Faculty – COGI – The Multidisciplinary Gynecology Congress

Carlo Alviggi, Italy
Christiani Amorim, Belgium

Christiani Amorim
Christiani obtained her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. In 2007, she transitioned from animal reproduction to human fertility as a postdoctoral fellow at UCLouvain, where she has been developing strategies to restore fertility in cancer patients. Currently, she is a professor at UCLouvain, leading the Research Pole in Reproductive Physiopathology. Her research group focuses on ovarian tissue preservation, photodynamic therapy, cell differentiation, and ovarian tissue engineering. Christiani is also an honorary research associate at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and Chief Scientific Officer at ProFaM (UK). She has held roles as an Adjunct Faculty member at Southern Illinois University (USA), president of the Low Temperature Biology Society, Basic Scientific Officer of ESHRE’s Stem Cell Special Interest Group, and associate editor for Human Reproduction Update.
Elene Asanidze, Georgia

Elene Asanidze
Elene Asanidze, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University “Geomedi” in Tbilisi, Georgia, and serves as the President of the Georgian Association of Reproductive and Sexual Health. She is a practicing Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Pediatric Gynecologist, with expertise in endoscopic surgery at the Center for Reproductive Medicine “Universe.”
Dr. Asanidze is the author of numerous articles and research studies, with a focus on advancing knowledge in reproductive health. Her primary interests encompass endocrine disorders affecting female reproduction, infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), disorders of sexual development, menopausal transition, and hormone replacement therapy.
In addition to her clinical and academic work, Dr. Asanidze leads grants and scholarship initiatives, supporting doctoral and medical students in their academic and professional development. She is widely recognized for her dedication to advancing reproductive health through research, education, and mentorship.

Christopher Barratt, UK

Professor Barratt is Head of Post Graduate Medicine, Head of the Reproductive Medicine Group at the University of Dundee as well as a clinical scientist (Hon) with NHS Tayside. He graduated with an Honours degree in Zoology and then completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (University of Wales, Swansea). His PhD, also in Zoology, was under the supervision of Jack Cohen at the University of Birmingham.
His formative post-doctoral studies and ART experience was gained at the University of Sheffield [with Ian Cooke] where they specialized in natural cycle IVF. From 1997-2005 he was the Scientific Director of the ART Centre at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital.
Professor Barratt has been awarded a number of honors for outstanding contributions to the discipline e.g. Young Andrologist of the Year (American Andrology Society), the Professor Sir Robert Edwards keynote lecture at ESHRE. Professor Barratt is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

He is a regularly invited speaker at national and international scientific conferences/workshops. He was a member of the WHO Male Fertility Semen Analysis Taskforce (for both the 4th and 5th editions) and director of the WHO (2012-2017) Male Fertility Expert Working Group which devised a new system for the diagnosis and treatment of the infertile male.
He was a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for 6 years.
Professor Barratt has recently been appointed to editorial board of WHO for development of new Semen Analysis manual (6th edition).
He has been on the Editorial Board of Human Reproduction, Human Fertility, Biology of Reproduction, Human Reproduction Update, Journal of Andrology and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Human Reproduction (Impact factor 5 year 3.6)
His life’s ambition is to see – live – Wales comprehensively beat the All Blacks.
Research
We are primarily focused on understanding the function of the human spermatozoa and identifying the key factors in the process of sperm egg interation.
Our research uses cutting edge technology combined with selected samples from patients with well-defined pathology. As such the research has a very strong translational focus.
Our primary collaborators in Dundee are the IVF clinic at NHS Tayside, Abertay University’s Dr Sean Brown, Professor Paul Wyatt (Drug Discovery Unit, SLS), and National Phenotypic Screening Centre, SLS
We are funded by NHS Tayside, MRC, Chief Scientists Office (Scotland), Astra Zeneca and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
We regularly contribute to public debates on reproductive issues: e.g. impact of male age.
Alessandro Bartolacci, Italy

Alessandro Bartolacci holds a BSc in Biotechnology and a MMedSci in Reproductive Biotechnologies. He has published several peer-reviewed papers and has served as a reviewer for various scientific journals. With extensive expertise in assisted reproductive technologies, he has held key positions at leading fertility centers. He is currently the IVF Laboratory Supervisor at the Centro Scienze della Natalità, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan.
Zion Ben Rafael, Israel

Prof. Zion Ben Rafael graduated from Tel Aviv University (TAU), Board certified in Ob/Gyn in Israel and USA.
1983;1992: Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, in Israel and USA
1984-1987, NIH Fellow in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Department of Ob/Gyn, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia
2009: Member of world College of Reproduction; Chairmen of Scientific Program, Venice, Italy
Medical Experience
1989: Professor, Tel Aviv University
1991-2007: Chairmen, Department of Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, and Golda Campus
1997: Incumbent of the Tarnesby Chair of Fertility and Fertility Regulation Tel Aviv University
1999-2005, President, Israeli Menopause Association
Currently, IVF unite, Laniado Medical Center
World Congress
Founder and Chairmen, COGI-World Annual Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility 33rd editions
1989: Secretary, 6th world Congress in “In Vitro Fertilization’, Jerusalem
Founder and Chairman of the Mediterranean Sea Congress, Eilat
2006: Co-Founder, World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy)
2006–2007: Founder & Co-Chair, Gender Based Medicine
Scientific Publications
About 450 Scientific Publications; 2 books written 12 books edited
Reviewer and previously editorial board in International Journals including F&S
Founder and editor of a Series of debates entitled “Controversies” in the “J of IVF and Genetics”
Supervisor of MD thesis to numerous doctors
Honorary professor Russia, visiting professor USA China
Advisor to IVF Pograms
Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Italy

Prof. Pierluigi Benedetti Panici is the Director of University Department of Gynecological and Obstetrics Sciences and Urological Sciences Umberto I Hospital, University “Sapienza” of Rome since October 2016 onward.
After the medical degree ‘cum laude’ at University “Sapienza” of Rome in 1975, he was medical assistant at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology of National Cancer Institute (Milan) and at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Catholic University (Rome). He was also Honorary Assistant at Breast Unit Cancer Research Found Guy’s Hospital of London in 1983 and Assistant Professor and Head of the Gynecology Oncology Section from 1986 to 1991 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Catholic University (Rome).
He has a great experience in Gynecologic-Oncologic Surgery and paid particular attention to this research field along time.
He is primary operator of more than 9000 major gynaecological oncology surgical procedures for gynaecological cancer (cervix, endometrium, ovary, vulva, vagina) and of more than 12.000 major gynaecological surgery procedures for benign disease, including major operative laparoscopies, pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, operative hysteroscopies.
Finally, he is author of more than 500 international publications with a H-index Scopus score of 60.
He is member of numerous scientific societies.
Grants
• Poster Award – S.G.O.’s, 26° Annual Meeting, The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, San Francisco, 1995.
• Visiting Professor al Memorial Sloan Kettering Center di New York Barbara Moore Jordan Foundation Conference, 1997.
• Visiting Professor al Comprehensive Cancer Center Um Sylvester, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1999.
• Poster Award – Best Endometriosis Paper – 31th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, 2002.
• “Kurt Semm Award for Excellence in Laparoscopy”, Best Oral Presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, Las Vegas, 2003.
• “Wertheim Award” for outstanding in Gynecologic Oncology, Austrian Society of Gynecologic Oncology. ASGO, Vienna, 2005.
• Resectoscopic versus bipolar electrode excision of endometrial polyps: A randomized Study. 3rd prize Golden hysteroscope award. American Association of Gynecological, Laparoscopists, AAGL, Chicago, 2005.
• Histological analysis of endometrioma: what the surgeon needs to know.1st prize Carlo Romanini Award. American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, AAGL, Chicago, 2005.
• 2nd Place “Kott Award for Best New Minimally Invasive Technique”, 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, Washington, 2007.
Lex Bouter, Netherlands

