in-Chief)
Journal of Ovarian Research (2008 to present)
Endocrine Journal (2019 to present)
Molecular Human Reproduction（2021 to present）
Human Reproduction（2009 to 2013）
Richard Paulson
Richard Paulson
Richard J. Paulson, MD, MS
Dr. Richard Paulson holds the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine and is Professor and vice-chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is Chief of the Division and Director of the Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Paulson received his BS degree in Physics and MD degree from UCLA. He completed residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at LA County-USC medical center. He returned to graduate study six years later and obtained an MS degree in Biostatistics and Study Design from USC.
Dr. Paulson is past president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and the Los Angeles Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. He is the Editor-in-Chief of “Fertility & Sterility Reports” and past deputy editor of “Fertility and Sterility.” Dr. Paulson has authored over 200 scientific articles and has received more than 35 research awards for scientific publications.
Rupin Shah
Rupin Shah
Dr Rupin Shah is India’s leading Andrologist and Male Infertility Microsurgeon. He has a vast experience in reconstructive microsurgery for obstructive azoospermia and has pioneered new approaches to sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia. He was Founder President of the South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine and is the recipient of the prestigious Dr B C Roy award from the President of India for developing Andrology in India. He has published and presented extensively and has contributed over 20 book chapters. He is Consultant Andrologist at the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He is Associate editor of the ASPIRE journal – Fertility and Reproduction. He is Senior Advisor to the Global Andrology Forum.
Pre-Congress Course Speakers
Aditi Shirat
Aditi Shirat
Aditi Shirsat Embryologist
M.Sc Biotechnology
- Embryologist at CooperSurgical India
- Have worked as Embryologist with renowned Clinicians in Mumbai Maharashtra
- Proficient in Andrology Procedures ,IUI ,IVF, ICSI, Vitrification Thawing ,ET .
- Worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology at KBP College ,Navi Mumbai
- Completed Dissertation of Master’s in Biotechnology on “Ionising Radiations Induced Double Strand Breaks & Bystander Effects in Human Intestinal Cells” at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ,Cancer Section, Radiation Biology Department.
- Trainied almost 100+ trainees for Embryology.
Audrey Ang Ying Xuan
Audrey Ang Ying Xuan
Clinical Embryologist, Virtus Fertility Centre
Audrey is an Embryologist at Virtus Fertility Centre, playing a vital role in assisting couples on their journey to parenthood. With years of experience as an accredited Embryologist by the Ministry of Health, Singapore, she is equipped with the skills and comprehensive knowledge in various aspects of andrology and embryology. Graduating from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and currently enrolled at Monash University, Master in Clinical Embryology, she laid the foundation for a successful career in the field of embryology.
Celia Chan
Celia Chan
Celia Hoi-yan Chan
Celia is the Professor at the School of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Coordinator (Hong Kong and China) of the International Infertility Counseling Organization. As a social work researcher-practitioner-educator specializing in family and healthcare, Celia collaborates closely with diverse professionals and integrates cutting-edge research evidence with interdisciplinary and clinical expertise.
Being a leading figure in fertility and infertility counseling in Hong Kong, Celia is committed to advancing research and practice on psychosocial issues related to reproductive medicine. She actively engages in fertility education to raise public awareness about sexual and reproductive health, and provides psychological assessments and counseling for individuals and couples experiencing infertility and undergoing medically assisted or donor-assisted and third-party conception. Recently, she has facilitated integrated perinatal bereavement care for those who have encountered various types of pregnancy loss, such as miscarriage and stillbirth.
Celia’s primary areas of research and training encompass fertility and infertility counseling, interdisciplinary medical social work with a focus on psychodermatology, gynecologic oncology, and pediatric psychology, family-based research and practice, and evidence-based social work practice, particularly the Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Intervention Model.
Gab Kovacs
Gab Kovacs
Editor-in -Chief Fertility and Reproduction. Fertility Specialist for 45 years.
Foundation Member MonashIVF
Life Member of IFFS, FSANZ, Family Planning Victoria,
Author of over 170 published paperes, 50 book chapters, editor/coeditor of 18 books, pu blished 6 books for the lay public.
Gwo-Jang Wu
Gwo-Jang Wu
Gwo-Jang Wu, M.D., Ph.D.,
Taiwan
Professor Wu was graduated from National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan, R.O.C. in 1984. After completing the resident training of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tri-Service General Hospital in 1989, accomplished his PhD studies on Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994, and then established the Center for In-Vitro Fertilization at Tri-Service General Hospital. He had postgraduate training at the reproductive medicine of UCSF in 2000. Dr. Wu also is the principal investigator of Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Research Program, Dean of graduate institutes of medical sciences (Ph.D. program) since 2011-2018 at National Defense Medical Center (NDMC) and the director of Center for Reproductive Medicine since 1994 at Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH). Professor Wu has served as Dean of R&D office at NDMC since 2012-2018 and Dept. of medical research at TSGH since 2021. He has dedicated the research on Gametogenesis、Embryology、ESC、iPSC、MSC. His academic articles were awarded at ASRM, ESHRE and TSRM frequently. Dr. Wu was the president of Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2016-2018. He was the chairman of SIG in Andrology of ASPIRE. 2017-2023
Kenichiro Hiraoka
Kenichiro Hiraoka
Dr. Hiraoka made substantial advancements in human assisted reproductive technology with the first successful pregnancy by transferring vitrified day-6 hatched blastocysts, day-7 expanded blastocysts, and day-7 twice vitrified expanded or hatched blastocysts. His current interest focuses on intracytoplasmic sperm injection using Piezo.
Keshav Malhotra
Keshav Malhotra
Dr. Keshav Malhotra holds a masters degree in Clinical Embryology from Monash university Australia and is one of the few ESHRE certified Clinical Embryologists in INDIA. He is the Lab Director of Rainbow IVF and now the Director of Malhotra Embryology Training Academy. Dr. Malhotra is the Vice Chairman of Embryology for ISAR (Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction) and Chair of SIG Embryology for ASPIRE (Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction). He was also selected as one of the ESHRE 5 for the year 2021. He has also been recognised as the Budding Embryologist of the Year by Economic Times INDIA -2019
Motoki Ito
Motoki Ito
Motoki Itoh is an embryologist at Kato Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School in 2014. His research interest is Embryology
Rebecca Moore
Rebecca Moore
Rebecca Moore completed her Bachelor of Nursing Science at James Cook University, Australia. She has completed studies in Reproductive Medicine with the University of New South Wales and is one of two nurses in Australia to obtain ESHRE Nurse Certification.
Rebecca Moore has experienced working in a number of clinical fertility settings and is currently employed by Care Fertility in Brisbane, Australia. She has a special interest in Patient Centred Care and the role of nurses within the fertility setting.
She is passionate about supporting patients throughout treatment and has conducted research in the field of social fertility preservation and Patient Centred Care. Having presented at a number of conferences and participating in the ASPIRE Nurses Special Interest Group since its inception, Bec is proactive and supportive of further education opportunities for reproductive nurses.
Steven Fleming
Steven Fleming
Steven is the Director of Embryology for CooperSurgical.
From 1993-1997 he was appointed Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Nottingham in England.
From 1998-2008 Steven was the Scientific Director of Westmead Fertility Centre in Sydney and appointed Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and subsequently an Honorary Associate in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney.
Thomas Ebner
Thomas Ebner
Thomas Ebner, PhD, graduated from the University of Salzburg, Austria, in 1992. Completing his doctorate and post-doctoral thesis, he became a university professor in Linz, Salzburg and Graz. He has published more than 165 papers and book chapters as first and co-author. Research interests include time-lapse imaging, artificial gamete activation, non-invasive IVF selection processes and culture media. He was certified as a senior clinical embryologist by ESHRE in 2008. He was Executive Board Member of both ALPHA – Scientists in Reproductive Medicine and ESHRE. Currently he is active in the “ESHRE Certification of Clinical Embryologists” and “ESHRE ART Center Certification for Good Clinical Practice”.
Tsubasa Takahashi
Tsubasa Takahashi
Vitae
Tsubasa Takahashi is an embryologist at Kato Ladies Clinic, Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2016. His research interests include oocyte maturation, fertilisation, and morphokinetics of pre-implantation development.
Widi Atmoko
Widi Atmoko
Short Biography – Widi Atmoko, MD, FECSM, FICS
Dr. Widi Atmoko is an esteemed urologist who specializes in andro-urology and endourology at the Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, and Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned his medical degree and specialty with cumlaude distinction and is now pursuing a Doctoral degree from the same university. In 2020, he became a certified Andro-urologist consultant, and in 2023, he was recognized as a Fellow by the European Committee of Sexual Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Atmoko leads as the President of the Indonesian Society of Andrological Urology, Head of the Urology Department at Universitas Indonesia Hospital, and Head of Uronephrology Cluster at Kencana Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Beyond these roles, he has been actively involved in key positions within other national and international associations, including the Head of Information and Technology and Public Relations at the Indonesian Urological Association, a member of the Societe Internationale d’Urologie Academic Committee for the Sexual and Reproductive Section, and editorial board member of Video Journal of Sexual Medicine. Additionally, he serves as one of the research team leaders in the Global Andrology Forum and a Member of the Subcommittee on SR of Injection Therapy for ED by the International Society of Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Atmoko’s contributions include over 120 scientific articles and chapters in reputable journals and books, mainly focusing on male infertility, male sexual dysfunction, and endourology. He has also taken on the role of primary editor for the Indonesian Urological Association Guidelines for Male Infertility, Male Sexual Dysfunction, and Urolithiasis. His accomplishments are backed by several research grants and his recognition as the best reviewer of the month for the Urology Journal. His global recognition is further highlighted by his selection for international fellowship and observership programs from esteemed organizations like Urological Association of Asia and the Endourological Society.
William Huang
William Huang
William J. Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Urology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University;
Director, Department of Urology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Dr. William J. Huang is an expert in male reproductive medicine and andrological surgery. His surgical interests included performing micro-TESE for ICSI or ROSI, microsurgical vasectomy reversal, vaso-epididymostomy, microsurgical varicocele repair, and correction of Peyronie’s disease. He also treats patients with erectile dysfunction of various causes. His primary research focus is on how testicular microenvironment affecting spermatogenesis. He has innovative ideas in treating patients with non-obstructive azoospermia, such as introducing micro-TESE and real-time touch print smear of testicular specimen as diagnostic tools to maximize the chance of embryo transfer and minimize the unnecessary risks to both male and female partners.
Yuri Kasai
Yuri Kasai
Yuri Kasai is an embryologist at the Kato Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan.
She graduated from Meiji University in 2019.
Her research interests include andrology, male infertility, and oxidative stress.
Speakers
Adeline Ma
Adeline Ma
As an IVF advisor and coach my services include support, insight, and guidance in all aspects of assisted fertility treatments-IVF, egg preservation, use of egg donors and gestational surrogates- and access to the best medical professionals in Hong Kong and overseas.
I have first-hand experience in dealing with a challenging fertility journey and can customize my service to individual needs.
Adrianne Pope
Adrianne Pope
Adrianne Pope has a background in science with a PhD in genetics and over 30 years’ experience in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and pathology services. She commenced her career in 1986 in Queensland, Australia. ART Launched Adrianne into a varied career around the world having directed a number of ART facilities in Australia and overseas with positions in the USA and Ireland.
Adrianne has a vast wealth of experience in dealing with issues related to ART and was very active in the Australian Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC), the peak auditing body, for many years. Her involvement included the co-ordination and writing of the 2005 RTAC Code of Practice and the 2008 review.
Dr. Pope was elected President of the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) in 2003. In 2005 she was re-elected, thus making her the first FSA president to serve two terms. She has represented the FSA on many government reviews on accreditation and undertaken many submissions relating to legislation and regulation. Having commenced a professional career as an embryologist in a pioneering area of healthcare, her work lead her out of the laboratory and into many varied roles in healthcare management, establishing ART facilities, implementing Quality Management Systems, strategic planning and business development. She now runs Adrianne Pope Consulting Pty Ltd, a business aimed at providing companies with the expertise and knowledge to assist in addressing ART challenges.
Angela Aguilar
Angela Aguilar
Dr. Angela G. Sison-Aguilar received her medical degree from the University of the Philippines and had her training in obstetrics and gynecology and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital. Dr. Aguilar was awarded a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Reproduction and Development with merit from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and also holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration specializing in Health from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. Dr. Aguilar currently practices in St. Luke’s Medical Center Bonifacio Global City.
Astor Tse
Astor Tse
Astor Tse is a highly dedicated and accomplished nurse who has made significant contributions to the field of reproductive medicine. Graduating as a Registered Nurse in 2000, Astor began her career at Kwong Wah Hospital, where she honed her skills in the operation theater for five years.
In 2006, Astor made a pivotal career move and joined the Union Hospital Reproductive Medicine Centre as a nurse in charge. Now she is a centre manager. Her expertise and passion for the field have been invaluable in the success and growth of the center.
