Donnez, Jacques

Endometriosis related infertility: the need for a conservative surgery
Brussels, Belgium
Saint-Luc University Clinics - Dept of Gynecology
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 8:30
Plenary II

Preserving Fertility in Cancer Patients and Follicle Ovarian Reserve
Brussels, Belgium
Saint-Luc University Clinics - Dept of Gynecology
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 14:00
Concurrent Symposium Fertility Preservation

Professor Jacques Donnez studied medicine and completed his internship in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL). He started his scientific research activities in the Research Laboratory of Physiology of Human Reproduction under the supervision of Professor Jacques Ferin. Since then, Professor Donnez has devoted his career to identifying and understanding the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying female infertility and the development of new therapeutic options to restore or preserve women's health and fertility.

Professor Donnez completed his PhD in 1984 and became Head of the Department of Gynaecology at the Université Catholique de Louvain in 1986. Professor Donnez founded the Infertility Research Unit of the UCL and has focused his research activities on tubal infertility, endometriosis and, more recently, ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation.
He has made a major contribution to these fields by examining and interpreting clinical data in the light of cellular and molecular observations and developing original experimental models and innovative microsurgical approaches.

Professor Donnez has also been instrumental in spreading and sharing knowledge in reproductive medicine by promoting PhD theses, organizing international meetings to bring together clinicians and scientists, writing and regularly updating books and publishing over 600 original articles in peer-review journals. Each year, he organises an international congress on Gynaecological Endoscopy and Laparoscopy, uniting hundreds of practioners and specialists from all over the world. The third Biennial World Congress on Endometriosis, (Brussels, June 1992) and the first World Congress on Ovarian Cryopreservation and Ovarian Transplantation (Brussels, June 2003) were organised by Professor Donnez.