Lex Bouter is Professor Emeritus of Methodology and Integrity at the Department of Epidemiology and Data Science of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers and the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Humanities of the Vrije Universiteit. He is involved research and teaching on research integrity and open science topics. He was appointed as tenured Professor of Epidemiology in 1992 and served his university as its rector between 2006 and 2013. Professor Bouter has supervised 79 PhD students, of whom to date 17 were appointed as professor. He is the founding chair of the World Conferences on Research Integrity Foundation.
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Mats Brännström, Sweden

Mats Brännström completed his MD in 1985 and a PhD in Physiology in 1988. After residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, he subspecialized in Gynecological Oncology and in recent years also in Reproductive Medicine. His main research interest for the first half of his scientific career was basic ovarian physiology and clinical conditions associated to ovarian disorders. Professor Brännström has published around 150 scientific papers on related topics such as mechanisms of ovulation, PCOS, OHSS and ovarian cancer. During the last two decades, Mats Brännström has continued with ovarian research but has also opened up a research line on uterus transplantation, towards a treatment for absolute uterine factor infertility. Brännström is today regarded as the pioneer of uterus transplantation. In 2002 his group demonstrated for the first time ever live births in a uterus transplantation animal (mouse) model. By a systematic, translational approach, including two rodent species, two large domestic species as well as non-human primates, Brännström and his team was able to optimize uterus transplantation towards human trials. In 2013 Brännström and his team conducted the first clinical trial of uterus transplantation, including nine live donor uterus transplantation procedures. Nine women underwent uterus transplantation and the world´s first live birth after this procedure took place in Sweden in September 2014. Totally nine babies were born from this initial uterus transplantation trial. Subsequent clinical trials have involved introduction of robotic-assisted surgery in uterus transplantation. Today almost 90 uterus transplantation procedures have been performed worldwide and with around 50 babies born. Successful transplants have occurred in more than 10 centres in four continents. The Swedish team have been involved in training and surgery at most of the centres. Brännström was a founding member and the first president of the International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTx) and is now the registry chair of the international ISUTX registry, which collects worldwide data on uterus transplantations and outcomes. Professor Brännström is the author of a round 250 research papers and 150 review articles. His articles have been cited more than 12,000 times.
Mark Brincat, Malta

Mark Brincat
MRCS, LRCP, PhD(Lond), FRCOG, FRCPI
Professor Brincat served as Chairman and Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with the Department of Health on the Maltese Islands from 1991-2018.He is currently Professor at the University of Malta Medical School (O&G) and Hon. Clinical Professor at Queen Mary University London (QMUL), from Nov ’17 to present (Medical Education). He is also an Associate Dean at QMUL, Bart’s Medical School (Malta).Professor Brincat has held several posts and has served on several committees including ISGE, EMAS, IMS and ESHRE. His academic work was mostly in Gynaecological Endocrinology. He has had a special interest in Menopause and his PhD (King’s College, University of London) concerned work on the relationship of the Menopause and HRT on connective tissue, particularly on the skin and bone.He has presented keynote lectures and published extensively on the subject of the menopause in a broad range of subjects. He also founded the first Maltese ART (IVF) Unit and has also had a long-standing interest in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.Prof Brincat continues to lecture both undergraduates and postgraduates and is still actively involved in Menopause and Infertility, recently also picking up an interest in the application of gynaecological laser techniques.
Frank Broekmans, Netherlands

Frank Broekmans (1956), MD, PhD, is a gynaecologist and Professor in Reproductive Endocrinology and Surgery at the University Medical Center Utrecht. Recently, he has started to combine his academic career with clinical work in the Centre for Reproductive Medicine at the Dijklander Ziekenhuis in Purmerend. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the VU Medical Center Amsterdam in 1983, became consultant OBGYN in 1990, completed a Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine at the VU Medical Center Amsterdam in 1993, and received his PhD degree in 1995. In October 2010 he was appointed Professor at the University Medical Center in Utrechtpeer-reviewed scientific papers, contributed 38 book chapters and presented over 161 invited lectures at international meetings.

Ettore Cicinelli, Italy
Giovanni Coticchio, Italy

Giovanni Coticchio holds a PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology and a qualification of full professor. He is Embryoology, Research and Education Manager of IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, IVIRMA ITALIA, Italy. He has published over one hundred and thirty peer-reviewed papers, several book chapters and two books. Since June 2021, he has served as member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)..
Mauro Cozzolino, Italy

Mauro Cozzolino is a Gynecologist physician attending IVIRMA Roma, Italy where he serves as a specialist in Human Reproduction and Assisted Reproductive Techniques.
He obtained his MD degree from Federico II University, School of Medicine in Naples, Italy. He subsequently entered a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence. After completing a Fellowship in Reproductive Medicine at Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI–Madrid), Spain, in 2017, he got his PhD at University Rey Juan Carlos in 2023. He got a Fellowship at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences of Yale School of Medicine from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Cozzolino has been working on the potential mechanisms leading to infertility in women with adenomyosis and the possible effect of adenomyosis in ART. Within this context, Dr. Cozzolino studies determinants of oocyte and embryo health and mechanisms of ovarian aging. In addition, he investigates factors regulating the response to ovarian hyperstimulation during in vitro fertilization in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and poor ovarian response.