Astor is an active member of several professional organizations, including Aspire and ESHRE, which showcase her commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest advancements in reproductive medicine.
One of Astor’s notable achievements is her pivotal role in the development of the Union Hospital Reproductive Medicine Centre. Under her leadership, the center has expanded from a modest 1500 square feet facility to an impressive 14000 square feet. This expansion has allowed the center to accommodate more patients and offer a wider range of services.
In addition to her accomplishments in physical expansion, Astor places great emphasis on creating a positive and happy working environment. Her leadership skills and dedication have fostered a supportive and nurturing atmosphere for her colleagues, leading to increased employee morale and improved patient care.
Astor Tse’s unwavering dedication to reproductive medicine, along with her remarkable achievements and contributions, make her an inspiration to her peers and a valuable asset to the Union Hospital Reproductive Medicine Centre.
Atsushi Tanaka
Atsushi Tanaka
Dr. Atsushi Tanaka is the director of Saint Mother Hospital, located in Kita-Kyushu City, Japan and a Visiting Professor of Juntendo University Obstetrics and Gynecology in Tokyo. He obtained his postgraduate degree from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Juntendo University in 1983. He reported the first successful GIFT in Japan in 1985. He established Saint Mother Hospital in 1990, which has since become one of the premier fertility clinics in Japan and now conducts 5000 ART cycles yearly. He reported the first successful Micro fertilization in Japan in 1992. His manuscripts about ROSI were published in PNAS in 2015 and Fertility and Sterility in 2018 and have already more than successful 500 cases of ROSI babies. He has started to improve clinical outcome of ROSI with new technique. He has a long-standing interest in the scientific aspects of reproductive medicine, biology and spermatogenesis. He served as an expert member of scientific committee, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, from 1998 to 2000. He has been a vice-president of the Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation and he has organized the annual congress of the society as a chairman from 2008 to 2022. He was a president of Japanese Institution for Standardizing Assisted Reproductive Technology (2009-2011), and a councilor of the Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Japanese Society of Mammalian Ova Research. He won the ASRM STAR AWARD 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and became a member of ASPIRE board in April 2016. He received the Medical Achievement Award for 2018 from Bonei Olam in New York City. He is now doing research on treatments to rescue aged oocytes or ovaries. He has reported the new controlled ovarian stimulation method for PCOS avoids OHSS and produces high-quality oocytes.
Ameet Patki
Ameet Patki
MD,DNB,FCPS,FICOG,FRCOG
Medical Director Fertility Associates Mumbai
Consultant
Khar Hinduja & Surya Hospitals, Mumbai
President ISAR 2024-26
Country Representative ASPIRE 2021-23
Governing Council Member ICOG 2012-21
Vice Chair MSR 2023-25
Chair West Zone RCOG 2015-20
President Mumbai OBGYN Society 2014-15
35 publications in National & International journals
50 Book chapters & Editor of 3 books.
Two international patents in Infertility & Stem Cell Research
TEDx Speaker
Ben Mol
Ben Mol
Ben (Willem) Mol is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University. He concentrates on the organisation of multi-centric evaluative research in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Fertility. His research focuses mainly upon everyday practices. Born and trained in the Netherlands, Ben was instrumental in setting up a nationwide research consortium in women’s health that produced many landmark studies.
Ben came to Australia in 2014 and works as Professor Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Monash University since 2018. Ben is holding continuous NHMRC funding since 2014, including a prestigious investigator grant. He continues to develop extensive relations with Asian universities whilst continuing to collaborate within European networks. Ben has mentored >123 PhD students and has published >1630 papers, many in high impact journals. A publication in Nature acknowledged Ben as one of the most prolific medical scientists. His professional adage is ‘A day without randomisation is a day without progress.’
Budi Wiweko
Budi Wiweko
Professor Budi Wiweko is a renowned expert in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Indonesia, especially focusing on In Vitro Fertilization. Professor Budi Wiweko is the current Scientific Chairman and the Immediate Past President of ASPIRE. He is currently the President Elect of the Indonesian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Carmel Carrigan
Carmel Carrigan
Nurse Coordinator for Care Fertility, Greenslopes
Carmel Carrigan has 35 years nursing experience including 27 years’ experience in midwifery, women’s health and infertility care with a commitment to providing outstanding women’s health care services in the private sector. She completed her General Nursing training at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane in 1987, later gaining Midwifery Endorsement in 1989 at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. Carmel attended the Queensland University of Technology graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing (Post grad) in 1994. Carmel has extensive experience in nursing leadership predominantly as a Director of Nursing in the area of infertility. Carmel has a special interest in third party reproduction, quality management, nursing research and nurse education.
In 2012 Carmel was instrumental in changing the face of Fertility treatment in Australia with being the leading Nurse in a pilot project responsible for the planning, coordination, development and implementation of Australia’s first Low Cost Model of Care providing equitable access to affordable fertility treatment to thousands of patients who otherwise would not be able to afford treatment.
Carmel has presented on a range of topics at the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) conference and was Awarded Best Paper presented by a Nurse for the following research:
- 2008- ART Patient attitudes towards the gender of their children
- 2012- Patient attitudes to a low-cost model of care
- 2013- Criteria Used by Recipients in Donor Semen Selection
- 2014- Cross-border reproductive care- One clinic’s national and international experience
Carmel feels very fortunate that her passion has aligned with her working life and is thankful for the opportunities that has led her to her current position as Nurse Co-ordinator and Quality Manager with an amazing team at Care Fertility Greenslopes in Brisbane.
Catherine Racowsky
Catherine Racowsky
Dr. Catherine Racowsky, Ph.D., HCLD
Dr. Catherine Racowsky is Professor Emerita of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, and was director of the IVF laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for over 20 years. She is currently a University Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at the Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Zoology at the University of Oxford, her Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from the University of Cambridge and undertook her post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Racowsky is a Past President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She is a past Associate Editor of Human Reproduction and is currently an Associate Editor for Fertility & Sterility, and the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, and is an editorial board member of Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Fertility and Sterility Science and Zygote. Her research interests include investigating maternal and environmental factors affecting oocyte quality, studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying oocyte maturation and expanding methodologies for assessing human embryo developmental competency. She has authored 190 peer-reviewed papers, has published many news releases and book chapters, has co-edited nine books, and has mentored numerous clinical trainees and embryologists in reproductive medicine.
Cecilia Sjobolm
Cecilia Sjobolm
A/Professor Cecilia Sjoblom is the Chair of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) at the University of Sydney, where her role involves advancing teaching and research into infertility and reproductive endocrinology as part of the Reproduction and Perinatal Centre (the RPC). Cecilia is also the Scientific Director, Westmead Fertility Centre (WFC), where she has spearheaded WFC to one of Australia’s leading IVF centres.
With 27 years of experience in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART), Cecilia holds her PhD in early human embryo development. Her award winning research into cytokines and growth factors as regulators of embryonic growth has been translated into clinical practice through patented technology. In 1997, Cecilia pioneered the introduction of quality management in ART and with her considerable expertise and knowledge, she is frequently called on to help advance laboratory processes and quality management systems resulting in improved success rates of fertility clinics around the world.
Chih-Feng Yen
Chih-Feng Yen
Dr. Chih-Feng Yen, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and the National Tsing Hua University School of Medicine in Taiwan. He holds an M.D. degree from Taipei Medical University and a Ph.D. from Chang Gung University’s Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences. Dr. Yen has also served as a visiting assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine.
Dr. Yen has extensive experience in gynecologic endoscopy, having successfully performed laparoscopic and hysteroscopic operations for thousands of patients. His research focuses on adenomyosis, endometriosis, and the molecular and cellular biology of the endometrium, and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers in the field of gynecologic endoscopy and reproductive sciences.
He is involved in various professional associations, including serving as the Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Association for Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE), the Executive Board of Supervision of the Taiwan Endometriosis Society (TES), and as an Ambassador of the Asian Society of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis (ASEA) and World Endometriosis Society (WES). He currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG) and Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy (GMIT), and acts as a reviewer for several other reputable journals in the field.
Christopher Ho Chee Kong
Christopher Ho Chee Kong
MD, MS, MRCSEd, MBU (Cert), MFSTEd, FAMM, FICS (USA), FRCS (Urol)(Glasg), FECSM, FRCSEd, FACS
Consultant Urologist, Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre
Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, Taylor’s University
Prof. Dr. Christopher Ho Chee Kong is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Medicine, Taylor’s University and Consultant Urologist at Oriental Melaka Straits Medical Centre. He was previously Professor of Surgery and Urology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
He is a member of the International Consultation of Urological Diseases (ICUD), the Vice President for the Malaysian Society of Andrology and the Study of the Aging Male (MSASAM), Senior Vice President of the College of Surgeons Malaysia, Vice Chair of the International Society for Sexual Medicine Communications Committee, Committee Member of the Asian Society of Men’s Health and Andrology (AMSHA) and also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd), and Glasgow FRCS (Urol)(Glasg), European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM), International College of Surgeons (FICS), European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM), American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Academy of Medicine Malaysia (FAMM).
He is also a Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers Edinburgh (MFSTEd), Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU), Examiner for the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeon (MRCS) exam, tutor for the Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification (ESSQ), Director of Andrology Special Interest Group for the Malaysian Urology Association.
He has published widely with 155 publications in peer reviewed journals as well as 7 book publications on issues in Men’s Health. He also sits in the Editorial Board of 10 journals (including the Investigative and Clinical Urology journal, SIU journal) and is a reviewer for 24 journals.
Chun-Kai Chen
Chun-Kai Chen
1980-1987; Bachelor of Medicine; National Taiwan University
1989-1994; Resident and Chief Resident; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital
1995-1998; Visiting Staff; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital
1996-1998; Clinical Lecture; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital
1996-1997; Master of Medical Science degree in Assisted Reproduction Technology; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nottingham; UK
1997 April-Sept; Research Fellow; Human Genetics and Embryology group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College London
1998 Aug-1999; Visiting Staff; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center
1999-2013; Lecturer; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Medical College & University
1999-2013; Assistant Professor; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center
2013 till now; Chief Director; Hope Fertility and PGT Center, Taipei
Dabao Xu
Dabao Xu
CV of Dabao Xu, M.D.
- Chair and professor, Dept. of OB/GYN, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, China.
- Vice president of Chinese Hysteroscopic Academic Group.
- Award winner of 45th AAGL “Best Video on hysteroscopy” in 2016.
- 92 scientific publications in English.
- Inventor of Ling-bao integrated hysteroscope and Z-shape Hysteroscope, and the patented intrauterine stent for anti-adhesion.
- Pioneer in Hysteroscopic cold instruments surgery.
Danilo Cimadomo
Danilo Cimadomo
Danilo Cimadomo, MSc, PhD is the Science and Research manager of the GENERA centers in Italy, part of IVIRMA Global Research Alliance. He is a molecular embryologist. He has authored >100 papers. He is a member of the ExCo of SIERR (Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research) as Coordinator of the Scientific Committee, Basic Science officer and Coordinator Elect of the ESHRE SIG IEP (Special Interest Group in Implantation and Early Pregnancy), Associate Editor of Human Reproduction Update and Section Editor in Clinical Embryology for Reproductive BioMedicine Online. He was a member of the ESHRE working groups that updated the Good Practice Recommendations for embryo biopsy, and recently for RIF definition and clinical management. He is coordinator of the Master in “Biology and Biotechnology of Reproduction: from Research to Clinics” at the University of Pavia along with Professor Maurizio Zuccotti.
David Chan
David Chan
Prof. David Yiu Leung CHAN is currently an assistant professor and IVF lab director in The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Reproductive medicine Unit. He obtained his D.Phil in University of Oxford in 2011. He trained as clinical embryologist in University of Hong Kong in 2012. He joined CUHK as a Research Assistant Professor in 2016, certified as Senior Clinical Embryologist by European Society of Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in 2019 and become the director of the IVF laboratories Unit in Prince of Wales Hospital in 2020. He has published over 50 international peer-reviewed journals and obtained several external competitive grants, totally granted amount more than 2.0 million USD since joining the CUHK.
Dayong Lee
Dayong Lee
Dayong Lee, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea.
