Dr Rafael Bernabeu

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Biography: Dr Rafael Bernabeu is the Medical Director of Instituto Bernabeu.He graduated with an honours degree in Medicine and Surgery from the medical school of the University of Valencia in 1980 and was certified as an intern by the Department of Medical Physiology, General Pathology and General Surgery. He is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 1984 with continual training since then with placements in different national, European and international centres (New York University; Cornell University in NY; John Hopkins University in Baltimore, etc.). Medical Doctor, University Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain.State certified obstetrician.Director of the Reproductive Medicine Professorship in the medical school of the University Miguel Hernandez in Elche since its foundation in 2004, which has its headquarters at the Instituto Bernabeu.Honorary Associate Professor of the medical school at the University Miguel Hernandez in Elche, Spain.Associate Professor of Developmental Biology in the Biology Department of the University of Alicante.Professor of the Human Reproduction master’s programme at the medical school of the University Miguel Hernandez in Elche, Spain.ESHRE Referee (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)Board Member of the 2000 Foundation of Medical ResearchSpokesperson for SEF (Spanish Fertility Society)Long-standing member of SEF, ESHRE, ASRM (American Society of Reproductive Medicine), SEGO (Spanish Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, ASESA (Spanish Society of Andrology) and SGOCV (Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Valencian Community)Member of the British Fertility Society (BFS)President of ANACER: National Association of Assisted Reproduction Centres, which brings together more than twenty prestigious centres from all over Spain.Organiser-Chairman of numerous Courses, Conferences and Symposia regarding Infertility.Speaker at various Academic Events within the specialty.Honorary Partner of the Biotechnology Department at the University of Alicante University Masters graduate in Excellent Healthcare Centre Management from the European University Miguel de Cervantes. Valladolid. February 2008HEALTHCARE ACTIVITY:Since 1985, some of his most important healthcare activities in the field of Reproductive Medicine are:•    In 1997, the first IVF pregnancy in the Valencian Community, Spain and one of the first in Spain.•    Since 1985 the creation and development of a Sperm Bank•    Since 1989 the creation and development of an Embryo Cryopreservation programme•    Since 1990 the creation and development of an Egg Donation programme•    In 1985 the first pregnancy in Spain and one of the first in the world using the microinjection of Spermatids•    In 2004 the birth of the first girl in the world born free of retinoschisis (hereditary blindness) using PGD techniques•    In 2006 the first baby in the world born free of Marfan Syndrome using MDA during PGD.•    His current area of interest is the study of implantation

Dr Joaquín Llácer

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Biography: Dr Joaquín Llácer was born in Enguera (Valencia) in July 1965. He graduated with a degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Valencia in 1989 and completed his internal medicine residency in the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Unit of the “La Fe” University Hospital of Valencia (1991-1994).He became a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1994, and is a member of the board of directors of Instituto Bernabeu. He belongs to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), Spanish Fertility Society, Spanish Gynaecology and Obstetrics Society and the British Fertility Society (BFS).He has been part of the IB team since January 1995 with the following responsibilities: Egg Donation Department Coordinator (1997-2000)Assistant Medical Director (2000-present)Medical Director of Instituto Bernabeu Elche (2002-2011)Director of the Reproductive Medicine Department (2011-present)He has participated in over 50 national and international conferences.His current areas of interest are:Ovarian Stimulation, participating in the development of new Gonadotropins.Egg Donation.Developing specific stimulation protocols for patients with low ovarian response.

Dr Belén Moliner

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Biography: Dr Belen Moliner earned her medical degree from the University of Lleida and her specialty in obstetrics and gynaecology from the University Clinical Hospital of Valencia. After completing her research work and doctoral thesis, she focused on the field of reproductive medicine and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Valencia. She is certified Level 3 in gynaecological and obstetrical ultrasound from the ValldHebron University Hospital.After her training in Valencia, she specialised in Reproductive Medicine in the Assisted Reproduction Unit of the Canary Island University Hospital, a leading centre in this region. She is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in health science statistics in the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and has a master’s degree in assisted reproduction from the King Juan Carlos University of Madrid.

Dr José Manuel Gómez Santana

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Biography: Dr Gómez earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University Miguel Hernandez in 2000 and completed his research work in its Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department in 2003. He has been trained as a resident specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Hospital Marina Baixa of Villajoyosa and is a member of the Level 3 Ultrasound Section of SEGO. He joined the Instituto Bernabeu Group in 2005.He is a member of ESHRE and ESGE.He has specific training in endoscopic surgery and belongs to this department within Instituto Bernabeu, where he is in charge of the Diagnostic/Surgical Histeroscopies and is specialised in laproscopic surgery. He has contributed to publications related to his medical activity. He is a member of the interest groups for Repeated Implantation Failure and for Obstetric and Perinatal Care.