Dominique De Ziegler, France

Dominique de Ziegler, MD
Current position (from 2017)
Professor and University Consultant
Foch ART Center
Suresnes, France

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
Lucia De Santis, Italy

Lucia De Santis is a BSc, MSc, PhD and Senior ESHRE Clinical Embryologist. She established and directed until 2010 the IVF Laboratory of San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan. In 2009, the Italian National Health Ministry awarded her a grant on Fertility Preservation. She is lecturer of the University San Raffaele, Padua, Foggia, Rome and Naples and contributed to the manual on EUTCD regulation for Italian IVF laboratories edited by the National Authority (CNT) and the Italian Society of Embryology (SIERR). She is author of many peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and co-editor of a book on Mammalian Oogenesis. She has been for 6 years the Italian ESHRE CNR (Commission of National Representative) and currently part of the Board of Assessors for the ESHRE Centre Certification Programme. She has been Associate Editor of Human Reproduction from 2018 to 2024 and Chair of the Italian Society of Embryology (SIERR) from 2018 to 2022.
Giancarlo Di Renzo, Italy

GIAN CARLO DI RENZO
MD, PhD, FRCOG (hon) FACOG (hon) FICOG (hon)
Prof. Di Renzo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Perugia in Italy. He is Director of both the Reproductive and Perinatal Medicine Center in Perugia and founder of the Permanent International and European School of Perinatal and Reproductive Medicine (PREIS) in Florence. He is full Professor at the Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the I.M. Sechenov First State University of Moscow since 2019. He is coordinating the Women’s Library ( GLOWM ) of FIGO after being General Secretary for two terms (2012-2018) . He holds multiple other positions including Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, based in London, corresponding Editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Editor in Chief of the Chinese Journal (in English language) “Maternal Fetal-Medicine”. He is an Advisory Board Member for the March of Dimes Foundation based in New York. Further, he is a Fellow ad eundem of RCOG and a Honorary Fellow of American ACOG and of Indian ICOG. He is also member of the WHO Strategic Committee on “Maternal and Perinatal health”. Prof. Di Renzo is an Honorary Professor and Doctor Honoris Causa at 16 different Universities throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States. He is an Academic Member of the Romanian and Russian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Di Renzo has received six awards for his work in human reproduction and maternal-infant’s health, scientific research, and teaching. He has organized more than 350 international congresses and courses, some of these are held regularly (Diabetes in Pregnancy: DIP, Birth, World Congress of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, TWINS, etc). His scientific production comprises over 1,300 papers of which more than 400 have been published in peer reviewed international journals and 82 books. He has been an invited speaker in over 1,500 national and international congresses and meetings and in academic courses in over 115 countries.
Jacques Donnez, Belgium

Jacques Donnez is Professor Emeritus and past Chairman of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). He is a Past Head of the Department of Gynecology, at the Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc and the founder of the Infertility Research Unit of the UCL. He has devoted his career to identifying and understanding the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying female infertility, and followed the development of new therapeutic advances to restore or preserve women’s health and fertility. His research activities focus on three main topics: Tubal infertility, Endometriosis, and Ovarian Cryopreservation and Transplantation. He has authored more than 800 publications in this field. He is a founding first president of the World Endometriosis Society, the International Society for Fertility Preservation, the International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy and the European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy. .

Gemma Fabozzi, Italy

Dr. Gemma Fabozzi currently holds the position of Head of B-Woman, Nutrition Department for Reproductive Health, part of the IVIRMA Group.
She graduated in Cellular and Molecular Biology with Cum Laudem at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 2008. Then, she obtained a Master degree in Clinical Embryology from the University of Leeds (UK) in 2011 and a further Master degree in Dietetics and Nutrition in 2018. Currently, she is completing her PhD in Medical-Surgical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Dr. Gemma Fabozzi is an ESHRE-certified Senior Embryologist with over 15 years of experience in embryology and quality/risk management serving as IVF Laboratory Director and Quality Manager. In the last years, her area of research and interest is mainly focused on the study of modifiable factors affecting fertility, particularly nutrition and microbiota.
She is Member of the Directive Board of the Italian Society of Embryology, Reproduction and Research (SIERR), Coordinator of the Specialist Interest Group Nutrition and Reproduction of the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Medicine (SIFES-MR) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza.
Bart Fauser, Netherlands

Bart CJM Fauser, MD, PhD, FRCOG, is a Professor Em. of Reproductive Medicine, Gynecologist, former Head of the Department for Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology and former Chair of the Division of Woman & Baby at the University of Utrecht and the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

He is a Fellow ad Eundum of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), Honorary member of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), scientific director of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS), international member of the US National Academy of Medicine (NAM), member of the Academia Europea, Night in the order of the Netherlands Lion, past member of the board of the Dutch Medical Research Counsel (ZonMW), and past Editor-in-Chief of Reproductive Biomedicine Online (RBMO), and Human Reproduction Update.

He previously held posts as a Fulbright scholar at the University of California, San Diego; visiting professorships at Stanford University School of Medicine (California, USA), Free University of Brussels (Belgium), University of Siena (Italy), University of Southampton (UK), and the University of Adelaide (Australia). He is a past chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) steering committee for infertility guidelines.

His major research interests include the pathophysiology of human ovarian function (especially PCOS, and POI), ovarian stimulation, IVF and women’s health (including contraception, menopause and healthy aging). Professor Fauser published over 500 peer-review articles, and is one of the most cited (Hirsch factor > 130; SCOPUS) authors in reproductive medicine worldwide. He has acted as the editor of multiple textbooks, lectured all around the world and his work has been widely covered in the national and international news media.
Mattheos Fraidakis, Greece

Dr. Fraidakis graduated from “LA SAPIENZA” Medical Faculty of Rome’s University (Italy) in 1983. In 1984, he trained at the B’ Surgery Clinic of Athens General Military Hospital. He undertook his specialty at the Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Royal London Hospital, training in the principles of assisted reproduction, endoscopic surgery and diagnosis/treatment utilising Colposcopy & Laser, supervised by the Head of the Unit, Professor J.G.Grudzinskas, a doctor of world class reputation in the field of assisted reproduction.
In 1990, he completed his specialty training at the Obstetrics-Gynaecology clinic of Athens University (Aretaeon Hospital, Athens) under Clinic Director P.A Zourlas, where he was awarded PhD with Honours of the Medical School of Athens University.
Title of his PhD thesis: “PLASMA AND AMNIOTIC FLUID CONCENTRATIONS OF FIBRONECTIN DURING NORMAL AND POST TERM PREGNANCY”.
Afterwards, Dr Fraidakis joined the medical team at Bridge Fertility Centre, one of the largest centres of assisted reproductive technology in UK, at London Bridge Hospital while, at the same time, he was appointed as clinical fellow and assistant researcher in the Academic Unit of Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Reproduction physiology, directed by Professor J.G.Grudzinskas, at the Royal London Hospital.
In 1992, he also acted as visiting lecturer to the Academic Unit at the Royal London Hospital in Assisted Reproductive Technology and endoscopic surgery.
Since 1992, Dr. Fraidakis is the Clinical and Scientific Director of the IVF Unit, “Crete Fertility Centre” in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, where he has had the privilege of successfully offering quality services in assisted reproduction to the highest clinical and scientific standards while never losing focus of the specific needs of couples who have sought care at Crete Fertility Centre.
Due to the continuous updated innovative technology Crete Fertility Centre uses, there are high success rates in the perrsonalised fertility treatments, based on the needs of each woman or couple. Dr. Fraidakis is regarded very highly in international level, leading many couples from countries all over the world, such as USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, African countries, Turkey etc, to choose Crete Fertility Centre to realize the dream of parenthood.
Dr. Fraidakis is a distinguished member of:
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology(E.S.H.R.E.)
• American Society for Reproduction Medicine (A.S.R.M.)
• European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (E.S.G.E.)
• Greek Society of Fertility & Infertility
• Greek Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy
• Greek Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology
He has published original papers in Greek and International scientific journals. Also he has made personal presentation of others at International and National conferences.
He is regularly an invited speaker and chairman at scientific National and International congresses and seminars, as well as an organizer of conferences that concern infertility ART and prevention of severe complications in IVF.
His clinical activities range from 5000 births of healthy children all over the world, following successful IVF programmes, to successful reproductive surgery operations, hysteroscopic and laparoscopic operations and impregnation of people with special requirements.
His research activity stems from his extensive clinical experience in combination with processing of statistical data of “Crete Fertility Centre” leading to International published results. The intention is to create studies, some of them have been published, while others are going to press and others are at various stages of completion.
Rene Frydman, France