Education and Career
2008: M.D., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
2018: M.S., Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
2011.3-2012.2: Intern in Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
2012.3-2016.2: Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
2016.3-2019.2: Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
2019.3-2020.2: Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, SMG–SNU Boraemae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
2020.3-2022.2: Assistant professor in Reproductive Endocrinology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
2022.3-2023.2: Clinical Assistant professor in Reproductive Endocrinology, Asan Mecical Center, Seoul, South Korea
2023.3-Present: Clinical Assistant professor in Reproductive Endocrinology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center
Dennis Lusaya
Dennis Lusaya
DENNIS G. LUSAYA, MD, FPUA, FPCS
PRESENT TITLE:
Associate Professor II, Department Surgery (Urology) University of Santo Tomas, Faculty Medicine and Surgery, Department of Surgery/Urology, Manila, Philippines
Head Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City Institute of Urology, Taguig City, Philippines (2014 to present)
Dominique de Ziegler
Dominique de Ziegler
Dominique de Ziegler, MD
Citizen of France and Switzerland
Married, 4 children
Current position (from 2017)
Professor and University Consultant
Foch ART Center
Suresnes, France
Scientific Director
Fertility Clinic of Cambodia (FCC)
Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
E-mail: ddeziegler@me.com dom@deziegler.com
Training
- Specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology: UCLA
Diplomate of The Am Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Sub-specialty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility: UCLA
Diplomate of the Am Board of Ob-Gyn, Reprod Endocr. and Infertility. - By endorsement of US diplomas:
Specialist in OB-GYN and subspecialist in Reprod Endocr and Infert
in France and Switzerland
Editorship
Editorial Board of Fertility and Sterility:
Editorial Editor 2021 –
Former Associate Editor Human Reproduction
Ad hoc Reviewer: Journal Clin Endocr and Metab, Lancet
Past positions
Professor and Head Division Reprod Endocr and Infert.
2004-2008: University Hospitals of Geneva and Lausanne
Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland
Professor and Head Division Reprod Endocr and Infert
2008-2017: Hopital Cochin Medical Center
Paris France
Duru Shah
Duru Shah
Prof. Duru Shah, MD FRCOG FCPS FICS FICOG FICMCH DGO DFP
Dr. Duru Shah is the Director, Gynaecworld, the “Center for Women’s Health & Fertility” in Mumbai. She is currently the Founder President of the “The PCOS Society” (India), She is the Vice-President and Chair of Education Committee- Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE). Member of the Women’s Health Vertical of C-20, India.The Chair of the Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS) IMS, the Chair of “Metropolis Foundation”.
Dr. Shah has occupied the highest position in the field of Obst. Gyn. in India as the President of Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecological Societies of India, (FOGSI) been the President of “The Indian Menopause Society”, the Chair of the Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ICOG) and the President of the “Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (ISAR)”. On the International front she has served as a Member of the Ethics Committee of International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics for 6 years and has also been the “Director of Digital Education” and “Chair of the IMPART Program” on the Board of The International Menopause Society” (IMS). She is the Immediate Chair of the “ASPIRE Special Interest Group (SIG) on Reproductive Endocrinology & PCOS, has been the International Advisor of ESHRE’s Special Interest Group “Safety & Quality in ART” (SQART).
Dr. Shah’s areas of interest are Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally and created excellent academic programs for postgraduate students and clinicians in the field of PCOS, Assisted Reproduction and Menopause. Dr. Shah is also a Member on the Editorial Board of various International and National Journals.
Dr. Shah has been the proud recipient of many Orations, Awards and Honours, the most prominent being the “FIGO-Distinguished Merit Award” being the first and only Indian Recipient of this Prestigious Award and has been conferred the “Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology”. The “Mahatma Award 2021” for Social Responsibilities and Gender Equality, She has been conferred with the Life time Achievement Awards for excellence in the field of Infertility and women’s health by ISAR and FOGSI in 2021.
Dong Soo Park
Dong Soo Park
Present title
Dr, Miracle IVF clinic, Daegu, South Korea
Past
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Daegu medical center, CHA university School of Medicine Daegu, Korea
Education
Degree-Granting Education
2003 CHA university School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, MD
Postgraduate Training
2010-2013 Residency, Depatement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Daegu medical center, CHA university School of Medicine, Seoul
2016-2018 Fellowship, Depatement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility Center of CHA Daegu medical center, CHA university School of Medicine, Seoul
Dongmei Song
Dongmei Song
Doctor of Medicine from Capital Medical University, China,
Deputy Director and Chief Physician at the Hysteroscopy Center, Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.
Renowned for expertise in minimally invasive surgical treatments related to reproductive health and a distinguished expert in the field of hysteroscopy.
Standing Committee Member of the Fertility Protection and Preservation Professional Committee under the China Human Health Science and Technology Promotion Association.
The First Executive Committee Member of the Psychology Branch of the Beijing Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Member of the Gynecological Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Education Association in its second term.
Member of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Expert Committee within the Medical Professional Committee of the China Association of Old Professors.
Recipient of prestigious accolades including “Outstanding Talent of Beijing’s Xicheng District” and “One of the Top 100 Excellent Doctors in Xicheng District, Beijing”.
Led and contributed to numerous research initiatives, including national natural science and key national research and development projects. Authored over 40 relevant academic papers, co-edited 5 books, and co-translated 3 books in the field.”
Gendie Lash
Gendie Lash
Gendie Lash is a Principle Investigator in the Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center. She graduated from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand with a BSc (Hons) and PhD. She then worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK, Queen’s University, Canada and Newcastle University, UK. She was also a lecturer at Newcastle University before moving to Guangzhou in July 2015. Her research program focuses on development and remodelling of the uterine spiral arteries and how failures in these processes impact on women’s reproductive health.
She is widely published with over 140 papers and book chapters. She is a senior editor for Molecular Reproduction and Development, associate editor (China) for Placenta, and deputy editor for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She is the immediate past editor of Trophoblast Research (supplement to Placenta), and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Reproductive Immunology and Frontiers (Reproduction and Immune Tolerance). She reviews for a wide range of journals and grant funding bodies. In China her funding comes from the NFSC, Guangzhou City Science and Technology Fund, and the Guangdong Province Science and Technology Fund.
Hsien-Ming Wu
Hsien-Ming Wu
Hsien-Ming Wu received M.D. degree from Taipei Medical University in 1996. He received his PhD from the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Taiwan in 2009 for his thesis on Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) signalings in intrauterine tissues. He trained as a postdoctotoral research fellow in the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is presently working as a professor, clinician, teaching faculty, researcher and chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of the Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taiwan.
His research interests include reproductive endocrinology, GnRH and Kisspeptin system, embryo implantation, infertility, and artificial reproductive treatment. With over a hundred academic publications and presentations, Dr. Wu is a noted expert in the clinical management of infertility, IVF and other disorders of the reproductive system. Dr. Wu is the principal investigator for Ministry of Science and Technology-funded grants that have impacted infertility therapy in Taiwan.
Dr. Wu received a lot of awards, including the awards from Taiwan Society for Reproductive Medicine (TSRM), Chien-Tien Hsu Cancer Research Foundation, Professor Li Zi-Yao Research Foundation, the Infertility Foundation of the Taiwan, and FertiLink reproduction meeting.
Hong-Yuan Huang
Hong-Yuan Huang
Professor Hong-Yuan Huang received his MD from Chung-Shan Medical University in Tai-Chung, Taiwan. He held the position of professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. He completed his fellowship in reproductive immunology in Stanford University, United States.
Professor Huang is a full Professor of the Chang Gung University and College of Medicine. He has published and recognized as author or co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. and is past president of the Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine (TSRM) and Taiwanese Menopause Society (TMS). His research is aimed at various aspects of clinical and reproductive medicine; especially in reproductive immunology, endometriosis and nanomedicine.
Haroon Latif
Haroon Latif
Dr. Haroon Latif is an accomplished Clinical Embryologist and Clinical Sexologist with a significant contribution to the field of fertility and endocrinology. He is currently the Chief Executive of Lahore Institute of Fertility & Endocrinology (LIFE), the Managing Director of Hameed Latif Hospital in Lahore, and the Director of RLK Associates Pvt Ltd.
Dr. Latif embarked on his academic journey at Aitchison College, Lahore, completing his FSc in 1996. He later earned his M.B.B.S from Baqai Medical University, Karachi in 2002. His dedication to his profession led him to pursue a Master’s in Clinical Embryology from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, in 2005.
Always eager to broaden his knowledge, Dr. Latif furthered his studies in 2012, becoming a Fellow European Committee of Sexual Medicine (F.E.C.S.M.) after attending the ESSM School of Sexual Medicine in Budapest. His academic achievements were consolidated with courses in Sexual and Reproductive Health from the World Health Organization in 2014, and Managing Health Care Delivery from Harvard Business School in 2015.
His service to professional associations is extensive and impressive. As the Vice President of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) from 2021 to 2023, he also chaired their Accreditation Committee. He has been the General Secretary of the IVF Society of Pakistan since 2008 and has served as General Secretary for the Pakistan Society of Andrology & Sexual Medicine, which he helped to establish, since 2013. Additionally, he is a member of the European Society of Sexual Medicine from 2012 to date. His leadership skills are recognized in the Young President Organization (YPO), where he is the Chair of the YPO Indus Chapter as of 2022.
Dr. Latif has a particular interest in male infertility, pre-implantation genetic testing, and quality control/quality assurance in ART labs. His commitment to his work and continual pursuit of knowledge make him a respected figure in his field.
Ilhae Park
Ilhae Park
Dr. Ilhae Park is the founder and the medical director of Liora fertility center in Busan, South Korea.
He is a highly accomplished physician specializing in Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology with a deep commitment to helping patients struggling with infertility.
Graduating from Korea University School of Medicine, he holds an impressive academic record, including a Master of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine, both from Korea University.
He currently serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Korean Society of Reproductive Immunology. Additionally, He is a valued member of various professional organizations, including the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Korean Society of Reproductive Medicine, and the Korean Society for Assisted Reproduction.
Noteworthy is his active participation as a member of international societies, such as the European Society for Reproductive Science (ESHRE), the American Society for Reproductive Science (ASRM), and the Asia-Pacific Society for Reproductive Science (ASPIRE), reflecting a global perspective in their approach to reproductive medicine.
He has demonstrated a commitment to knowledge dissemination through numerous invited speaker presentations at prestigious conferences. These include presentations at the Korea-Japan ART Conference, Korean Society of Assisted Reproduction Academic Conferences, and others.
Equally impressive is his extensive involvement in oral and poster presentations at various international conferences, such as the ASRM, ESHRE, and ASPIRE. His research covers a wide array of subjects, from newly suggested ovarian stimulation and luteal phase support protocol to optimal timing of ET for maximal implantation potential.
With a passion for advancing reproductive medicine, he continues to be at the forefront of innovation, sharing experiences and knowledge to shape the future of reproductive medicine.
Ivan Sini
Ivan Sini
Dr Ivan Sini is a leading IVF and Robotic Surgery expert from Indonesia. He did his specialist training in Australia (FRANZCOG) in 2004. He has been practising IVF for over 23 years both in Indonesia and Australia. He has completed his degrees in Master in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Adelaide) and Doctoral Degree (Universitas Indonesia). He received numerous awards in clinical and healthcare management excellence.
He is the founder and President Director of the largest IVF service provider in Indonesia, Morula Indonesia. He is an expert board member of Indonesia Assocation of IVF and also active in other various national and international professional societies. Currently he takes the appointment as the President of Indonesian Genomic Association (AGI). He is actively published his interests in IVF, endometriosis and endometrial reciptivity in various international peer review journals.
Jason Franasiak
Jason Franasiak
Dr. Jason Franasiak, MD, FACOG, HCLD/ALD (ABB) is an attending physician at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey where he serves as lead physician and laboratory director of the embryology and andrology labs at the Marlton office, Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Clinical Assistant Professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Medical Director for the Liberty Corner Ambulatory Surgical Center at Marlton.
Dr. Franasiak received his undergraduate degree from The College of William and Mary and medical degree from the University of Virginia graduating summa cum laude along with being named to the Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha academic societies.
Dr. Franasiak is regularly invited to speak at the regional, national, and international level and has authored and contributed to nearly 300 peer-reviewed publications, published chapters, and abstracts. He is also the editor of a textbook focusing on recurrent implantation failure, a member of the editorial board for Fertility and Sterility, as well as, the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and has previously served on the executive board of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
Jung Ryeol Lee
Jung Ryeol Lee
Professor Jung Ryeol Lee graduated from the Seoul National University College of Medicine, where he also earned his Ph.D. Following this, he completed his residency and fellowship at Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. He is currently a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and serves as the chairman of his department.
Professor Lee has conducted extensive research and published numerous articles in the areas of fertility preservation, minimally invasive surgery, and assisted reproductive technologies. His main academic interests are fertility preservation, the regeneration of ovarian and endometrial function, anti-aging in reproduction, and minimally invasive surgery. He is recognized as a leading figure among Korean clinicians and researchers in fertility preservation, reproductive endocrinology, and infertility. He is also a leading surgeon in the field of minimally invasive surgery, including single-port laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery.
In addition, Professor Lee has served as an associate editor and editor-in-chief for many international peer-reviewed journals, such as Human Reproduction, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and Journal of Menopausal Medicine. As a board or council member, he has contributed to numerous Korean and international academic societies dedicated to reproductive endocrinology and fertility preservation.