Dr Jorge Ten

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Biography: Dr Jorge Ten earned his bachelor and doctorate degrees in Biology at the University of Valencia in 1994 and 1998, respectively.He has been part of the Instituto Bernabeu team since October 1997, where he currently directs the Biology of Reproduction Operational Unit. Since 2008, he has been an Associate Professor of the Biotechnology Department at the University of Alicante and a Professor of the Human Reproduction Masters programme at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was certified as a Senior Clinical Embryologist by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and by the Spanish Association for the Study of Biology of Reproduction (ASEBIR). He has contributed to over 40 publications in top scientific journals, one hundred presentations in scientific conferences in the specialty and has participated in 20 research and development projects. He is the editor of prestigious scientific journals such as Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Fertility and Sterility, and Reproductive Sciences.

Dr Belén Lledó

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Biography: Belén Lledó earned her PhD degree from the University of Alicante in 2005. She completed her training while collaborating with the Human Genetic Centre in Alicante, where she deepened her knowledge of the Prenatal Diagnosis, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and genetics.After studying at the University of Cambridge, she joined Instituto Bernabeu Alicante in 2004, where she first worked in the Embryology laboratory. Nowadays, she has become in the Director of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department. She has published a dozen articles in different scientific journals in the molecular biology and genetics field.  She is currently the scientific director of IB Biotech, the IB group’s genetics company. Her current scientific interests have focused on the genetic study of embryo implantation failure.

Dr Luis Prieto

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Biography: Graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine at the Madrid Autonomous University, passing the board exam in 1986. He is specialised in Urology (Medical residency) having been trained in the Department of Urology at the San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid. He has the title Doctor of Urology from the Complutense University in Madrid. The title of his doctorate thesis was: “PROSTATISM: CONTRACTILITY OF THE DETRUSOR VERSUS LOWER URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION”. He has been a Board Certified Specialist Physician in the Department of Urology since 1994 under the Valencian Health Agency. Furthermore he has been the Scientific Director of the journal Urodinámica Aplicada (Applied Urodynamics) since 1999 and a member of the drafting team of the Spanish journals Actas Urológicas Españolas (Spanish Urological Records) and Archivos Españoles de Urología (Spanish Urological Archives), after having received himself various awards for scientific publications. Additionally he is a member of multiple scientific societies and the National Coordinator for the group Urología Funcional Femenina and Urodinámica (Feminine Functional Urology and Urodynamics), of the Spanish Urological Association. He was the main researcher in many national and international clinical trials and has also developed various patents. Finally he has published a wealth of articles (120) as well as giving a great deal of presentations at scientific conferences (110).

Dr Francisco Sellers

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Biography: Dr Sellers has been part of the INSTITUTO BERNABEU team since 1992 and is currently the director of the Obstetrics Department and the Prenatal Diagnostic Ultrasound Section. In 1980, he earned his bachelor of medicine and surgery and was a surgery intern at the University of Valencia. He became a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1985 at the University Hospital La Fe in Valencia and a nationally qualified obstetrician in 1984.He later worked as a specialist in the regional Marina Alta Hospital in Denia and in the Hospital of Elda from 1986 to 1992. He earned his doctorate in medicine from the University Miguel Hernandez of Elche in 2008 and received training in Level IV obstetrics and gynaecological ultrasound scans from the ultrasound scan section of the Spanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.He is the author of 16 publications and 59 national and international communications in his speciality. Member of the following scientific societies:-Spanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.-Spanish Society of Fertility.-Ultrasound Scan Section of the Spanish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.-Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society of the Valencian Community.

Dr Pino Navarro Téllez

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Biography: Graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Alicante and specialised in Endocrinology and Nutrition since 1992. She received her doctorate from the University Miguel Hernandez of Elche in 2003. Medical consultant of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit of the Elda General Hospital (1993-1994). Medical consultant of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit of the University of Alicante General Hospital (1994-2005). Medical consultant of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit of the Virgin de los Lirios Hospital in Alcoy, which she also combines with being the director of the Endocrinology Department of Instituto Bernabeu since 2005.She carries out a great deal of teaching and research work and is the editor of the most prestigious endocrinology journals; the official SEEN magazine and Revista Clínica Española. She is also a member of the Partners’ Committee of the official Spanish Diabetes Society magazine.She has publications in books and scientific journals, such as the 2nd and 3rd edition of the “Diabetes and Pregnancy Care Guide”, and has participated in speeches and presentations in national and international conferences and courses.She has been awarded several scholarships (FIss; Menendez Pelayo International University, among others), and the FUCAMDI Award (Castile-La Mancha Foundation for Diabetes), for the best research work “Body mass index has a greater impact on pregnancy outcomes than gestational hyperglycaemia”. Member of the following scientific societies:European Society for the Study of Diabetes, EASD since 1992. Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition.Spanish Diabetes Society. Valencian Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition.

