Faculty

G. M. Colpi
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G.-M. Pinggera
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S. Cayan
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C. Wyns
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O. Sefrioui
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N. Louanjli
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A. Bensouda
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I. Ziouziou
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I. Maldonado
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C. Konstantinidis
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A. Ryzhkov
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A. Rambhatla
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R. Shah
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A. Agarwal
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G. M. Colpi
Scientific Director, and Head of Andrology Service in the IVF Center, ProCrea Swiss Fertility Center, Lugano (Switzerland).
Full Academician of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA).
Senior Advisor of the Global Andrology Forum
Specialist in Urology, in Andrology and in Endocrinology.
Former Head of the Andrology and IVF Department, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano / Milan (Italy) and the Andro-Urology and IVF Department, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan (Italy).
Member of the Committee for the Guidelines on OligoAsthenoTeratozoospermia of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA).
Former Member of the Health Care Office for the Guidelines on Male Infertility of the European Association of Urology (EAU) (2000-2008).
Former Visiting Professor in the Universities of Milan (1989-1992), Pavia (1994-2000) and L'Aquila (2002-2007)
Editor of 3 International and 10 Italian Books on Andrology and Assisted Reproduction.
Author of 173 Papers in International or non-Italian Journals or International Scientific Books (144 indexed on PubMed), and more than 200 Papers in Italian Journals or Books.
Author of about 184 Invited Lectures or Oral Presentations at International Congresses and more than 310 Invited Lectures or Oral Presentations at Italian Congresses.
Organizer or Co-Organizer of more than 45 Scientific Congresses, 11 of them International.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1431-1777
Full Academician of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA).
Senior Advisor of the Global Andrology Forum
Specialist in Urology, in Andrology and in Endocrinology.
Former Head of the Andrology and IVF Department, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano / Milan (Italy) and the Andro-Urology and IVF Department, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan (Italy).
Member of the Committee for the Guidelines on OligoAsthenoTeratozoospermia of the European Academy of Andrology (EAA).
Former Member of the Health Care Office for the Guidelines on Male Infertility of the European Association of Urology (EAU) (2000-2008).
Former Visiting Professor in the Universities of Milan (1989-1992), Pavia (1994-2000) and L'Aquila (2002-2007)
Editor of 3 International and 10 Italian Books on Andrology and Assisted Reproduction.
Author of 173 Papers in International or non-Italian Journals or International Scientific Books (144 indexed on PubMed), and more than 200 Papers in Italian Journals or Books.
Author of about 184 Invited Lectures or Oral Presentations at International Congresses and more than 310 Invited Lectures or Oral Presentations at Italian Congresses.
Organizer or Co-Organizer of more than 45 Scientific Congresses, 11 of them International.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1431-1777

G.-M. Pinggera
Staff member at the Department of Urology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Senior Advisor of the Global Andrology Forum, and Senior GAF Management Member. Academician of the European Academy of Andrology.
Scientific interests: reconstructive genital surgery, infertility pathophysiology, men's health.
Editorial Board Member of Frontiers of Endocrinology; Associate Editor of Reproduction, Journal of Clinical Medicine (Reproductive Medicine and Andrology Section), Arab Journal of Urology.
President of the Austrian Working Group of Male Sexual Dysfunction and Andrology (part of the ÖGU); Board Member of the Austrian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-2494
Senior Advisor of the Global Andrology Forum, and Senior GAF Management Member. Academician of the European Academy of Andrology.
Scientific interests: reconstructive genital surgery, infertility pathophysiology, men's health.
Editorial Board Member of Frontiers of Endocrinology; Associate Editor of Reproduction, Journal of Clinical Medicine (Reproductive Medicine and Andrology Section), Arab Journal of Urology.
President of the Austrian Working Group of Male Sexual Dysfunction and Andrology (part of the ÖGU); Board Member of the Austrian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-2494

S. Cayan
Head of the Andrology Division in the Department of Urology at Mersin University, Turkey.
A former President of the Turkish Society of Andrology (2012–2015)
A former Secretary General of the Turkish Urological Association (2016-2018)
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Turkish Society of Andrology
A former chair of the Strategic Committee of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) (2015-2019).
Scientific interests: varicoceles, azoospermia, microsurgical TESE, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, and fertility preservation.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-2208
A former President of the Turkish Society of Andrology (2012–2015)
A former Secretary General of the Turkish Urological Association (2016-2018)
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Turkish Society of Andrology
A former chair of the Strategic Committee of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) (2015-2019).
Scientific interests: varicoceles, azoospermia, microsurgical TESE, erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism, and fertility preservation.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-2208

C. Wyns
Head of IVF and Andrology in the Department of Gynecology and Andrology, Director of the Reproductive Tissue and Cell Bank at Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, and Head of the research lab in Andrology with special focus on fertility preservation for prepubertal boys.
Past-Chair and current advisor of the European IVF monitoring (EIM) steering committee-ESHRE
Member of the core management of the GAF
Over 150 articles in medical journals and medical books.
Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, and Head of the research lab in Andrology with special focus on fertility preservation for prepubertal boys.
Past-Chair and current advisor of the European IVF monitoring (EIM) steering committee-ESHRE
Member of the core management of the GAF
Over 150 articles in medical journals and medical books.