Junhao Yan
Junhao Yan
Prof. Yan is Professor of Shandong University, Chief Physician and Deputy Director of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University. Yan’s primary interests as a clinical and translational researcher have been in the field of reproductive genetics and human infertility. His studies have focused on the diagnosis, treatment and etiology of recurrent pregnancy loss and recurrent implantation failure, as well as on standardizing the application of PGT-A and improving infertility diagnosis and treatment. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals, including N Engl J Med, J Clin Invest, Am J Hum Genet et al., and is highly cited. He is also in charge of or participates in more than 10 national and provincial grants and projects. In 2021, he won the first prize of Shandong Medical Science and Technology Award.
Ji Young Choi
Ji Young Choi
Ji Young Choi, M.D.
CHA University
CHA Fertility Center Ilsan
Objective
Dr. Ji Young Choi is a reproductive endocrinologist currently at CHA University Ilsan Medical Center in South Korea. Her clinical practice is focused on infertility, mainly IVF-ET, artificial insemination, polycystic ovary syndrome, recurrent pregnancy loss and ART involving preimplantation genetic testing. Dr. Choi has an active role as a member in multiple academic societies for reproductive medicine, fertility preservation, and gynecologic endocrinology in South Korea and has also actively given presentations and lectures in numerous academic meetings.
Education
Degree of Medicine, Ajou University, School Medicine, Suwon, South Korea, 2006
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, 2007-2011
Work Experience
Reproductive Endocrinologist, CHA University Ilsan Medical center, Fertility Center, Ilsan, South Korea, 2019-present
Reproductive Endocrinologist, Maria Fertility Center, South Korea 2012-2019
References
Available upon request.
Kamthorn Pruksananonda
Kamthorn Pruksananonda
Kamthorn Pruksananonda, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Department of OB/GYN, Faculty of Medicine,
Chulalongkorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr. Kamthorn Pruksananonda is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He previously served as the Chairman of the Reproductive Medicine Committee at the Royal Thai College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Reproductive Health Policy at the Ministry of Public Health and the National Committee for Protection of Children Born from Assisted Reproductive Technology in Thailand.
Dr. Pruksananonda received his medical education and postgraduate training from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, before completing his fellowship in Reproductive Biology and Infertility at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA, United States. He is the Past President of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Medicine 2019 Conference and a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Additionally, he leads the IVF Unit, Reproductive Medicine Division, and Human Embryonic Stem Cells Research Center at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Pruksananonda has received various awards throughout his career, including the Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in 1989, the Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Young Gynecologist Award, the Best Research Paper Award in 1993 and 1995, and the National Research Award 2021 from the National Research Council. He has authored more than 60 medical articles published in various local and international peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility, and Stem Cell Research. His recent research has focused on epigenetics in human reproduction, assisted reproductive technology, and reproductive health policy.
Kenji Ezoe
Kenji Ezoe
Kenji Ezoe is a senior scientist at the R&D laboratory of the Kato Ladies Clinic in Tokyo, Japan. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in agriculture from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. His research interests include fertilization, embryology, cryopreservation, and blastocyst implantation.
Koji Shiraishi
Koji Shiraishi
Koji Shiraishi, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Brief biographical sketch
Koji Shiraishi, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor and Chairman of Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. Dr. Shiraishi received his M.D. (1995) and Ph.D. (2001) from Yamaguchi University School of Medicine. As a postdoctoral scholar, he joined Mario Ascoli’s lab, Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa and investigated the dynamics of gonadotropin receptors and LH/hCG-stimulated intracellular molecular events using Leydig cells (2003-2006). He has been working as a urologic surgeon and scientist focusing basic and clinical andrology at Yamaguchi University and was promoted to Professor and Chairman of Urology since 2022.
In 2012, Dr. Shiraishi has firstly published a protocol of salvage hormonal therapy for men who failed to retrieve sperms by micro-TESE. Then his lab is focusing on gamete biology and reproductive endocrinology, for example, transcriptome and bioinformatics analyses using human germ cells and in vitro Leydig cell experiments, to investigate and prove theoretical mechanism to improve human spermatogenic disorders. As a clinical andrologist, he has done more than 2,000 cases of microsurgical varicocelectomy, more than 1,000 cases of micro-TESE and more than 300 cases of microsurgical seminal reconstruction and has developed novel surgical techniques for microsurgical varicocelectomy and vaso-epididymostomy and distal shunting for ischemic priapism. He is very familiar with pediatric surgeries and laparoscopic and robotic surgeries, including adrenalectomy, nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy, prostatectomy and cystectomy, and have received certificates from related associations.
Kurt Barnardt
Kurt Barnardt
Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
Dr. Kurt Barnhart is the Vice Chair for Research and the Director of the Women’s Health Clinical Research Center in the Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Barnhart received his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and he performed his residency and fellowship training as well as M.S.C.E. degree (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics) at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Barnhart has had continuous NIH funding for his research since 1996, focusing on clinical and epidemiologic aspects of reproduction including ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, and infertility. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. He has served as the president for the Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as well as leadership positions in the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and currently serves and the Editor in chief for Fertility and Sterility.
Kwang-Rae Kim
Kwang-Rae Kim
First Name: KWANG RAE
Family Name: KIM
Position: IVF specialist, M.D of Obs & Gyn
Institution: AIN Hospital, South Korea
Graduate: Seoul National University, South Korea
Training: Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea
Degree: Ph.D. of Obs & Gyn
CP: +82-10-8786-7735
E-mail: kraekim@gmail.com
Lam Anh Tuan
Lam Anh Tuan
Mr. Lam Anh Tuan
Quality Manager, IVFTA, Tam Anh Hosopital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lam Anh Tuan has a decade of experience in the field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and presently holds the position of the leader of the Quality Management and Accreditation team at IVFTA. He earned his master’s degree in Business Quality and Performance Management in 2015. His expertise revolves around enhancing the quality and risk management within Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), implementing Lean management principles in the field, ART accreditation, providing quality management consultation, and establishing new IVF centers. Collaborating with his colleagues, he actively developed best practice guidelines for IVF centers in Vietnam (VN Assisted Reproduction Quality Accreditation – VN-ARQA). Lam Anh Tuan firmly believes that a steadfast commitment to quality is the cornerstone for propelling IVF into the future.
Thi Ngoc Lan Vuong
Thi Ngoc Lan Vuong
Assoc. Prof. Lan N Vuong, MD, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Senior Consultant, IVFMD, My Duc Hospital
Researcher, HOPE Research Center
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Dr Vuong is a lecturer and an infertility specialist from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She is currently the Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was one of the pioneers of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in Vietnam, starting in 1997. Her areas of research activity include ovulation induction in low body weight patients, ovarian stimulation in low response patients, frozen embryo transfer, and in-vitro maturation (IVM).
Dr Vuong has authored more than 50 publications in international scientific journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, Human Reproduction, and Fertility & Sterility… She has also been involved in training and technical support for the establishment of most IVF centers in Vietnam and is also a senior lecturer of many ART training courses in Vietnam. She has been an invited speaker at regional and international meetings.
Liying Yan
Liying Yan
Dr. Liying Yan is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Peking University Third Hospital and the Director of the Scientific Research Division. Dr. Yan received her PhD in 2006 from Institute of Zoology in Chinese Academy of Sciences. She has been studying mechanism of early embryonic development and methodology of pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT). She has developed several effective methods for PGT and has applied the methods in 60 reproductive centers in China. Dr. Yan has published more than 50 scientific articles in Nature, Cell, Cell Stem Cell, et al. She was selected to be the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2022 and has obtained a number of academic awards.
Louise Hull
Louise Hull
Professor M. Louise Hull leads the Endometriosis Group and the Fertility and Conception Theme at the Robinson Research Institute and is the Deputy Head of Department, University of Adelaide. Her group specialises in the applications of digital technology to health promotion and delivery for people with endometriosis, microRNA technology, Genomics, reproductive immunology and novel mouse methods. Professor Hull publishes widely, presents at international conferences, supervises PhD students and teaches reproductive medicine to medical students, registrars and fellows.
She is currently the Written Exam Chair for the Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) subspeciality for RANZCOG and the President of the ANZCREI society. Louise is also a Medical Advisory Board for Aspire and the Chair of the local organising committee for ASPIRE’s annual meeting in 2023 in Adelaide. She is a member of FIGO’s Reproductive medicine international committee. She has developed many reproductive medicine and endometriosis consensus statements, and educational programs for Australia and New Zealand, the Asia Pacific and for the global FIGO group.
Professor Hull is the owner and Medical Director of the Embrace Fertility Clinic in Adelaide. Dr Hull also sees reproductive medicine patients at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide.
Maria Jesusa Banal-Silao
Maria Jesusa Banal-Silao
MARIA JESUSA BANAL-SILAO, MD, MSc
FPOGS, FPSRM, FPSGE, FPSUOG
Associate Professor 7
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital
President, Philippine Society of Climacteric Medicine (PSCM)
Country Representative, Council for Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS)
Editorial Advisory Board Member, Journal of the Asia-Pacific Association of Gynecologic
Endoscopy (APAGE) and Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy (GMIT)
Past President, Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine (PSRM)
Miyuki Harada
Miyuki Harada
Miyuki Harada
The University of Tokyo
Miyuki Harada, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, at the University of Tokyo. She also serves as a director of the assisted reproductive technology (ART) unit of the University of Tokyo Hospital.
She is a board-certified specialist in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Reproductive Science, Women’s Health, and Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr. Harada received her degrees, M.D. and Ph.D., from the University of Tokyo. Her postdoctoral training included a fellowship at Prof. KMJ Menon Lab in ObGyn/Biochemistry, Medical School, at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, USA.
Her research goal is to overcome ovarian dysfunction caused by various environmental and/or chronological insults and to provide preconception care targeting ovarian function to women who may desire child-bearing in future. Dr. Harada has published 156 articles in leading medical journals, as of Oct. 2023. She serves as an Editorial Board member of J Clin Med. Her basic science research has focused on follicular microenvironment regulating ovarian pathophysiology including PCOS, chemotoxicity, and ovarian aging. Recently, she has also been interested in gut microbiome in these pathologies, given that pre/pro/post-biotics are well-acceptable intervention for women who want to conceive. Regarding clinical contribution, Dr. Harada serves as a vice president of Japan Society for Fertility Preservation (JSFP), dedicating herself to establishing fertility preservation for medical indication in Japan, that includes establishment of network and national registry, as well as the publication and revision of the guideline issued by Japan Society of Clinical Oncology (JSCO).
Mukhri Hamdan
Mukhri Hamdan
Dr. Mukhri Hamdan is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with subspecialist in reproductive medicine. He currently works as an O&G consultant at Universiti Malaya Medical (UMMC) and Specialist Centre (UMSC). He is currently the Head for O&G Department in Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya and Head of National Conjoint Board for O&G specialty for Malaysia.
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southampton UK in reproductive sciences (Endometriosis) and also a clinical master in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MObGyn) from University Malaya. He was trained locally and the United Kingdom hospitals. After he completed his clinical master, he joined Complete Fertility Southampton, United Kingdom and gained advanced training in infertility. He is certified by British Fertility Society (BFS) to perform embryo transfer (IVF/ET) and intrauterine insemination (IUI).
Dr. Mukhri has been a keen researcher in the field of reproduction. He has presented his work in many international meetings and has published them in high impact academic journals in various aspects of the endometriosis field. He has also actively involved in writing up the National Curriculum for O&G. He has the vision to improve the quality of training both in O&G and reproductive medicine training.
Mei-Jou Chen
Mei-Jou Chen
Prof. Mei-Jou Chen is an expert in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility treatment and currently holding position as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at College of Medicine, National Taiwan University. Presently, she has served as Chairperson of Taiwan Society of Reproductive Medicine since 2022. Prof. MJ Chen was honored as Livia Shangyu Wan Chair Professor at National Taiwan University, and she has previously served as the co-convener of the Obstetrics and Gynecology discipline of the National Science and Technology Council in Taiwan.
Leading a dedicated research team, Professor Chen focuses on research related to reproductive endocrinology and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). She has led the team to publish nearly a hundred of related papers in journals, including Fertility & Sterility, Human Reproduction, BJOG, JCEM, Hypertension, Molecular Metabolism, Gut Microbes, and Oncogene. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Professor Wu Ta-You Memorial Award from the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan (2012), Outstanding Publication Awards from the Taiwan Society of Reproductive Medicine (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), Excellent Publication Awards from the Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2012, 2016), and Outstanding Publication Awards from the Professor Tzu-Yao Lee Foundation (2010, 2012, 2015, 2016).