Professor Rene Frydman,
Current Positions and Rank:
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University Paris XIand Head of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of AntoineBeclereHospital, since 1990 – Director of Research Unit on Reproductive Medecine
Awards of Distinction:
Officer of the French Legion d’Honneur
Areas of Special Interest and Accomplishments:My special areas of interest in Gynecology and Obstetrics include infertility and high- risk pregnancy. My work in infertility led the first baby born in France as a result of in vitro fertilization in 1982, after embryo freezing in 1986, after PGD in 2000, after oocyte cryoperservation 2010.
My other area of interest has been biomedical ethics. My work in this realm led to many invitations to debate the moral issues created by the use of the techniques of artificial procreation. I have had an active participation in the preparation on the law on bioethics.
I have actively worked with the Medecins du Monde and Medecins sans Frontieres.

Miguel Gallardo Molina, Portugal

Miguel Gallardo Molina is the Director of the IVF Laboratory at Ginemed Lisboa and the group’s Embryology Scientific Coordinator. Miguel completed his doctoral thesis at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros in Seville on the cryobiology of oocyte vitrification. He has also completed a postgraduate degree in statistics applied to healthcare at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He is a senior embryologist certified by ASEBIR and ESHRE, and a specialist in Embryology and Human Reproduction by the Portuguese Order of Biology. He is Secretary of the Clinical Embryology Section of the Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine and treasurer of the Cryobiology Interest Group of ASEBIR. He is a lecturer in the Master in Human Reproduction at the Universidade Lusófona de Portugal.
Andrea Genazzani, Italy

Andrea R. Genazzani, MD, PhD, HcD, FRCOG, FACOGBorn in Florence in 1942, he attained his M.D. from Siena University in 1966.
He completed his residences in Gynecology and Obstetrics (1969), and in Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders (1971).
– In 1972, he received the PhD in Clinical Biochemistry at Lausanne University.
– Since 1969 Assistant at the University of Siena.
– From 1972 he relocated to the Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the University in Cagliari and from 1973 he was nominated Senior Assistant.
– From 1977 he relocated to the University of Siena as Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
– In 1980 he was awarded as Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and nominated Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cagliari.
– From 1° November 1982 he was nominated Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Modena
– From 1994 until 2012 he become Director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Pisa.
– In 1994 he was awarded with the Honoris Causa Laurea by the University of Wroclaw in Poland,
– in 2005 by the University “Ovidius” of Constanta in Romania,
– in May 2007 by the University of Bucharest in Romania and
– in February 2009 by the University of Athens in Greece
– in October 21st 2011 he was entitled Professor Emeritus of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russian Federation
– in October 2021 he was awarded with the Honoris Causa Laurea by the University of Poznan in Poland
– in September 2024 he was awarded with the Honoris Causa Laurea by the University of Tiblisi in Georgia

Prof. Genazzani Andrea is:
• Founder, Immediate Past President and Executive Director of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE)
• President of the European Society of Gynecology (ESG)
• President of the International Academy of Human Reproduction (IAHR)
• Past President of the International Menopause society (IMS) 1999-2002
• Fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG)
• Honorary Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Foreign Member of the Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique
• Honorary Member of several National Societies of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Endocrinology
• Past Editor-in-Chief of “Gynecological Endocrinology” (1987 – 2019)
• Editor-in-Chief of GREM Gynecological and Reproductive Endocrinology and Metabolism, since 2020, an official open-access Journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE)
• Board’s Editorial Member of EGO European Gynecology & Obstetrics, the official open-access Journal of the European Society of Gynecology (ESG)
• Editor of Frontiers in Gynecological Endocrinology, Springer, since 2014
• Board’s Editorial Member of several European and International Journals
• Author of more than 860 papers in peer reviewed journals and Editor of more than 50 books
• Official BIBLIOGRAPHY of Prof. Genazzani Andrea, on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=genazzani+ar

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Luca Gianaroli, Italy

Dr. Luca Gianaroli is specialist in Reproductive Medicine since the early Eighties. He is the Scientific Director of IIIRM SA in Lugano, Switzerland.

Dr. Gianaroli has always been an active member of several national and international scientific societies in which he has covered and currently covers roles of primary importance.

In 2009-2011, he served as Chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
In 2014 he was appointed as Fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
In 2017, he was one of the founders of the Fondazione PMA.Italia (PMA.Italia Foundation), of which he is currently the Vice-President. From 2016 to 2021 he served as coordinator of the Steering Committee of the ESHRE ART Centre Certification Program.

At present, he is the Director of Global Educational Programs of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS).

With reference to academic activities, throughout his professional career Dr. Gianaroli collaborated with several universities in Italy (Università degli Studi di Teramo, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Università di Bologna) and abroad (Leuven University in Belgium, Monash University in Australia and Geneva University in Switzerland). He has served as Honorary Professor at the School of Biosciences of the University of Kent from 2014. In 2014 he obtained the Italian Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (National Scientific License) as Full Professor, which was renewed in 2020.

Dr. Gianaroli is author of more than 300 papers in international scientific journals and publisher or co-publisher of 9 books. As of the date of this biosketch his H-index is 84 (Google Scholar).
Norbert Gleicher, USA

Dr. Norbert Gleicher, MD, FACOG, FACS, is the Chief Scientist and Medical Director at the Center for Human Reproduction in New York, NY.
Dr. Gleicher grew up in Vienna, Austria, where he initiated his medical studies at Vienna University Medical School. After preclinical years, he switched to Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine in Israel, where he graduated and completed a year of rotating internship. He then moved to New York City for a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a fellowship in reproductive immunology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. As Chief Resident he was awarded the Dr. Solomon Silver Award in Clinical Medicine, given annually to “that younger member of The Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center staff who best exemplifies the ability to apply the advance in research to the practice of clinical medicine.”
Upon graduation, Dr. Gleicher was appointed to the medical school faculty of Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Assistant Professor, in the department as Head of the Division of Reproductive Immunology and given responsibility for all student and resident education in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Two years later he moved to Chicago as Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Immunology/Microbiology at Rush Medical College. He held these positions for 10 years until his resignation in 1990, when he started to concentrate on development of the Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), which he founded in 1981. Since 1990 Dr. Gleicher has held a variety of academic professorial appointments at Chicago Medical School and, after his move back to New York City, at New York University School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine. Since 1999 he is President, Medical Director and Chief Scientist of CHR-New York and President of the not-for-profit Foundation for Reproductive Medicine. He also holds an appointment as Guest Investigator at Rockefeller University and Professor (Adj.) at Medical University Vienna.
Dr. Gleicher has published over 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers, hundreds of abstracts and book chapters in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, relating to medical complications in pregnancy and to the immune system in reproduction. He served as founding Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology (AJRI), and for 30 years as founding editor of the Journal of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer, in 1992 renamed Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (JARG), now an official organ of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). He in addition served and is serving as editor and/or editorial board member on many other medical journals and edited several major textbooks. In 1991, he was awarded Austria’s highest scientific and cultural award, the Austrian Honor Cross for Science and Art for his scientific achievements. In 2009, Dr. Gleicher was invited to give the prestigious bi-annual Patrick Steptoe Memorial Lecture to the British Fertility Society, in recognition of his contributions to advancements in the in vitro fertilization field.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and of the American College of Surgeons, and, in addition to many other societies and professional organizations, a member of the ASRM and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE).
Alessandra Graziottin, Italy