O. Sefrioui
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Former head of the gynecological and obstetrical emergency service at CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca.
Chairman of the executive committee and founder of the SMMR
Past chairman of the Mediterranean society of reproductive medicine
Board member of isivf and iffs.
Former head of the gynecological and obstetrical emergency service at CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca.
Chairman of the executive committee and founder of the SMMR
Past chairman of the Mediterranean society of reproductive medicine
Board member of isivf and iffs.

N. Louanjli
Director of LABOMAC Laboratory, Reproductive and Clinical Biology.
African Fertility Clinic (AFC), Irifiv Fertility Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
SMMR Board Member
Specialist in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), andrology, and reproductive biology.
Over 46 publications in clinical embryology and andrology.
African Fertility Clinic (AFC), Irifiv Fertility Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
SMMR Board Member
Specialist in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), andrology, and reproductive biology.
Over 46 publications in clinical embryology and andrology.

A. Bensouda
Specialist physician in urology, reproductive urology, and andrology based in Rabat.
Member of the Moroccan Urological Association (Andrology Committee) and Vice President of the Moroccan College of Fertility.
Member of the Global Andrology Forum.
Member of the Moroccan Urological Association (Andrology Committee) and Vice President of the Moroccan College of Fertility.
Member of the Global Andrology Forum.

I. Ziouziou
Head of Urology Department, Souss Massa University Hospital, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco.
Associate Editor of the African Journal of Urology. Team leader, Global Andrology Forum.
Scientific Interests: male infertility, male sexual disorders, mini-invasive surgery.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-6080
Associate Editor of the African Journal of Urology. Team leader, Global Andrology Forum.
Scientific Interests: male infertility, male sexual disorders, mini-invasive surgery.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-6080

I. Maldonado
Owner and CEO of the Center of Technological Innovation and Reproductive Medicine (CITMER) in Mexico.
Active external Professor in the International Training Program in Advanced Reproductive Techniques at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic.
First Embryologist in the history of Mexico to be part of the Board Committee of the Mexican Association for Reproductive Medicine (AMMR) in 2018.
Recognition as Embryologist of the Month (November 2020) by the American College of Embryology
Part of editorial Board of the International Journal of Experimental Research and Review.
Over 14 years of experience directing more than 7 IVF Top clinics In Mexico, external assessor over 20 National and International IVF Clinics and being involved over more than 10,000 IVF cycles.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-6176
Active external Professor in the International Training Program in Advanced Reproductive Techniques at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic.
First Embryologist in the history of Mexico to be part of the Board Committee of the Mexican Association for Reproductive Medicine (AMMR) in 2018.
Recognition as Embryologist of the Month (November 2020) by the American College of Embryology
Part of editorial Board of the International Journal of Experimental Research and Review.
Over 14 years of experience directing more than 7 IVF Top clinics In Mexico, external assessor over 20 National and International IVF Clinics and being involved over more than 10,000 IVF cycles.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-6176

C. Konstantinidis
Head of Urology and Neuro-urology Unit, National Rehabilitation Center in Athens, Greece.
Consultant in Urology & Sexual Medicine.
Fellow of the European Board of Urology.
Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine.
Former General Secretary of the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA).
Member of the Neurourology Promotion Committee of the International Continence Society (ICS).
Board Member of the EAU Section of Functional Urology (ESFU).
Associate Member of the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (ESGURS).
Associate Member of the EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU).
Over 260 lectures in the field of functional urology (Andrology, Sexual Medicine, Urodynamics, Incontinence, and Neuro-urology). Authorship of 32 international publications with more than 300 oral, video or poster presentations at domestic and international congresses.
According to Google Scholar, he has 560 citations, an h-index of 13 and an i10–index of 15.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4689-6899
Consultant in Urology & Sexual Medicine.
Fellow of the European Board of Urology.
Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine.
Former General Secretary of the Hellenic Urological Association (HUA).
Member of the Neurourology Promotion Committee of the International Continence Society (ICS).
Board Member of the EAU Section of Functional Urology (ESFU).
Associate Member of the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (ESGURS).
Associate Member of the EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU).
Over 260 lectures in the field of functional urology (Andrology, Sexual Medicine, Urodynamics, Incontinence, and Neuro-urology). Authorship of 32 international publications with more than 300 oral, video or poster presentations at domestic and international congresses.
According to Google Scholar, he has 560 citations, an h-index of 13 and an i10–index of 15.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4689-6899