Minhee Lee
Minhee Lee
CURRICULUM VITAE
Educations
2009.02 Korea University Division of Biotechnology, Bachelor of Science
2013.02 Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Master of Medicine
Positions
2013.03-2014.02 Catholic University of Korea St. Mary’s Hospital, Internship
2015.03-2019.02 Seoul National University Hospital, Resident
2019.03-2020.02 Seoul National University Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Fellowship
2020.03-2020.10 Seoul Maria Fertility Hospital
2020.11-present Bucheon Maria Fertility Hospital
Maria Antonia Habana
Maria Antonia Habana
MARIA ANTONIA E. HABANA, MD, MSc, FPOGS, FPSRM, FPSGE
Professor Maria Antonia E. Habana completed her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Epidemiology (Clinical Epidemiology) degrees from the University of the Philippines. She is presently a Full Professor and Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital of the University of the Philippines Manila.
Professor Habana is a published author and serves as editor of the Philippine Journal of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Associate Editor of Fertility and Reproduction (ASPIRE) and the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the
Editorial Board of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy.
She was President of the Philippine Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy in 2021-2022 and was President of the Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2016. She is presently a Co-chair of the ASPIRE Special Interest Group on Reproductive Surgery and Board Member of the Philippine Society for Climacteric Medicine 2023-2024.
Neil Johnson
Neil Johnson
Neil is medical director at Flinders Fertility, REI subspecialist at Repromed Auckland and Auckland Gynaecology Group, and holds a professorship at Flinders University and the University of Adelaide, serves on the executive board of ASPIRE, was inaugural chairperson of the ASPIRE endometriosis special interest group and is a past president of the World Endometriosis Society.
Natan Tzvi Shaked
Natan Tzvi Shaked
Natan T. Shaked is a Full Professor and the Chairperson of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He also holds the Chair (Kathedra) of Advanced Biomedical Optical Microscopy. Till April 2011, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. His research focuses on novel label-free biomedical optical microscopy techniques for biological cells, with focus on sperm-cell imaging. In 2018, he has cofounded with Alon Shalev QART Medical, a company that manufactures special microscopes for ICSI, in which the clinician can easily visualize live sperm cells as if they are stained, apply the WHO guidelines, analyze their DNA fragmentation status, and choose the best sperm cells them for ICSI. Prof. Shaked is the coauthor of more than 110 refereed journal papers and 200 conference papers (including more than 40 plenary, keynote or invited papers), and several book chapters, patents, and an edited book. He is chairing the SPIE Label-Free Imaging and Sensing (LBIS) Conference in SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, and a Fellow in the Optical Society of America (OSA) and a Fellow in the SPIE. In 2015, he received the prestigious HORIZON2020 ERC starter grant.
Paweena Thuwanut
Paweena Thuwanut
Paweena Thuwanut is Assistant Professor and Research Docent at Reproductive Biology Unit, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Dr. Thuwanut obtained DVM from Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand), MSc and PhD in Reproductive Biology from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Uppsala, Sweden). After that, she continued Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Training in Reproductive Biology, Smithsonian Institute (Washington D.C., USA) and visiting researcher at Catholic University of Louvain (Brussels, Belgium).
Under collaboration with medical staff, her major basic and transnational research projects are I) advanced fertility preservation technology in young cancer patients and II) genetic and epigenetic regulation pathways associated with infertile patients. Her present and major funding has been granted by SEA (Thailand) -Europe (Belgium) Joint Funding Scheme (2021-2024) focusing on ovarian tissue cryopreservation and construction of BioOVa.
Pradeep G Kumar
Pradeep G Kumar
Dr. Pradeep Kumar G retired as Scientist G at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Trivandrum and is currently working as an ICMR-Emeritus Scientist at Department of Biotechnology, University of Kerala.
Before joining RGCB, he served as Lecturer and Reader in Life Sciences at DA University, Indore Fellow-in-Residence at The Rockefeller University, New York and was Visiting Faculty at University of Virginia and University of Florida.
He obtained his B.Sc and M.Sc from University of Kerala, Trivandrum), PhD fromDevi Ahilya University, Indore and has done Post-Doctoral research at The Rockefeller University and University of Virginia,
He has completed 23 and currently operating 3 extramural research grants, mentored 22 PhDs and is currently mentoring 2 PhD students. He has trained 7 post-doctoral fellows and several Master-level students. He has published 120 research articles and is a reviewer of many international journals and all the national and several international funding agencies.
Honors:
- UGC and CSIR JRF 1984
- Fellow of The Rockefeller Foundation New York, 1994
- International Fellow of National Institute of Health, Maryland, 2000
- National Bioscience Award from Department of Biotechnology, 2006
- Department of Biotechnology Overseas Associateship, 2008
- Labhsetwar Foundation (USA) Award of Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility, 2015.
- Dr. TC Anand Kumar Memorial Gold Medal and Oration Award of Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility, India, 2016.
- Dr. Subhas Mukherjee Memorial Oration Award of Association of Clinical Embryologists, India, 2016
- 19th Royan International Research Award, 2018
- Prof. P. Govindarajulu Oration and Gold Medal of Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology, 2018.
His research aims to understand the development and differentiation of testicular germline stem cells, factors regulating control of cell division through meiosis and the structural organization of spermatozoa making it capable to fuse with the oocyte.
Rashida Begum
Rashida Begum
Professor Rashida Begum
- FCPS, MS, MSc, PhD, FRCOG
- Chief Consultant Infertility Care and Research Centre (ICRC) Ltd.
- Secretary General FSSB
- Chairperson Reproductive Endocrinology subcommittee SAFOG
- Chairperson Reproductive Endocrinology subcommittee OGSB
- Associate Editor Fertility and Reproduction, J ASPIRE
- Member of SIG Endometriosis ASPIRE
Awards:
- Physician award from Bangladesh Medical Teachers Welfare Trust and Platform, 2021
- FRCOG from RCOG 2021
- Young Scientist Award (AOFOG) in 2005.
- Shining Personality Award from Narikantha, 2005
- Lifetime Achievement Award from OGSB, 2016
- Other 10 awards
Publications:
- Published 91 articles in reputed international and national journals.
- Authored two textbooks of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Contributed three chapters in International Publishers books.
- Member of ASRM, ESHRE, IFFS, WES and AE & PCOS society
Rebecca Deans
Rebecca Deans
Associate Professor Rebecca Deans is an internationally recognised researcher in the surgical management of benign gynaecology and endometriosis and has a special interest in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. Day to day, she works as a gynaecologist at The Royal Hospital for Women, as Fertility Specialist at the RHW Fertility Research Centre, is the only paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, and is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW School of Women’s & Children’s Health.
Among Associate Professor Deans’ many accomplishments are over 60 peer reviewed publications in leading national and international publications, 5 book chapters and over 20 research papers. Dr Deans is an experienced and prize-winning university lecturer, convening courses in Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology and is passionate about disseminating knowledge to other medical practitioners and the wider community. She has also been invited to present 14 times at national and international meetings.
Associate Professor Deans has worked with international leaders to establish protocols and is the lead researcher of a collaborative uterine transplant project. In January 2023 Dr Deans and her team performed the first Australian uterine transplant at the Royal Hospital for Women. She was awarded NSW Woman of Excellence in 2023.
Rebecca Kerner
Rebecca Kerner
Rebecca Kerner is a UK-trained Psychotherapist and Senior Counsellor with over 24 years international experience specialising in infertility, grief and relationship issues. She has worked with individuals and couples in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia, and is a passionate advocate for patient centred care. Rebecca is the chair of the Psychology and Counselling Special Interest group for ASPIRE and the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA).
It is Rebecca’s firm belief that if we are truly to deliver safe, ethical, and rigorous patient centred care we must increase our awareness and understanding of the psychosocial implications of ART treatment in our clinics. Rebecca seeks to promote a multidisciplinary approach, recognising that the whole team is responsible for delivering compassionate care.
Amongst her advocacy work, Rebecca has created the short film “Care to Listen and Listen to Care,” helping to provide a voice for patients going through fertility treatment. In her work with ANZICA she has been part of numerous parliamentary submissions both at state and national levels, including the recent call for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into prolific online semen donors, and the need for a national donor conception register. She has also appeared before the Australian Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry Community into the Mitochondrial Donation Law Reform (Maeve’s Law) Bill 2021.
Richard Choy
Richard Choy
Dr. Choy is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and the founder of the Preimplantation Genetic Testing Laboratory (PGT) and the Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis Centre (PGDC) at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), serving now as the Deputy Director in charge of laboratory services. The PGT and PGDC are both one of the most active and productive centers in Asia, serving as a tertiary referral and training center for PGT and prenatal testing for both the public and private clinical sectors in Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia. As a pioneer in PGT and prenatal diagnosis, his team utilizes state-of-the-art genomic technologies, including chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) and genome sequencing, and first reported the outcome of a multi-centre mosaic embryo transfer pregnancy outcome in Asia and the contribution of pathogenic chromosome copy number variants (CNVs) in fetus with high nuchal translucency. In 2021, he established the Fertility Preservation Research Centre to enhance the outcome of in-vitro fertilization pregnancies Dr. Choy has over 225 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, with several landmark papers uncovering the contribution of CNVs in fetuses with structural malformations, and an H-index of 43. Recently, his team pioneered the novel application of Low-pass whole-genome sequencing (Low-pass WGS), a method which can detect balanced chromosomal structural variants (SVs) or rearrangements that contribute to human diseases.
Riza Lim-See
Riza Lim-See
Hi, I’m Riza Lim See, born on March 27, 1991. Im a dedicated and compassionate individual who has always been passionate about the field of healthcare.
In 2011, I successfully completed my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and passed the nursing licensure exam, marking the beginning of my journey as a registered nurse. Shortly after, from 2013 to 2015, I served as a Nurse Phlebotomist and Laboratory Assistant at Hi Precision Diagnostics.
In 2016, I took up a new role as a Staff Nurse at South General Hospital, where I provided quality care to patients while working as part of the hospital’s dedicated team. My tenure at South General Hospital lasted until March 2017, allowing me to gain valuable experience and further develop my nursing skills.
In 2017 til present, I embarked on professional journey as an IVF nurse at the Repro Optima Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. This position allowed me to help couples and individuals who were struggling with fertility issues to achieve their dreams of starting a family. Approached my role with empathy, providing support and guidance throughout the IVF process.
Rudie Frederick B. Mendiola
Rudie Frederick B. Mendiola
Dr. Rudie Frederick B. Mendiola obtained his medical degree from the College of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas and completed his residency in Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, the Philippine’s busiest government maternity hospital in 2002. Upon completion of his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, Menopause and Gynecologic Endoscopy at the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital, Dr. Mendiola underwent hands-on training in ovum pick-up and embryo transfer in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and completed his training in assisted reproductive techniques under Dr. Osamu Kato in Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Mendiola is currently the only REI in the Philippines practicing Natural and Minimal Stimulation IVF using tried and tested Japanese technology. Dr. Mendiola has delivered numerous lectures on reproductive endocrinology and infertility, gynecologic endoscopy, and assisted reproductive technology in conventions, seminars, workshops and postgraduate courses. Dr. Mendiola currently serve as the medical director of Kato Repro Biotech Center.
Rupin Shah
Rupin Shah
Dr Rupin Shah is India’s leading Andrologist and Male Infertility Microsurgeon. He has a vast experience in reconstructive microsurgery for obstructive azoospermia and has pioneered new approaches to sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia. He was Founder President of the South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine and is the recipient of the prestigious Dr B C Roy award from the President of India for developing Andrology in India. He has published and presented extensively and has contributed over 20 book chapters. He is Consultant Andrologist at the Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. He is Associate editor of the ASPIRE journal – Fertility and Reproduction. He is Senior Advisor to the Global Andrology Forum.
Raman Tanwar
Raman Tanwar
Dr Raman Tanwar is a fellowship trained andrologist and urologist practicing as a senior consultant at Urocentre, Jyoti Hospital, Gurugram in India. Dr. Tanwar has keen interest in all aspects of andrology and male reproductive medicine and has served as the chair for the Men’s Health Guidelines of India, the Indian guidelines for Erectile Dysfunction by Urological Society of India and as a co-chair for the male infertility guidelines by the Urological Society of India. Dr. Raman Tanwar is an ISSM scholar and author of 5 books in the field of surgery including the highly commended book by British Medical Association. Dr. Raman Tanwar is an editor and reviewer of various journals in Urology and Andrology and have more than 100 presentation and publications to his credit. He is also the secretary general of the Men’s Health Society of India and has served on the board of Andrology Subspecialty of the USI and as a faculty trainer for UROMET simulation training programs by USI. Dr Raman is also the founder and editor in chief of “Best for Him”, a media initiative to raise awareness amongst men regarding their health and lifestyle.