Alessandra Graziottin, MD
Alessandra Graziottin is specialized in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and in Oncology and a certified Therapist in Sexual Medicine.
She is Director of the Centre of Gynaecology and Medical Sexology at the H. San Raffaele Resnati in Milano, Italy.
She is Founder and Chair of the Alessandra Graziottin Foundation for the cure and care of pain in women NPO (since 2008).
She is currently:
– professor on contract at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of University of Verona;
– faculty member at the International School of Surgical Anatomy (ISSA) in Negrar di Valpolicella (Verona);
– lecturer on “Gynecological endocrinology, menopause and female sexuality” at the Specialty School of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of the University Federico II of Napoli.
In September 2022 she chaired the Atelier 15 on “Endometriosis and comorbid pain: impact on women’s and couple’s sexuality” at the Endometriosis Consensus Strasbourg 2022.
Since 2019 she has been collaborator for the Higher Education in the Medical Area and professor at the First Level University Master in Clinical Sexology at Milan Bicocca University. Since 2017 she has been member of the Core Faculty of the European School of Oncology (ESO) and, since 2011, member of the International Organizing Committee (IOC) of Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI).
In June 2004 she has been awarded the Honorary Membership by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and, in 2018, the “National Health Prize” for Medicine in Italy.
Professor Graziottin has published 27 scientific books and proceedings, over then 90 chapters of scientific books and more than 130 peer-reviewed papers. She has given more than 1800 lectures (including 110 state of the art lectures) at international and national meetings and CME courses.
In the course of her activity she has been president or member of the board of 21 scientific societies.
Passionate about health and quality of life of women and couples in the clinical, didactic and educational fields, she is frequently guest of web, television and radio on the topics of gynecology, chronic pain and sexual medicine. She is currently regular columnist of the monthly magazine “Benessere”, the weekly “Oggi”, and the newspapers “Il Gazzettino” and “Il Mattino”.
Michaël Grynberg, France

Michaël Grynberg is an internationally known, board-certified, specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Andrology. He is Professor and Director of the Department of Reproductive Medicine & Fertility Preservation in Antoine Béclère University hospital. He has been founding member of the French Society of Fertility Preservation and is currently the president elect. He is also Co-ordinator of the ESHRE SIG Fertility Preservation and the Head of the Fertility Section of the French College of Obstetrician Gynecologists. He has authored 3 books, 385 scientific papers (65 book chapters, 178 peer-reviewed publications and 156 abstracts). Among his many contributions to the field: a) He pioneered the technique of in vitro maturation of oocytes (IVM) for women with ovarian resistance to FSH; b) Reported the role of ZO-1 in trophoblastic cells differentiation in human placenta; c) Described the Follicular Output RaTe (FORT) as a mean to assess follicular responsiveness to exogenous FSH; d) Reported differential regulation of ovarian anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) by Estradiol through α- and β- Estrogen receptors; e) Investigated the role of AMH for preventing primordial ovarian follicle loss and fertility alteration following cyclophosphamide administration. His main research interests include: Improving the efficiency of ART, ovarian aging, fertility preservation strategies for cancer and non-medical conditions.

Fabbrizio Horta, Australia

Fabrizzio Horta

With vast experience in the field of reproductive medicine, Dr Fabrizzio Horta is a medical reproductive scientist who combines clinical and academic expertise with innovation and entrepreneurship in the IVF field. He holds a PhD in translational research in assisted reproductive technologies from Monash University, where he also completed his master of clinical embryology. Additionally, he has been extensively trained in human reproduction and reproductive biology, including a fellowship in molecular and clinical andrology as well as studies in reproductive genetics and biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship.

He currently conducts research on infertility, biomarkers and non-invasive methods of gamete and embryo quality, artificial intelligence, reproductive genetics, and technology innovation in assisted reproductive technologies at the Fertility & Research Centre, UNSW and lectures for the master of reproductive medicine and medicine at UNSW. He is Scientific Supervisor of Research & Development at City Fertility and he also serves as a scientific advisor for 23Strands, a company that offers personalized solutions for reproductive health based on genomic data.

Dr Horta is passionate about advancing the field of reproductive medicine and improving the outcomes and experiences of patients and clinicians. His vision is to create a world where infertility is no longer a barrier to start a family.

Asma Khalil, UK

Asma Khalil is a Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at St George’s Hospital, University of London. She is the Obstetric Lead of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). She gained her MD(Res) at the University of London in 2008. She also has a Masters degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and an MRC scholarship. She is a subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Since 2008, she has maintained busy clinical (Obstetrics, Fetomaternal Medicine), research and teaching roles. Asma is the Lead for the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy service at St George’s Hospital. She also leads the Reproductive Health Research Group at St George’s Hospital.She has published more than 350 peer reviewed papers, and many published review articles and chapters. She was awarded many research prizes, both at national and international meetings. Her research interests include twin pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and infections in pregnancy.She is passionate about innovation. She is the inventor of the HAMPTON, which is an award-winning digital innovation which enables pregnant women to monitor their blood pressure safely at home. She is a National Innovation Accelerator (NIA) Fellow.She is committed to the implementation of clinical guidelines in practice and believes that they could reduce inequalities in care across the NHS. She had a three year Fellowship with NICE and has been a member of the NICE Clinical Standards and Expert Advisor to the NICE Centre for Clinical guidelines.