A. Ryzhkov
Associate Professor at the Department of Urology and Nephrology, Yaroslavl State Medical University, Russia.
Expert in male reproductive microsurgery and male reproductive health.
Team Leader and Guest Management Board Member of the Global Andrology Forum, actively contributing to its projects and international guidelines, including recent consensus papers on varicocele management and sperm DNA fragmentation.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7919-9830
Expert in male reproductive microsurgery and male reproductive health.
Team Leader and Guest Management Board Member of the Global Andrology Forum, actively contributing to its projects and international guidelines, including recent consensus papers on varicocele management and sperm DNA fragmentation.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7919-9830

A. Rambhatla
Vice Chairman of urology department, Clinical Affairs
Director of Men's Health
Program Director Andrology Fellowship, Detroit, MI, USA.
Clinical Associate Professor Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Vattikuti Urology Institute
Henry Ford Health
Scientific interests: male infertility, varicocele, SDF, azoospermia, erectile dysfunction, peyronie's disease.
Guest Member of Global Andrology Forum Management Committee.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-6670
Director of Men's Health
Program Director Andrology Fellowship, Detroit, MI, USA.
Clinical Associate Professor Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Vattikuti Urology Institute
Henry Ford Health
Scientific interests: male infertility, varicocele, SDF, azoospermia, erectile dysfunction, peyronie's disease.
Guest Member of Global Andrology Forum Management Committee.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-6670

R. Shah
Consultant Andrologist & Microsurgeon, Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.
Internationally recognized expert in the field of Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction with specialty in Sperm Mapping, needle aspiration TESA and micro-dissection TESE procedures.
Founder-President, SASSM (South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine)
Co-Chair, International Consultation on Sexual Medicine, 2024
Co-Chair, ISSM Scientific Committee 2024-2026
Co-Chair, Andrology SIG, ASPIRE, 2023-2025
Pioneer of male reproductive microsurgery in India and developer of the first Indian Penile Prosthesis.
Over 20 prestigious awards for his work in this field, including the DR B C Roy award from the President of India in 2008.
Senior Advisor, Core Group, Global Andrology Forum
Associate Editor, Fertility & Reproduction journal
Member, Editorial Board, Sexual Medicine Reviews
Member, WHO-ISSM Task Force on Sexual Medicine
Chairman, Post-doctoral Fellowship in Andrology of the National Board of Examinations, India
Member of the Editorial Committee of the Indian Journal of Urology 1995-1998,
Over 100 articles and chapters on Male Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-5949
Internationally recognized expert in the field of Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction with specialty in Sperm Mapping, needle aspiration TESA and micro-dissection TESE procedures.
Founder-President, SASSM (South Asian Society of Sexual Medicine)
Co-Chair, International Consultation on Sexual Medicine, 2024
Co-Chair, ISSM Scientific Committee 2024-2026
Co-Chair, Andrology SIG, ASPIRE, 2023-2025
Pioneer of male reproductive microsurgery in India and developer of the first Indian Penile Prosthesis.
Over 20 prestigious awards for his work in this field, including the DR B C Roy award from the President of India in 2008.
Senior Advisor, Core Group, Global Andrology Forum
Associate Editor, Fertility & Reproduction journal
Member, Editorial Board, Sexual Medicine Reviews
Member, WHO-ISSM Task Force on Sexual Medicine
Chairman, Post-doctoral Fellowship in Andrology of the National Board of Examinations, India
Member of the Editorial Committee of the Indian Journal of Urology 1995-1998,
Over 100 articles and chapters on Male Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-5949

A. Agarwal
Founder and Director, Global Andrology Forum (GAF). High Complexity Clinical Lab Director (HCLD) ABB Certificate #6700.
Professor of Surgery (Urology) at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Present Emeritus Staff, and Former Head of Andrology Center at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Former Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Recipient of “IVF Expert of the Year for 2019” by the American College of Embryology for significant contributions to human reproductive embryology.
Editorial Board Member of Andrologia, Asian Journal of Andrology, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology, and The World Journal of Men’s Health.
Editor of over 52 medical textbooks and 18 Special Journal Issues related male infertility, ART, fertility preservation, DNA damage, and antioxidants.
Author of over 936 peerreviewed PubMed indexed scientific papers.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1026
Professor of Surgery (Urology) at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Present Emeritus Staff, and Former Head of Andrology Center at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Former Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Recipient of “IVF Expert of the Year for 2019” by the American College of Embryology for significant contributions to human reproductive embryology.
Editorial Board Member of Andrologia, Asian Journal of Andrology, Reproductive BioMedicine Online, Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology, and The World Journal of Men’s Health.
Editor of over 52 medical textbooks and 18 Special Journal Issues related male infertility, ART, fertility preservation, DNA damage, and antioxidants.
Author of over 936 peerreviewed PubMed indexed scientific papers.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1026