Se Jeong Kim
Se Jeong Kim
CHA University, CHA Fertility Center Gangnam
Education
Feb. 2013 M.D. Seoul National University, School of Medicine, Medicine Major, Seoul, Korea
Feb. 2018 Ph.D. Seoul National University, Graduate School, Obstetrics and Gynecology Major, Seoul, Korea
Career
Mar. 2014 – Feb. 2018 Resident at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital
Mar. 2018 – Feb. 2019 Fellow at Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Mar. 2019 – Feb. 2020 Fellow at Division of Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Gangnam
Mar. 2020 – Professor, Division of Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA University, Korea
Academic Award
2018 OGS Best Paper Award at the 104th Congress of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2019 Oral presentation Award at the 22th Congress of the Korean Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology
2023 KSRM-MERCK Award at the 85th Congress of the Korean Society for Reproductive medicine
Research Interests
Fertility preservation, Endometriosis, Recurrent miscarriage, IVF, PGT
Sharon Lim
Sharon Lim
Counsellor
Counsellingconnectz, Singapore
Sharon Lim is an integrative counsellor who works with clients who are experiencing stress, burnout, anxiety or sadness as a result of grief and challenging circumstances. An area of specific interest is supporting individuals and couples who are on challenging fertility journeys (from pre-conception to post-natal phases).
She draws on various therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Grief and Loss (Transitions) work. Sharon believes that balance can only be achieved by attending holistically to mental, emotional and physical health.
She has a Master of Counselling degree, and is a registered counsellor in Singapore, and an accredited clinical counselling supervisor in Singapore and Australia. Before training as a counsellor, she was a physician in the UK, and has also worked in industry.
Professional affiliations:
APACS (Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors, Singapore)
SAC (Singapore Association of Counselling)
ACA (Australian Counselling Association)
ANZICA (Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association)
ASPIRE (Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction)
MRCP (Member of the Royal College of Physicians UK)
Sunita Tandulwadkar
Sunita Tandulwadkar
Dr. Sunita Tandulwadkar
Head of the Department (OBGYN) & Chief- IVF & Endoscopy Center, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune
Advisor & Consultant Dr. D Y Patil IVF & Endoscopy Center, Pune
Founder & Medical Director Solo Clinic IVF- A Center for Excellence in Infertility & Endoscopy, Pune
Founder & Medical Director Solo Stem Cells- A Stem Cell Research & Application Center, Pune Aliv Wellness Clinic
Extraordinary Achievements
India’s First Stem Cell Baby & World’s First at the age of 45- 16th April 2018
President Elect- FOGSI 2024
President Elect- ISAR 2024-2026
Founder President- Society of Ovarian Rejuvenation 2023
Past President IAGE- 2019-2020
Past president POGS- 2021-2022
President, POGS 2021-2022
Chairperson, Founder Honorary Secretary- ISAR (MSR)
President- IAGE, 2019-2020
Elected Board Member- ISGE-2013-2017
Editor In Chief- Indian Journal of Gynaecological Endoscopy (IJGE)
Reviewer and Advisor- Journal of Human Reproduction Science
Authored 7 Books & 95 Publications
Invited Faculty to 400+ National & International Conferences
Solo Clinic
Centre Of Excellence For Infertility & Endoscopy,
C 50/51, Sharadaram Park, Sassoon Road, Next to Hotel Crowne Plaza,Pune-411001 India
+91 20 2616 0441, +01 20 2616 0449, + 91 96732 34833
Solo Stem Cells
Healing Beyond Healing
Stem Cells Research & Application Centre
B-12, Sharadaram Park, Sassoon Road, Next to Hotel Crowne Plaza, Pune-411001 India
+91 20 2616 9717, +91 90117 21117
SiHyun Cho
SiHyun Cho
Name:
SiHyun Cho, MD, PhD
Present Position:
Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, Korea
Born:
June 18, 1972, Seoul, Korea
Sweelian Liow
Sweelian Liow
Dr. Liow Swee Lian is the Scientific Director of Virtus Fertility Centre, Virtus Health Singapore, a member of Virtus Health Group.
He holds a degree in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Agriculture, Malaysia, MSc (Reproductive Biology) and PhD (Reproductive Genetics) from the National University of Singapore.
Dr Liow was involved actively in the training of post-graduate students in Master of Clinical Embryology at the National University of Singapore and the setting up of 3 IVF centres in Singapore. He obtained his professional qualifications and training both local and overseas from the Wicell Research Institute, Wisconsin, USA for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture Methods, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) from University College London, United Kingdom, laser micromanipulation from University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Dr. Liow has vast research experience and is one of the pioneers in micromanipulation techniques like Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), IMSI, Polarized Light Microscopy (Oosight), Laser Assisted Hatching and laser micromanipulation techniques.
Dr. Liow is also the author and co-author of many research papers published in peer-review international journals and books. His research interests include embryo culture system, Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), ovarian tissue cryopreservation, vitrification of oocytes and embryos, male infertility, sperm DNA fragmentation, fertility preservation, stem cell biology and wildlife conservation. He has been invited to speak in various scientific congresses and workshops. He is currently a Co-Chair for the ASPIRE Embryology Special Interest Group (SIG). He is involved in establishing the ASPIRE ART Guidelines and ASPIRE Embryology Certification Course. He also holds membership in ESHRE, ASRM and PGDIS.
Sonja Goedeke
Sonja Goedeke
Sonja Goedeke (BSocSci Hons, MA, PhD) Associate Professor, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, AUT
Sonja is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Auckland University of Technology and is a registered clinical psychologist. Her research focuses on the psychosocial and ethical implications of infertility and its treatment for men, women, their families, and individuals conceived through treatment, in particular, through donor conception. She has published papers, presented at conferences and to practitioner and consumer groups, and supervised research students in a range of areas including on embryo donation experiences, views on recognition and compensation for donation, counselling practice, motivations for and experiences of egg donation, parenting after infertility, choice motherhood, experiences of donor conception and cross border reproductive care. Sonja is the co-investigator of the DIANZ (Donor Identity Aotearoa New Zealand) project, co-chair of the Special Interest Group for ASPIRE (Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction) a former Associate Editor for Human Reproduction, a board advisor for FertilityNZ, and a member of the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors’ Association (ANZICA) research and membership committees.
Tanja S. Faessler-Moro
Tanja S. Faessler-Moro
Tanja S. Faessler-Moro is the founder of Counsellingconnectz, the first independent provider of specialized fertility coaching and counselling in Southeast Asia. She holds an Executive Master degree in IOP from Baruch College/City University of New York, and has contributed to two books on the topics of miscarriage, stillbirth and stress whilst on a fertility journey. She is currently developing a mind-body program with special focus for women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Tiencheng Arthur Chang
Arthur Chang
Professor Arthur Chang
Taiwan/United States
Tiencheng Arthur Chang, PhD, HCLD, ELD, CC, is Professor of OB/GYN at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, and Director of Clinical ART Laboratories at UT Health Reproductive Health & Fertility Center. Prof. Chang received his bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan University, Taiwan, MS and PhD in Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He is board certified as High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD), Embryology Laboratory Director (ELD), and Clinical Consultant (CC) by American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB).
Prof. Chang’s clinical and research interests include IVF, embryology, implantation, 3D and extended embryo culture, artificial embryo, PGT, ART laboratory management and business models, as well as nonhuman primate model for reproductive medicine. He has served on numerous leadership and committee positions worldwide, including American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM: Board, committee chairs), Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART: Board, committee chairs), Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists (SRBT: President, Board, committee chairs), American Association of Bioanalysts – College of Reproductive Biology (AAB-CRB: President, Board, committee chairs), Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE: Board, committees and SIG co-chairs), Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine (TSRM), and Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR). He is associate editor for Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics (JARG), section editor for Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology (RB&E), accreditation inspection team leader for College of American Pathologists (CAP), off-site director for ART and CLIA laboratories, and consultant to governments and the industry. He has received 2 ASRM Service Milestone Awards and 7 times ASRM Star Award for his research and professional service contributions.
Tuong M Ho
Tuong M Ho
HO, Manh Tuong
MD, MCE, MBA
tuongho.ivfmd@gmail.com
Dr. Tuong M Ho has been working in the field of assisted reproductive technology since 1997, when he joined the first IVF team in Vietnam. He has both laboratory and clinical experience on assisted reproductive technology. He is now the senior consultant of IVFMD, My Duc Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has more than 4,000 new IVF cycles and 5,000 FET cycles per year.
Dr. Ho is Director of HOPE Research Center, at My Duc Hospital, which is a leading research institution in clinical reproductive medicine in Asia. He and his group have had more than 50 publications in international journals including NEJM, The Lancet, Human Reproduction, Fertility and Sterility, RBMO, JARG… His recent interests are frozen embryo transfer, in-vitro maturation of oocyte and quality management in IVF.
Dr Ho was board member of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) from 2012-2021, and Vice President of ASPIRE (2018-2021). He is Associate Editor of Vietnamese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He serves as Secretary General for Ho Chi Minh City Society for Reproductive Medicine (HOSREM). He has been invited speakers in more than 40 international and regional congreses, symposiums…
Virgilio M. Novero
Virgilio M. Novero
Virgilio M. Novero, Jr., MD
Professor, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, UP College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, UP Manila
Scientific Director, Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (CARMI), St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City
Vice President, Asia Pacific Initiative for Reproduction (ASPIRE), 2021-2023
Member, Philippine Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2021-2023)
Treasurer, Asian Society for Fertility Preservation (ASFP), 2020- present
Past President, Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine (2010)
Past and Founding President, Philippine Society for Fertility Preservation (2019-2022)
Recipient, Augusto Manalo Professorial Chair Award, 2020
Recipient, One UP Professorial Chair Award for Service, 2022-2024
Topics of Interest: Male Infertility, Fertility Preservation, New Technologies in Fertility, Reproductive Genetics incl PGT-A, Ovarian Stimulation
Wen-Jui Yang
Wen-Jui Yang
Wen-Jui Yang M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Reproductive Medicine, Taiwan IVF Group Center
Adjunct Associate Professor (OBS/GYN), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Yang is Director of Reproductive Medicine at Taiwan IVF Group Center and currently invited as an adjunct associate Professor in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Yang completed the residency training of Obstetrics and Gynecology and research fellow of reproductive medicine in Mackey Memorial Hospital and also completed her Ph.D. degree in National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. She was a visiting research fellow of infertility and reproductive endocrinology in Stanford Reproductive Medical Center.
Her major research interests included clinical and basic reproductive medicine, endometrial receptivity, and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. She has many research papers in reproductive medicine and also a reviewer of several international journals. She has been an invited speaker on topics in reproductive medicine.
Xiaowu Huang
Xiaowu Huang
Prof. Xiaowu Huang is interested in Gynecology endoscopy surgeries especially hysteroscopy. Her research direction is infertility and reproductive surgery. She is vice-director of Hysteroscopic Center in Fuxing Hospital affliated of Capital Medical University. She is the coordinator of the SIG group of Aspire,She also the secretary of the Hysteroscopic Group of Chinese Maternal and Children Health Association and vice group leader of the Hysteroscopic Group of Gynecologic Endoscopic Branch in Chinese Medical Doctor Association.
Yasushi Hirota
Yasushi Hirota
Yasushi Hirota, MD, PhD.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Hirota is currently a professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Tokyo. He received his MD in 1998 and PhD in 2005 from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He completed his OB/GYN residency training and clinical fellowship at the University of Tokyo, and qualified as an OB/GYN doctor in 2003, as a certified reproductive medicine specialist in 2012 and then as a certified endoscopist in 2015. He worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Division of Reproductive and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University in 2007 and in the Division of Reproductive Sciences at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in 2008. Hirota’s clinical interests include infertility including recurrent implantation failure and endoscopic surgery. He is also actively involved in fertility-sparing surgery and infertility treatment for adenomyosis. His main research targets cover a wide variety of uterine physiology and pathology including embryo implantation and adenomyosis. He has authored more than 170 research papers published in eminent peer-reviewed international journals. Dr. Hirota is an associate member of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Committee on Menstrual Disorders and Related Health Effects. He also serves as the chairperson of the organizers of Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine (JSRM) since 2018 and as an editor of several international journals.
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao joined Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University in August 2011 and is currently the Director of Reproductive Genetics Laboratory. She has a special interest in molecular genetic diagnosis for hereditary disorders and preimplantation genetic testing. Dr. GAO is active in applied research and has completed more than 5000 PGT cases which covered more than 200 pathogenic genes.
Yutaka Osuga
Yutaka Osuga
Yutaka Osuga, MD, PhD
- Professor and Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
- Deputy director, the University of Tokyo Hospital
- Vice Chairperson of the Executive Board, Chairperson of International Relations Committee, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- President, Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine
- President, Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation
Prof. Osuga received his MD in 1985 and PhD in 1995 from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tokyo, Japan. He completed his OB/GYN residency training at the University of Tokyo. He trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the field of ovarian physiology in Stanford University from 1995 to 1997. He is board certified by Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine, and Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Prof. Osuga provides clinical services in gynecology and reproductive medicine with special expertise in laparoscopic surgery and assisted reproductive technology. His main research targets cover a wide variety of physiology and pathology of reproduction including endometriosis, implantation, folliculogenesis, and reproductive aging. He has authored over 500 research papers published in eminent peer-reviewed journals and has written and edited many textbooks. He serves as an executive board member of several medical groups and associations and an editor of several international journals. He is frequently sought out to provide his expertise at international medical conferences and academic institutions.