She is an Editor for the Ultrasound on obstetrics and Gynecology Journal. She is an International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) Trustee and is an Ambassador to North Africa and the Middle East. She works closely with the Twins trust Charity and together has set up the world-first Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence at St George’s Hospital.
Stratis Kolibianakis, Greece

Joop Laven, Netherlands

Professor Joop S.E. Laven
Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam The Netherlands.Professor Joop S.E. Laven is professor and head of the division Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility of Erasmus University Medical Center. He was initially trained and board certified in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in 2000 he became a subspecialist Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
For many years he has a particular interest in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome covering the full spectrum of the syndrome during a woman’s lifespan and it’s on menstrual cycle, fertility, body weight and health. During the last decade the research focussed on long-term health risks as well as the genetic basis of the disease.
Clinical work focuses on women’s health in particular reproductive endocrinology and menopause as well as on infertility treatment and ART and pregnancy outcome in infertile couples especially women with PCOS.
He is the current president of the Androgen Excess and PCOS society and is a honorary fellow of the Indian PCOS society. He is a visiting professor at the Universities of Shandong, Shandong, China and the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. He is also a member of the international guideline groups for PCOS, POI and unexplained infertility within the Center of Research Excellence (WHIRL) Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
He has published over 400 peer-reviewed papers and several reviews as well as chapters in books, and has delivered over 400 lectures to international scientific audiences.

Rossella Mazzilli, Italy

Rossella Mazzilli
Dr. Rossella Mazzilli graduated with honors from “Sapienza” University of Rome. At the same institution, she obtained the title of Specialist in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, and a PhD in Endocrinological and Andrological Sciences with the highest distinction. She also completed an advanced course in Reproductive Biotechnology at the University of Padua. Currently, she holds a Research Fellowship in Endocrinology at “Sapienza” University at the A.O.U. Sant’Andrea hospital
in Rome and she works as Andrologist and Enocrinologist at Genera Center for Reproductive Medicine in Rome.
Throughout her career, Dr. Mazzilli has gained extensive clinical and research experience in prestigious institutions, primarily focusing on Andrology and Reproductive Medicine. She is the author of numerous scientific publications in international journals. She has participated in various research projects and has been a speaker at several national conferences. Furthermore, she is actively involved in scientific associations, such as SIAMS and SIE, and holds editorial roles in international scientific journals.
Micheline Misrahi, France

Micheline Misrahi
Professor Micheline Misrahi is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Medicine in France.
She cloned the human progesterone receptor for the first time and established the first structure of the LH receptor deduced from cloned cDNA.
Her main area of research has focused on the molecular mechanisms of action of Progesterone, LH, FSH and TSH receptors and their involvement in human diseases.
She discovered genetic causes of infertility.
She has been a leader in the field of genetics of infertility and created the first genetics laboratory using high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the genes involved in female and/or male infertility in France. This Laboratory has become the National Reference Laboratory for the Genetics of Infertility in France (2021).
She created the first Doctoral School in Endocrinology and Reproduction in France and is Director of the National University Diploma in Genetics and Reproduction. She was Director of a Research Unit at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research-INSERM: Receptors, Signaling and Reproductive and Thyroid Pathophysiology. She has 10,500 citations and has an H index of 53. She was a member of the INSERM Scientific Council. She is a member of the Advisory Board of EMBO Mol Med and was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. She is member of the ESHRE POI guidelines group. She is also involved in attracting young women to science.
She is a member of the Academia Europaea and the European Academy of Sciences.

Rossella Nappi, Italy

Rossella E. Nappi – Born in Naples (Italy) – 1965

Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of the Research Center for Reproductive Medicine and Gynecological Endocrinology-Menopause Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia (Italy)
MD, PhD
Gynecologist, Endocrinologist, Sexologist
Dr Nappi’s major interests are in the field of psychoneuroendocrinology of female reproductive and post-reproductive life with a special focus on women’s sexual health. She has published around 400 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and international books with around 23000 citations (HF Google Scholar 83).
She is a well-known speaker on women’s health from adolescence to menopause. She has been very active in many international meetings and research projects in the field of contraception, menopause and female sexual dysfunction.
She is past president of the International Society for the Study of Women Sexual Health (ISSWSH). At present, she is permanent member of the advisory board of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE) and of the International Academy of Human Reproduction (IAHR) and President Elect of the International Menopause Society (IMS).

Johannes Ott, Austria

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Johannes Ott , born in September 1980 in Vienna, Austria, currently is the deputy head of the Clinical Division of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles with a main focus on polycystic ovary syndrome, fertility surgery, recurrent miscarriage, artificial reproduction, thyroid function and autoimmune thyroiditis.

Santiago Palacios, Spain

Santiago Palacios, MD, PhD
Santiago Palacios is the Director of the Palacios Clinic for Women’s Health, in Madrid, Spain, and is also:
– Director of the Chair of Climacteric and Menopause of the HM Foundation,
– Scientific Director of the Foundation of the Illustrious College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM),
– President of the Private Assistance Section of the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SEGO),
– President of the Spanish Foundation for Women and Health (FEMYS),
– President of the Hispanic Foundation for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases (FHOEMO),
– Professor of Universities and Head of Masters at the Distance University of Madrid (UDIMA)
– Professor of Universities and Head of Masters at the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP).
-In addition, he has received two recognitions of Doctor Honoris Causa.
He is also former President and Honorary Member of the Spanish Association for the Study of Menopause (AEEM), former President of the Council of Affiliated Menopause Societies (CAMS), of the International Menopause Society (IMS) and of the Ibero-American Society of Osteology and mineral metabolism.
Education: Dr. Palacios obtained a Bachelor of Medicine, completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and obtained his Doctorate “Cum Laude” from the Complutense University of Madrid.
Research and special interests: Dr. Palacios has extensive experience as a principal investigator, having participated in more than 100 clinical trials. His most important research areas are menopause, contraception, osteoporosis and female sexual dysfunction.
In 1989, Dr. Palacios founded the first Spanish unit dedicated to the promotion of menopause information in the Fundación Jiménez Díaz.
Publications and conferences: Dr. Palacios has contributed to more than 400 books and magazine articles, national and international, on women’s health. He is the editor-in-chief and member of the Editorial Board of several indexed journals related to menopause and gynecology.
He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and has participated in more than 1,000 national and international presentations.
Stefano Palomba, Italy

Stefano Palomba is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) and Chief of the Unit of Obstetrics & Gynecology of the Grande Ospedale Metropolitano of Reggio Calabria (Italy) His main field of interest is reproductive medicine and surgery. He is Editor-in-Chief of Current Drug Therapy, Section Editor of Reproductive BioMedicine Online, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Ovarian Research. His total citation index is >12,000 with an H index >60.
Nick Panay, UK

Professor Nick Panay BSc MBBS FRCOG MFSRH
Consultant Gynecologist, Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust,
Professor of Practice, Imperial College London,
Guest Professor, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University.

Summary CV
As director of the Menopause & PMS Centre at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital & Imperial College London, Nick leads a busy clinical and research team which publishes widely, presents at scientific meetings and trains health professionals at all levels. He and his team of research fellows and nurses run an active research programme consisting of translational, clinical and pharmaceutically sponsored research in menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency, premenstrual syndrome, androgens and contraception.

Nick has authored more than 200 peer reviewed publications with more than 10000 citations to date and has a Google Scholar h index of 49. He presents at numerous national and international conferences, as an invited keynote and plenary speaker.