Dr Ana Palacios

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Biography: Dr Ana Palacios joined Instituto Bernabeu Alicante and Benidorm in 2008 as a member of the pregnancy and obstetrics department.She graduated with honours with a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valencia in 1988. She studied the speciality in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has specific training in obstetrics-gynaecology Level IV ultrasound from the Ultrasound Section of the Spanish Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society and is certified in Fetal Medicine. She is a member of the Spanish section of the “Fetal Medicine Foundation”. Prof. Nikolaides. King´s College Hospital (London).Fetal Medicine Foundation Certificates:o    The 11-13 week scano    Antenatal surveillanceo    Cervical assessmentMember of the following scientific societies:-    Spanish Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SEGO)-    Ultrasound Section of the SEGO-    Valencian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Dr Dori Rodriguez

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Biography: Adoración Rodríguez Arnedo earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and her specialty in biotechnology from the University of Alicante in 1998. She carried out her doctoral thesis in the field of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Proteomics and earned her doctorate in the year 2004. During her thesis research work, she was also an associate professor of university biochemistry and molecular biology classes for biology, chemistry and nursing students.In 2005, she joined Instituto Bernabeu, where she works in the embryology and molecular biology laboratories. She is currently the head embryologist.During this time, she has made many presentations in conferences and published several articles in specialised journals. She was appointed chairman of the 24th ESHRE conference on vitrification in 2008. She is a member of the scientific societies for Assisted Reproduction (ASEBIR) and Molecular Biology (SEBBM).She currently combines her work with research as she focuses her interest on the creation and development of R&D projects.

Mr Jaime Guerrero

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Biography: Jaime Guerrero Villena obtained his Bachelor of Biology at the University of Valencia in 2001. In 2005, he earned his Master’s degree in Human reproduction from the Complutense University of Madrid in collaboration with SEF (Spanish Fertility Society). He later earned a Master’s degree in Biotechnology and Biomedicine from the University of Alicante, where he is currently pursuing his doctoral thesis. Since he joined the Instituto Bernabeu team in 2002, he has combined his lab work with research work, which has led him to participate in several conferences and publications in specialised journals. He has also participated in many national and international workshops and conferences. In 2008, he earned the European certification of Senior Clinical Embryologist from ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) and he later earned the Human Assisted Reproduction certificate from ASEBIR (Spanish Biology of Reproduction Association). He is a member of different scientific societies related to reproductive medicine (ESHRE, ASEBIR and SEF). Throughout all these years, his interest has been especially focused on the field of cryobiology, specifically the cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos. He currently supervises the In Vitro Fertilisation unit of the centre.

Ms Maria Dolores Pérez

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Biography: Maria Dolores Pérez Izquierdo got her Biology Degree at the University of Murcia in 2004. In 2005, she earned a Master’s in Biology and Biotechnology of Reproduction at the University of Murcia. That same year she became a member of the Instituto Bernabeu´s team, where she has been developing her research and lab work in our Cartagena clinic until now. She is a member of ASEBIR (Spanish Biology of Reproduction Association) and SEF (Spanish Fertility Society).She also has training as a sexologist, after earning her Master’s degree in Sexology and Couples Therapy in 2009 from the Spanish Clinical Cognitive and Behavioural Psychology Association (AEPCCC).

Dr Ruth Morales

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Biography: Dr Ruth Morales earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Valencia in 2001. She is conducting her doctoral thesis in the Neuroscience Institute in Alicante (UMH-CSIC), in the [Treatment name removed] field and its uses in the cell therapy. After carrying out a course to become specialized in Biology of Reproduction at the University Miguel Hernandez, she started working in the Andrology and Clinical Analysis Department of Instituto Bernabeu, being responsible for the laboratories of the centres IB in Elche and Benidorm. Since 2007 she has developed her activity in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics of IB. She is currently working in IB Biotech, in the IB group’s Andrology and Genetics laboratory.Her research work currently focuses on studying the male factor and its role in embryo implantation.

Dr Manuel Ortiz

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Biography: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University Miguel Hernández in Elche. He was a Urology intern at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves in Granada, where he became a specialist in Urology in 2005. He later continued developing his work as a specialist in Urology at the University Hospital Sant Joan d´Alacant, where he is conducting his doctoral thesis in the field of Female Urinary Incontinence. In 2007 he joined the Uro-Andrology team of Instituto Bernabeu.

Dr Miguel Hernández Giménez

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Biography: He is specialized in Radiology with intern training in MIR at the General UniversityHospital of Alicante. He was the Associate Doctor of Radiology at the Hospital of Elda from 1996 to 1992 and the Associate Doctor of Radiology at the General UniversityHospital of Alicante from 1992 to 1994. Hes been the head of the Radiology Department at the Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa since April 1994. He is responsible for the area of radio diagnostics, with special dedication to ultrasound breast diagnosis at Instituto Bernabeu.

Dr José A. Ortiz

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Biography: Bachelor of Chemistry, specialized in Biochemistry from the University of Barcelona. He conducted his doctoral thesis in the Molecular Biology Department at the same University. During 1997-2000 he carried out a postdoctoral stay at IGBMC in Strasbourg (France). When he came back to Spain, he started working at the Neuroscience Institute in Alicante as a researcher in the "Ramón y Cajal" Programme. In 2006, he joined the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department of Instituto Bernabeu.

Dr Ana Fabregat

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Biography: Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Valencia. She started became specilized in Clinical Analysis trough FIR (pharmaceutical intern) between 2000-2004. She combined her training at the hospital with the University Specialist course in Biology of Reproduction at the University Miguel Hernández of Alicante. She earned her doctorate from the Clinical Medicine Department of the University Miguel Hernández.

Dr Juan Carlos Castillo

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