Zhongwei Huang
Zhongwei Huang
MBBS, PhD(Oxon), AFHEA (UK), MRCOG (UK), M.Med (O&G), FAMS (O&G), FAMS (Clinician-scientist), ABS(Diplomate)
Dr Zhongwei Huang is Deputy Director and Adjunct Assistant Professor of NUS Bia-Echo Asia Centre for Reproductive Longevity & Equality, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He concurrently serves as a Consultant at the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore. Dr Huang’s subspecialties include reproductive endocrinology & infertility and sexual medicine, and he is accredited by the Ministry of Health (Singapore) as an assisted reproductive techniques (ART) specialist. Dr Huang completed his PhD on ovarian biology in 2011 at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and continues to contribute to the field as a clinician-scientist. His current research focuses on discovering innovative solutions through basic and translational research to change women’s life narrative of reproductive inevitability to reproductive longevity. Dr Huang’s research has been published in renowned journals such as Cell Research, Nature Communications, Human Reproduction, Fertility & Sterility, Molecular Human Reproduction, Reproductive Sciences and Clinical Endocrinology.
Dr Huang serves as the Chairperson of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) Committe, Asia-Oceania Federation of O&G (AOFOG) and is the Country Representative for Singapore to ASPIRE.
Zhu Lan
Zhu Lan
Curriculum Vitae
Lan Zhu, PhD, Professor, Supervisor of MD and PhD Candidates.
- Director of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- Committee member, Clinical Medicine Division, Academic Advisory Committee, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- President-designate, Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese Medical Association
- Standing committee member and general secretary, Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese Medical Doctor Association
- President, Society of Pelvic Floor Disease Prevention, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
- President, Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese Medical Doctors’ Training College
- President, the Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Society, Chinese Medical Association
- Director of Pacific Rim/India/Asia Region, Board of Directors, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopist (AAGL)
- Committee member, Urogynecology Committee, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
- Committee member, Terminology and Standardization Committee, International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA)
- Committee member, Regional Advisory Board Central and Eastern Asia, International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA)
- Deputy chief editor, Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Chief editor, Chinese Journal of Family Planning & Gynecology
- Editor board member, International Urogynaecology Journal
Session Chairs
Chyi-Long Lee
Chyi-Long Lee
- Chairman of Board of Trustees, Asia-Pacific Association of Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE)
- Executive Director, Taiwan Association of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (TAMIG)
- Chief Executive Officer, Taiwan Association of Menopause (TAM)
- Professor, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, University
- Working Committee Member of the Reproductive Surgery SIG, The Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (Aspire)
- Board Member, The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE) (2015-2019)
- Vice-superintendent, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (2015-2018)
Clare Boothroyd
Clare Boothroyd
Clare Boothroyd completed specialisation internal medicine (endocrinology) and obstetrics and gynaecology and holds the subspecialty certificate of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (CREI). She is President of ASPIRE and past chair of the Education Committee of ASPIRE. She is immediate past President of Australian and New Zealand Society of Specialists in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is a past member of the Board of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ previously FSA) She has been an executive of IVF Directors group of the FSA and the nominated representative of the IVF Directors on the Reproductive Technology and Accreditation Committee (RTAC) . She is past chair of training and accreditation committee in REI of the RANZCOG and is immediate past director of the oral examination in CREI. She completed an executive MBA in 2015. She established an independently owned IVF unit in 2008, Care Fertility of which she is Medical Director.
Crystal Hui
Crystal Hui
Crystal Hui is a dedicated healthcare professional with a passion for reproductive medicine. She obtained a Bachelor of Nursing from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003 and a Master degree in Nursing in 2022. She also holds certificates in Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling from the University of Hong Kong, which she obtained between 2016 and 2018.
With over 10 years of experience in reproductive medicine, Crystal has become an expert in her field. She spent a total of 11 years working as a registered nurse, with roles in the operating room at St. Paul’s Hospital and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
Currently, Crystal serves as the Nurse Officer at the Union Reproductive Medicine Centre in Hong Kong . In this position, she is responsible for overseeing daily operations, managing surgical procedures, providing psychological support to patients, and handling administrative tasks. She also plays a crucial role in coordinating staff training programs to ensure continuous professional development within the centre.
Eileen Co-Sy
Eileen Co-Sy
Medical Director of Co-Sy Fertility Clinic & IVF Center in Angeles City Pampanga, Philippines
Head, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Angeles University Foundation Medical Center
Emily Liu
Emily Liu
Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist
MbChBm, MRMed, FRANZCOG, CREI
Emily is a New Zealand trained Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist based in Auckland. She is a graduate from University of Otago, completed a Master in Reproductive Medicine with University of New South Wales, and is a RANZCOG certified subspecialist in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI). Emily is a member of the Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ECART) and is the current New Zealand Country Representative for ASPIRE.
Emily has been involved in a number of clinical trials in fertility with University of Auckland, and has a strong interest in evidence based medicine. Her special interests are unexplained infertility and reproductive endocrinology.
Ji Hyang Kim
Ji Hyang Kim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fertility Center of CHA Bundang Medical Center,
CHA University School of Medicine
Chairman
Cha Biotech Reproductive Medicine Research Laboratory
Professor Ji Hyang Kim is an associate professor at CHA Fertility Centre of the Bundang Medical Centre and CHA University School of Medicine. She is also a chairman of the CHA Biotech Reproductive Medicine Research Laboratory.
She has researched and published many articles on assisted reproductive technology, reproductive function regeneration, and genomic studies of reproductive diseases. Her main research interests are ovarian rejuvenation and endometrial regeneration in intractable infertility. She has participated in numerous academic societies for reproductive endocrinology and infertility as a council member.
Keiji Kuroda
Keiji Kuroda
Name: Keiji Kuroda, M.D., Ph.D.
Bio: Dr. Keiji Kuroda is a specialist in reproductive medicine and a director, Sugiyama Clinic Marunouchi, Tokyo. He had researched human endometrium in Imperial College London and University of Warwick, UK, from 2010 to 2012. His current research interests include the relationship between endometrial dysfunction and implantation failure or pregnancy loss.
Leonardo Almeda
Leonardo Almeda
Leonardo Almeda MD FACOG, FPOGS, FPSRM, FPSGE
Medical Director of CARE Raffles Building Ortigas Center
Past President of POGS, PSRM, PSCM
Currently training REI Fellows of FEU-NRMF in ART
Past Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology UERMMMC and CSMC
Finished Residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Honoria Acosta Sison Research Awardee
Baldomero Roxas Memorial Lecturer and awardee for Academic Excellence
Past Editor in Chief of the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published more than 30 articles in ART and contributed to the creation of ART Guidelines 2016
Mi Kyung Chung
Mi Kyung Chung
Mi Kyung Chung, PhD
POSITION :
Science and Laboratory Director
Fertility Research Institute
Seoul Rachel Fertility Center, Korea
EDUCATION :
PhD Biochemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD
1989 – 2010
Chief Research Scientist and Chief Embryologist, CHA Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, Seoul, Korea
2019 – 2020
President, Korean Association for Clinical Embryologist (KACE)
2011 – Present
Science and Laboratory Director, Fertility Research Institute, Seoul Rachel Fertility Center, Korea
2018 – Present
Expert in Technology Level Evaluation of Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea
2022 – Present
Working committee member of ASPIRE Special Interest Group (SIG): Embryology
Maruf Siddiqui
Maruf Siddiqui
Professor Dr. Maruf Siddiqui passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College in May,1998 and completed his fellowship (FCPS) in Obstetrics & Gynecology from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in January 2006. He obtained a fellowship in Infertility & ART form Division of Infertility, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand on May-June 2009. He later completed an MSc in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction and Embryology from the University of Valencia, Spain. He also obtained a Diploma in Reproductive Medicine and Embryology from ISOM, Germany and a Diploma in Gynecological Endoscopy from Kiel School of Gynecological Endoscopy, UKSH University Hospital, Germany.
For his paper on ‘Letrozole for ovulation induction in PCOS patients resistant to Clomiphene citrate’, Dr. Siddiqui received the ‘Shan S Ratnam Young Gynecologist award’ from Asia Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology (AOFOG) at NewZealand in 2009. Dr. Siddiqui is the current Scientific Secretary of Fertility & Sterility Society of Bangladesh (FSSB). He is also the Board member at Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE) and International Affairs Secretary of Obstetrical & Gynecoological Society of Bangladesh(OGSB). He is the chair of Research Committee of the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gynelocogy(SAFOG).
He has got more than 30 publications including more than 10 international papers. He is the author of two chapters of Infertility textbooks published by NOVA Science publishers, NY USA in 2009 & 2014.
Professor Dr. Maruf Siddiqui is the founder Editor-in-Chief of Bangladesh Journal of Fertility & Sterility (BJFS) as well as an International Editorial Board member of SAFOG Journal and International Journal of Human Reproduction Research and Development (IJHRRD)
He is currently working as Professor and Head, Department of Infertility & Reproductive Medicine, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka.
Margaret Joyce Cristi-limson
Margaret Joyce Cristi-limson
Margaret Joyce A. Cristi-Limson, MD, MSc Clinical associate professor, UP-PGH Masters in sexual and reproductive medicine University of south wales VP, PSRM Asst sec PSFP Head, Endometriosis Center, UP-PGH
Maria Antonia Habana
Maria Antonia Habana
MARIA ANTONIA E. HABANA, MD, MSc, FPOGS, FPSRM, FPSGE
Professor Maria Antonia E. Habana completed her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Science in Epidemiology (Clinical Epidemiology) degrees from the University of the Philippines. She is presently a Full Professor and Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital of the University of the Philippines Manila.
Professor Habana is a published author and serves as editor of the Philippine Journal of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Associate Editor of Fertility and Reproduction (ASPIRE) and the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the
Editorial Board of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy.
She was President of the Philippine Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy in 2021-2022 and was President of the Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine in 2016. She is presently a Co-chair of the ASPIRE Special Interest Group on Reproductive Surgery and Board Member of the Philippine Society for Climacteric Medicine 2023-2024.
Navdeep Pannu Singh
Navdeep Pannu Singh
Dr. Navdeep Singh Pannu is the Medical Director, Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, and Fertility specialist at TMC Fertility Centre, Puchong, Malaysia. And is the current president of the Malaysian Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology (MSART). He obtained his specialist training at University of Malaya and also received FRCOG from the Royal College In UK. He trained in Laparoscopic Surgery in India and obtained a Fellowship and Diploma in Minimal Access Surgery. Dr Navdeep also attended a course at The National University of Singapore for Assisted Reproductive Techniques. He is currently the ASPIRE country representative for Malaysia.
Nares Sukcharoen
Nares Sukcharoen
Professor Nares Sukcharoen, M.D.
63 years
Current position :
Professor in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND.
President of Thai Society of Reproductive Medicine (TSRM)
Executive board member of Asia Pacific Initiative in Reproductive Endocrinology (ASPIRE)
Executive board member and founder member of Asian Society of Fertility Preservation (ASFP)
Mobile phone : 081 643 4592
E-mail : Sukcharoen@yahoo.com
Education :
1983 : M.D., Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND
1988 : Certified board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND
1995-1996 : Clinical research fellow at Centre of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh; Honorary registrar at Royal Infirmary Edinburgh and Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion , Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
1995 : Diploma in Medical education, University of Dundee, SCOTLAND
1996 : Visiting clinical research fellow at Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
1997 : Certified board of Reproductive Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND
1997 : Certified board of Family Medicine, Medical Council
Specialties :
Andrology, Reproductive endocrinology and ART, Fertility preservation, Gynecologic endoscopy
Membership :
Thai RCOG, AOFOG, ASRM, ESHRE, ASPIRE, ASFP
Past position :
Executive board of Thai Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Editor of Thai Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Editor of Obstetric and Gynecological Bulletin
Special Editor of Journal of Medical Association of Thailand
Reviewers of many journals : Fertility & Sterility, Human Reproduction, Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Publications :
Editor of many textbooks : “Molecular Biology in Medicine, 1998”, “Semen analysis and sperm function tests, 2000”, etc.
Textbooks : about 50 chapters in national and international textbooks.
Journals : about 60 original articles and review articles in national and international journals.
Nusrat Mahmud
Nusrat Mahmud
- Professor– Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, OBGYN,BIRDEM.
- Clinical and Research Supervisor- Rollin School of Public Health, Emory University, USA.
- Country Representative- Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE)
- Council Member – South Asian Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SAFOG)
- Reviewer of Editorial Board- International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (IJOG) & Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSAFOG)
- Treasurer – Fertility and Sterility Society of Bangladesh.
- Joint Secretary – Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Society of Bangladesh & Gynecological Endoscopic Society of Bangladesh
- Scientific Secretary – PCO Society of Bangladesh She is the author of a book and chapters of books, published by internationally reputed publishers.