Through his work with several societies, councils and women’s groups he campaigns actively for women’s health issues both nationally and internationally. His affiliations include:

President, International Menopause Society,
Past Chairman, British Menopause Society (BMS),
Medical Advisory Council Member, BMS,
Chairman, National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes,
Clinical Advisory Board Member, International Association for Premenstrual Disorders,
Patron, Daisy Network,
Past Honorary Director of Conferences, Past Council Member, RCOG,
Past President, Current Council Member, Royal Society of Medicine (O & G Division).
Enrico Papaleo, Italy

Enrico Papaleo
Born in 1974, Enrico Papaleo graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milan, Italy in 1999, and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, in 2005.
Actually he is chief of Reproductive Unit, Ob-Gyn Department of University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan.
Current interests focus on ovulation induction in infertile patients, PCOS, endometriosis and IVF-ET and identification of novel prognostic marker in ART.
Since 2003 he is member of ESHRE.
Speaker or Chairman of more than one-hundred national and international meetings
He is author of more than 75 peer-review publications.
Milan Perovic, Serbia

Ass. Prof. Milan Perovic is consultant in Ob&Gyn, reproductive medicine specialist in Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics “Narodni front”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. He received various awards, the most representative in 2019: Award for the top reviewer in the field of Clinical Medicine, by Web of Science Group and Clarivate Analytics. He is Editorial board member of Medicine (launched in 1921, Publisher: Lippincott Wolters Kluwer), Depression and Anxiety (launched in 1993, Publisher: Wiley), Frontiers in Endocrinology and Frontiers in Oncology (launched in 2007, Publisher: Frontiers Media SA.). He published scientific papers in the high-ranking journals and he is reviewer for reputable journals such as Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Perinatology, Journal of Diabetes Investigation etc.). He was Vice-president of Mediterranean Society for Diabetes and Hypertension in Pregnancy. He successfully participated in numerous multicenter clinical studies published in reputable journals: Lancet Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, British Journal of Surgery. He is a member (by invitation) of Chinese Academy of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He was invited speaker and International Honorary, Advisory and Organizing committee Board member of the International Symposiums in Berlin, Barcelona, Colombo, Florence, Mumbai, Paris, St. Petersburg, Budapest, Addis Ababa, Prague, Lisbon, Athens, Bucharest etc.
Anja Pinborg, Denmark

Professor Anja Pinborg is an MD, specialist in obstetrics/gynecology and expert in clinical reproductive medicine and was appointed professor at University of Copenhagen in 2013. Since 2018 she has been professor and medical director at the Fertility Clinc at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital. She has published more than 300 original papers and authored nine book-chapters and has an H-index of 68. She is past member of ESHRE EXCO (2017-2021) and of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2015-2021) and former president for Nordic Fertility Society (2011-2015). She is current deputy editor of Human Reproduction Open as is the former AE of Human Reproduction Update and RBMOnline. Her main research focus areas are quality and safety in ART including maternal and child health.
Paul Pirtea, France

Paul Pirtea
Specialist doctor certified in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine since April 2013.

Since 2017 I have been working as a Senior Doctor med. and clinical director in the department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Reproduction Medicine at the FOCH Hospital, Suresnes, France – service run by Professor J.M AYOUBI.

Fellowship in 2018 under the supervision of Dr R. SCOTT in IVF center of IVIRMA of New Jersey, U.S.A.

Between 2015 and 2017 I have worked as a Senior Doctor med. in the department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Reproduction Medicine at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland – service run by Professor P. PETIGNAT.

Between 2013 and 2015 I worked as a Doctor med. in the department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Reproduction Medicine of the Cochin Hospital in Paris, France – service run by Professor C. CHAPRON and Professor D. DE ZIEGLER.

Since 2013 I have been on the official register of the French Medical Board (l’Ordre des Médecins de la Ville de Paris) under the reference number 81254.

Associate Editor at JARG (Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics) Journal
Interactive Associate at Fertility and Sterility Journal
Editor Board at Frontiers Journal

Laura Rienzi, Italy

Laura Rienzi
Adjunct Professor of Biotechnology in Assisted Reproduction, University of Urbino, Italy
Director of the Scientific Executive Committee of GeneraLife and co-founder of Genera
Senior Clinical Embryologist
With 30 years’ experience in human assisted reproduction technologies, pre-implantation genetic testing and cryopreservation of human oocytes, sperm and embryos, Laura Rienzi is the Director of the Scientific Executive Committee of the GeneraLife network of IVF clinics in Europe.
Laura obtained her degree in Biology magna cum laude at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, a Master degree and a course specialization in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Padua. Since 2016, she is Adjunct Professor of Biotechnology in Assisted Reproduction at the Faculty of Biology, University of Urbino, Italy. She has authored >200 articles (Scopus Index 52), reviews and book chapters, she has also been invited to speak in more than 300 national and international scientific meetings and has won several awards regarding fertility investigation and innovation.
In 2008 she founded together with Dr. Filippo Maria Ubaldi the Genera IVF centers, with 4 different locations in Italy, where she is Laboratory Director. In 2020, she was actively involved in the creation of GeneraLife, a network of >30 clinics in 5 different countries in Europe: the name GeneraLife was inspired by the group she founded 12 years before.

Tommaso Simoncini, Italy

Prof. Tommaso Simoncini

Tommaso Simoncini is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine of the University of Pisa and Head of the OB/GYN Division. TS has published over 380 original papers on high-impact scientific Journal, with a global IF of over 1000 and an H index of 54. TS’s publications have been cited more than 14.000 times. TS is President of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE), Past President of the European Menopause and Andropause Society, and Executive Secretary of the European Society of Gynecology. TS is board member and past Executive Secretary of the International Menopause Society, a board member of the European Menopause and Andropause Society and a Fellow ad eundem of the International Academy of Human Reproduction. TS is Associate Editor of Maturitas, Gynecological Endocrinology and European Gynecology and Obstetrics.
TS’s work has been recognized with various scientific honors, including the “Merck Senior Fellow” award by the Endocrine Society (2005), the “Robert B. Greenblatt Award” by the International Menopause Society (2005), the “New Investigator Award” by the North American Menopause Society (2007), the Alice and Albert Netter Award by the European Society of Gynecology (2007), the International Award “Arnaldo Bruno” for Gynecology by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and presented by the President of the Italian Republic. Recently, TS has been elected as a foreign member of the Académie Royale de Médicine de Belgique.
Edgardo Somigliana, Italy

Edgardo Somigliana graduated in Medicine in 1994 and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999. In 2006, he completed a PhD in Prenatal Medicine. He is currently the head of the ART Unit and of the Obstet-Gynecol emergency Department of the Policlinico Hospital in Milan, Italy. He is also full Professor at the Università degli Studi of Milan, Italy. He is editor-in-Chief of Human Reproduction Open. His major scientific interests are infertility and endometriosis. He is author or co-author of more than 450 articles in international journals and has an h-index of 75 (Scopus).
Signe Sørensen Torekov, Denmark
Vincenzo Stanghellini, Italy

Vincenzo Stanghellini, MD
Prof. Vincenzo Stanghellini is currently Professor of Medicine at the University of Bologna, where he is leading a successful group of investigators of international reputation.
He is the author of almost 400 scientific publications on peer review journals with almost 40.000 citations (H-Index = 91). He is the winner of The Master Award for Sustained Achievement in Digestive Sciences of the American Gastroenterological Association in 2009 and of the Life Time Achievement Award della European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) (2019). His main research interests are represented by the pathophysiology of functional disorders of the GI tract (with specific emphasis on GI motility and gastric secretion), as well as diagnosis and treatment of functional digestive syndromes.