- Publications in national and International reputed journals and author of books and chapters.
- Area of interests -Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Rong Li
Rong Li
Prof. Li is serving as the Chairman, Reproductive medicine branch, China International Exchange and Promotive Association for Medical and Health Care, CPAM, Vice chairman, Reproductive Medicine Professional Committee of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, CARM, and the Director for Reproductive Medical Center, and the vice president of Peking University Third Hospital. She specializes in clinical treatment, education and medical researches within the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology with research directions on reproductive medicine, female fertility evaluation, endometrial receptivity and PCOS. She published more than 150 SCI articles in medical journals, including Cell, Nature, Lancet, JAMA, et al. Her researches had been funded National Natural Science Foundation for Preeminence Youth Fund Sustentation Project in 2019.
Rashid Latif Khan
Rashid Latif Khan
Prof. Rashid Latif Khan is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a remarkable career in the field. He holds the esteemed title of being the pioneer of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) program in the region. In 1984, he established the first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Center in Pakistan after receiving extensive training from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Rashid has been recognized globally for his expertise and contributions to the field. Notably, he was invited as an examiner by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) in London, United Kingdom in 1985. He has also served as a member of the National Maternal Mortality Committee, demonstrating his commitment to improving maternal health.
Throughout his career, Dr. Rashid has held various prestigious positions, including Director of the Pakistan PIEGO Programmed since 1974 and Inspector of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, where he conducted inspections of numerous medical colleges across the country. He has also served as an examiner for the Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (F.C.P.S) for over three decades, and as a convenor and examiner for the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (C.P.S.P) for an impressive twenty years.
Dr. Rashid contributions extend beyond Pakistan’s borders. He has been an elected member of the Executive Board of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in London and served as the Project Director for the Safe Motherhood Project in Kasur District. Additionally, he played a pivotal role as the founder and President of the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SAFOG), further establishing his leadership in the field.
Dr. Rashid has been involved in groundbreaking research and clinical work. He attended a workshop on IVF at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia in November 1984 and worked at the Assisted Conception Unit of Kings College Hospital in London, UK. He proudly delivered Pakistan’s first Test Tube Baby on July 6th, 1989, and successfully implemented IVF programs in Pakistan. He also founded the IVF Society of Pakistan, which is a member of the International Federation of Fertility Society (I.F.F.S).
His remarkable contributions and achievements have garnered significant recognition. The Government of Pakistan awarded him the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz and the Merit Award from the Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences. Furthermore, he received the Shield of Honor from the Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation of Lahore, as well as from the Principal and staff of Allama Iqbal Medical College and the Pakistan Medical Association in Lahore. Dr. Rashid has delivered the memorial lectures in Sri Lanka and presented the SAFOG Oration at the South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Dr. Rashid has authored and published several notable works in the field, including a textbook on Gynecology in multiple editions and a book titled Obstetrics – Facts You Should Know. He continues to contribute to the medical community as a Visiting Consultant at Lahore Institute of
Fertility Endocrinology (LIFE) Pvt Limited and holds a visiting position at Hameed Latif / Arif Memorial Hospital. Furthermore, he currently serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee at Rashid Latif Medical College.
Rohina Gul
Rohina Gul
DR ROHINA GUL
Clinical sexologist / Fertility Specialist
MBBS, DGO, MCPS, FECSM,
Diploma in fertility,
Diploma in Aesthetic Gynae
Dr Rohina Gul spend much of her career time in Fertility clinics. After 6 years work in Toronto, Canada she joined LIFE (Pakistan) in 2015 till date. While working in Fertility she did her diploma in Gynae and OBS and Fellowship in sexual medicine and became first and only female Clinical Sexual medicine Fellow of Pakistan.
She deals with male and female sub fertility, doing most procedures like IUI, IVF/ICSI, ET, ERA Biopsies and Transfers. Alongside treating male and female sexual dysfunction, procedures like Injection botulinum for vaginismus, vaginal PRP for female sexual dysfunction.
She is also ASPIRE country representative and Certificate in A.R.T (CART) course coordinator.
Robert Lahoud
Robert Lahoud
Dr Robert Lahoud (MBBS, MMed, FRANZCOG, CREI)
He has been a board-certified subspecialist in reproductive endocrinology for over 20 years now (Certificate in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI)).
Rob is the:
- Clinical Director of the IVFAustralia Greenwich Clinic (north shore).
- He is the Visiting Medical Officer at the Sydney Adventist Hospital and
- He is a senior lecturer at the University of Notre Dame.
- Rob is also the co-chair of the reproductive endocrine special interest group and the Australian country representative for ASPIRE.
- He is the deputy head of the written CREI examinations.
Somjate Manipalviratn
Somjate Manipalviratn
Dr. Somjate Manipalviratn currently is a medical director at Jetanin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. He has been working in the field of reproductive medicine for over 20 years. He has his training both in Thailand and USA. He is an active board member of Thai Society of Reproductive Medicine (TSRM) and also the country representative of Thailand to ASPIRE. He also is a member of the ASPIRE education committee and ASPIRE Endometrium & Implantation SIG.
Sean Sokteang
Sean Sokteang
Dr SOKTEANG SEAN
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dr. Sean is the co-founder and Medical Director of Fertility Clinic of Cambodia (FCC), Cambodia’s pioneering and leading infertility center, established in September 2014. After her medical studies at University of Health Sciences in Cambodia, she pursued her advance specialized training in Gynecology, Obstetrics, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility management at Paris V Rene Descartes University, France and received special training at Cochin Infertility and ART center under the direct supervision of Professor de Ziegler. Dr. Sean also received further training on embryology at NUH Fertility Center in Singapore under the direction of Professor PC Wong. Dr. Sean leads her team of highly committed and competent medical professionals to assist thousands of couples in achieving their parenting goals. She was the Host and Co-Facilitator of first ever Global Update on Assisted Reproductive Technology 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Her outstanding medical direction earned herself and FCC recognitions from local and international medical communities. Currently, she is the Country Representative of ASPIRE for Cambodia.
Tin-Chiu Li
Tin-Chiu Li
MD (HK), PhD (Sheffield), FRCOG, FRCP (Glasgow)
Immediate Past President of ASPIRE
Honorary Professor of Chinese University of HK & Capital Medical University of Beijing
Head of Reproductive Medicine Department, Union Hospital, HK.
>400 publications in international journals
Tanzeem Chowdhury
Tanzeem Chowdhury
Consultant, Farida clinic and infertility management center, Dhaka
Associate Professor, OBGYN, BIRDEM women and children hospital
International secretary, Fertility Sterility society of Bangladesh
Country representative, ASPIRE, Bangladesh
Company Symposium Speakers
Chris Skedgel
Chris Skedgel
Chris Skedgel is the Director of the Office of Health Economics, London. Chris has over 25 years of applied health economics experience in consulting and academia. His interests centre on the use of health economics to maximise the societal value of scarce healthcare resources, including economic modelling of outcomes and value–for– money. Chris has more than 50 peer–reviewed publications and sits on the editorial board of Pharmacoeconomics. He is an Honorary Research Fellow with the Health Economics Group at the University of East Anglia and has a PhD in Health Economics and Decision Science.
David Humphreys
David Humphreys
David Humphreys is the Global Practice Lead for Health Policy at Economist Impact. David has held multiple roles at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), first as the Americas Director of Custom Research managing a business that delivered projects on public policy and market strategy, and then as the Head of EIU Healthcare in the US. Prior to the EIU, he was a Senior Director at Frost & Sullivan, where he led strategic intelligence projects in industries such as Technology and Healthcare and spearheaded the firm’s expansion in Latin America.
Georg Griesinger
Georg Griesinger
Georg Griesinger is Professor at Luebeck University and chair at the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Luebeck, Germany. He trained at the University of Vienna, where he worked in trophoblast research for his MD thesis, and then did postdoctoral studies at University College London, where he obtained an MSc in prenatal genetics and fetal medicine. His PhD was on ovarian stimulation for IVF using GnRH-antagonists. His research interests include the endocrinology of ovarian stimulation, FET protocols, evidence-based medicine in reproductive health care, epidemiological studies in IVF, and basic aspects of folliculogenesis and cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue. He has been an Associate Editor for Human Reproduction 2008-2012, for Fertility and Sterility 2010-2012, for the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013-2016 and RBMonline 2015-2022. He is currently editor for Reproductive Biomedicine Online and editor in-chief at Gynaekologische Endokrinologie. He is also member of several working groups of the scientific advisory board for the German Medical Association and member of several guideline development groups of the ESHRE. He is past coordinator of the special interest group REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY of the ESHRE and served on the Executive Committee of the ESHRE 2013-2017.
Joop Laven
Joop Laven
Professor Joop S. E. Laven
Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
Professor Joop S.E. Laven is a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (OBGYN). He is a member of ESHRE, ASRM, the Endocrine Society, the Society of Gynaecological Investigation (SGI) and the Royal Dutch College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He is the past president of the Dutch Society of Reproductive Medicine and president elect of the Androgen Excess PCOS society.
Professor Laven has a particular interest in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome and during the last decade, the research has focused on more fundamental effects that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have on quality of life and long-term health risks, as well as on the genetic basis of the disease. More recently he was also involved in Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) exploring the genetic basis of PCOS, premature ovarian insufficiency, menarche and menopause.
He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and several reviews as well as chapters in books, and has delivered over 200 lectures to international scientific audiences. Books to which he has contributed include Endocrinology, De Groot and Jameson, IVF in the complicated patient, Insulin Resistance and PCOS. He is a member of the editorial board of Human Reproduction Update, the Journal of the Endocrine Society and a past associate editor of Human Reproduction.
Jiahong Zhu
Jiahong Zhu
Name：Dr. Jiahong ZHU
Clinic：Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children
Short Bio：
Dr. Jiahong Zhu, a graduate of Chongqing Medical University, has been contributing to the field of reproductive medicine for over ten years at the Chongqing Health Center for Women and Children. Her primary role has been focused on embryo selection, freezing, and thawing. Dr. Zhu is actively involved in researching the utilization of artificial intelligence in reproductive medicine, specifically in embryo selection, aiming to enhance treatment outcomes for patients.
Kathryn Gebhardt
Kathryn Gebhardt
Dr Kathryn Gebhardt (PhD) is the Regional Director of Genetics (Asia Pacific) at Vitrolife Group, a world-leading global provider of medical devices and genetic testing services.
Dr Gebhardt received her PhD from The University of Adelaide and she has over 19 years of experience working in reproductive biology, clinical IVF, and reproductive genetics. She has hands-on experience as a clinical researcher and embryologist and has established in-house programs for preimplantation genetic testing. She is passionate about applying genomics to improve patient outcomes in assisted reproduction.
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Kathryn Gebhardt1,2
1Regional Director of Genetics (Asia Pacific), Vitrolife Sweden AB
2Visiting research Fellow, The University of Adelaide
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Maria Victoria Romualdez-Tan
Maria Victoria Romualdez-Tan
Dr Maria Victoria Romualdez-Tan
Repro Optima Centre for Reproductive Health, Philippines
Maria Victoria Romualdez-Tan MD is a medical graduate of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, obtaining residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and sub-specialization in Reproductive Medicine at the same institution.
Dr Tan is a Medical Director at Repro Optima Center for Reproductive Health, Scientific Director at the Accu-ART Fertility Center, and an Associate Professor at Cebu Doctors University Hospital. She is also working as a Scientific Consultant at Iloilo Fertility (iFER) and as a Medical Consultant at OriGene8 Biomeditech Inc.
Dr Tan is a founding member of Philippine Society for Fertility Preservation (PSFP), former Chair of Philippine Society of Reproductive Medicine (PSRM, 2020–2023), and a current member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) as well as the International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy (ISGE).
Dr Tan also has presented at national and international conferences including ESHRE, ASRM, PSRM, POGS and others. She has published her research in journals such as the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Cell Regeneration.
Michael Costello
Michael Costello
Dr. Michael Costello is a Gynaecologist with subspecialty Board Certification in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI). Michael is Medical Director of Monash IVF, NSW, Australia and a clinical academic with UNSW and the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney. Australia. He is also an editor for the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility Group and has published widely with over 100 scientific journal papers and book chapters. Michael is an author of four Evidence Based Guidelines on PCOS and the ESHRE Guidelines on Unexplained Infertility and an International Expert Meeting Consensus Review Publication on IVF, both of which were published in 2023.
Romerico Torres
Romerico Torres
Dr. Romerico Torres is Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Far Eastern University Institute of Medicine, a Medical Specialist and Section Chief of Section of Reproductive Medicine and Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and a visiting consultant at the Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Infertility. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Philippine Journal of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and reviewer for ASPIRE’s official journal Fertility and Reproduction. Currently, he serves as the 1st Country Representative to ASPIRE. He is the Immediate Past President of the Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine.