Basil Tarlatzis, Greece

Prof. Basil Tarlatzis
Professor of Obstetrics – Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine
Professor and Chairman 1st Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Vice President of the Council of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Past Dean, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Past Deputy Chairman of the National Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction
Past Chairman of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Past President of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS)
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dutch-speaking Brussels Free University (AZ-VUB)
International Award in Gynecology (Premio Internazionale per la Ginecologia) “Arnaldo Bruno”, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy.
“ASRM Service Award” American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
“Fellow ad Eundem” Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (RCOG)
Award “G. Kotzias”, Hellenic Society of Physiology
Editorial Board Member of 14 International and 7 National Scientific Journals
Editor / Co-Editor in 5 Scientific Books
Member of 18 International and 24 National Scientific Societies
Participation in more than 600 Congresses International and National
165 Abstracts in International Congresses and 100 in National Congresses
307 Publications in International peer-reviewed Scientific Journals and 85 in National Journals
H-index 54 Citations 13022 (Scopus 2016)

Alberto Vaiarelli, Italy

Alberto Vaiarelli is a gynaecologist fertility specialist. He is Medical Scientific Coordinator Genera Rome – IVIRMA Global Research Alliance. During his training he completed a clinical observership at Yale University and was clinical fellow at CRG of UZ in Brussels. He obtained a Ph.D. and Post-doctor Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology at University of Messina. He obtained two Master in Reproductive Medicine, Andrology and Assisted Reproductive Technology.
He is author and co-authors of more than 100 original research papers and reviews published on peer-reviewed journals (indexed in Pubmed with more than 3.700 citations and an h-index of 35 is ISI web of Science) and authored many chapter on national and international textbooks.
In 2018 he achieved the national certification as Associate Professor and in 2021 as Full Professor
in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He is internationally recognised for his expertise in Reproductive Medicine as evidenced by invitation to speak at national and international scientific meeting (more than 100). His scientific work is primarily focused on the management of poor prognosis patients and on the improvement of efficacy and efficiency in IVF
Rita Vassena, Spain

Dr. Vassena
Dr. Vassena is the co-founder and director of Fecundis, a company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for infertility. Before this position, Dr.Vassena was the global Scientific Director of the Eugin Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of reproduction with more than 120 publications in peer reviewed international journals and book chapters. Dr.Vassena was Co-director of the international Master in Human Assisted Reproductive Technology from the University Pompeu Fabra. Dr.Vassena is also a former member of the Executive Committee of ESHRE (European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology), the largest international scientific society dedicated to human reproduction and embryology. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Spanish Fertility Society and is an advisor to several companies in the fertility space.
Paolo Vercillini, Italy

Paolo Vercellini, M.D.
Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi, Milano, Italy
Head, Gynaecology Division, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
Prof. Vercellini is a gynaecologist specializing in the management of endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, chronic pelvic pain, and menorrhagia. His research interests include the investigation of some pathogenic aspects of these diseases and the assessment of medical and surgical treatments.
He joined the “Luigi Mangiagalli” Institute in 1977 as a medical student and received his MD from the Università degli Studi, Milano in 1981.
Vercellini completed his residency in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Università degli Studi, Milano in 1985 and initiated the activity of the Mangiagalli Endometriosis Centre, now a referral service for women with severe disease forms.
In 2002 Vercellini was appointed associate professor at the Università degli Studi, Milano. He was later appointed full professor at the same university. He was elected a member of the executive committee of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) for the term 1995-1999. He has been President of the World Endometriosis Society from 2011 to 2014.
From 2015 to 2019 he served as associate editor for Human Reproduction Update, from 2019 to 2023 for Human Reproduction and, since then, for Human Reproduction Open. He also serves in the Editorial Boards of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Journal of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders, and Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders.
He is the author or co-author of 450 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and has an h-index of 79 according to Web of Science, and 90 according to Scopus.
PV receives royalties from Wolters Kluwer for chapters on endometriosis management in the clinical decision support resource UpToDate.
Amerigo Vitagliano, Italy
Zdenko Vizintin, Slovenia

Zdenko Vizintin has been working in laser technology for more than 45 years, having graduated from the Ljubljana Faculty of Electronics as an Electronics Engineer. Throughout his professional career he has been deeply involved in R&D and production of various laser systems for different industries. In his current position in Fotona as Medical Laser Program Director responsible for the Applications Development, and as Researcher and Expert Lecturer for Laser and Health Academy (LA&HA) Zdenko Vizintin is actively involved in new medical laser application development and validation through many clinical studies. He is the author and co-author of numerous laser engineering papers, as well as studies in the applications of laser in medicine. In last ten years Zdenko is deeply involved in development of novel minimally invasive laser therapies in gynecology.

Jessica Ybanez-Morano, USA

Professor Jessica Ybanez-Morano, MD, MPH, FACOG, CPE

Dr. Jessica Ybanez-Morano is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. She practices at the West Virginia University Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital. She is the Medical Director for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She specializes in reduced site gynecologic laparoscopic techniques and vaginal re-enhancement. She is focused with single-site laparoscopic surgery for gynecology procedures. Dr. Ybanez-Morano continues to practice high-risk Obstetrics. Recently, she serves as Immediate Past President for SLS (The Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons) in 2021.

Dr. Ybanez-Morano is doubly boarded with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Physician Executives (aka the American Association of Physician Leaders.) She maintains numerous academic positions. She received adjunct faculty appointments with the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, West Liberty University and West Virginia University School of Medicine.

She graduated with a combined degree. She received her MD/MPH from West Virginia University and the Johns Hopkins University. She is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. She is a Certified Physician Executive and a Diplomate with the American College of Physician Executives (also known as American Association of Physician Leaders. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (JSLS.)

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Yariv Yogev, Israel

Prof. Yariv Yogev graduated medical school in The Technion University, Haifa, Israel and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Helen Schneider Hospital, Rabin Medical Center. He completed his clinical and research fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Columbia University and St. Lukes-Roosvelt Hospital in New York. Currently, he is full professor at Tel Aviv University and the Chairman of Lis Hospital for Women in Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center which is a tertiary University affiliated Hospital with approximately 12,000 deliveries a year. Prof. Yogev is the past President of the Israel Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine, the past moderator of the diabetes in pregnancy program in the American Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and board member in the Israel residency board exams. He contributed more than 240 peer-reviewed articles, editor of 2 books and wrote many chapters in books, and his main in interest in research are pregnancy complication, especially diabetes and preterm labor.

The 33^rd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics,
Gynecology & Infertility (COGI)
November 27-29, 2025 | Rome, Italy

November 27-29, 2025 | Rome, Italy