Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Access Surgery

Ertan Saridogan is a Consultant in Gynaecology, Reproductive Medicine and Minimal Access Surgery at the University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and the The Portland Hospital. He qualified in 1997 from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

He is currently the Lead Clinician and Person Responsible for the Reproductive Medicine Unit at the UCLH. His current clinical interests include laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, particularly for patients with subfertility, endometriosis and outpatient hysteroscopy. His research interests include healthy and diseased fallopian tube function, and cellular and biochemical mechanisms in endometriosis associated infertility.

Mr Saridogan’s own mind-set to patient care states; “I am a believer in the philosophy of ‘patient-centred’ practice, I believe in enabling women to decide on their own management plan.”

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MEHMET GENC, MD

EDUCATION
Roberts College in 1986
Istanbul School of Medicine in 1994

DOCTORAL WORK
Uppsala University in Sweden, submitting his thesis in 1995 in clinical bacteriology

EXPERIENCE
Research professor at the Marmara University School of Medicine from 1994-1996 Gynecology Study at Cornell University's
New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York from 1996-2000.
Jinemed team since 2004

POST GRADUATE
High risk pregnancy and prenatal diagnostics at the Brigham & Women's Hospital, which is connected to Cornell University and Harvard Medical School.

PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Genç has researched and published extensively on premature birth, gynecological infection and genetic diagnostics.

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Prof. Dr. Coşkun TUNCA

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Josh C. Tunca, M.D


ADDRESS: 10 Heathway, South Barrington, IL 60010

DATE OF BIRTH: July 19, 1943

PLACE OF BIRTH: Turkiye
Naturalized U.S. Citizen - 1978

LANGUAGES: Turkish and English

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Barbara Tunca
Children: Alper - 1975
John - 1982
Caroline Gizem - 1992
Thomchelik T. - 1994

EDUCATION:

1962-1968 M.D. - Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical School - graduated with honors Istanbul, Turkiye

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:

June 1968-June 1969 Rotating Internship New Hanover Memorial Hospital
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

July 1969-July 1973 Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, North Carolina USA

July 1973-September 1975 Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1978 - 1980 Fellowship - American Cancer Society

LICENSURE: Flex - Illinois - 1972
Reciprocity: North Carolina - 1973
Georgia - 1973
West Virginia - 1975
Wisconsin - 1977


CERTIFICATIONS:

1975 Diplomat - American Board of Obstetrics
& Gynecology

1977 Advanced Certification
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Gynecologic Oncology

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

1975 - 1977 Assistant Professor & Director
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
West Virginia School of Medicine

1977 - 1982 Assistant Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wisconsin School of Medicine

1982 - 1984 Chief & Associate Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Illinois at Chicago

1984 - present Clinical Associate Professor
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Illinois at Chicago


PRIVATE PRACTICE:

Chicago Gynecologic Oncology, S.C.
November 1984-June 1988 Des Plaines, Illinois

October 1986-May 1993 Arlington Heights, Illinois

June 1988 - present Schaumburg, Illinois

June 1994 - present Elk Grove Village, Illinois

August 1996 - present Vernon Hills, Illinois

February 2000 - present Geneva, Illinois


SOCIETIES:

American College of Obstetricians &
Gynecologists, Fellow
American Medical Association
American Society for Colposcopy & Colpomicroscopy
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago Medical Society
Chicago Medical Society, Irving Park Branch, President
Gynecologic Oncology Group
Illinois State Medical Society
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists


COMMITTEES:

Member of Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Seventeen affiliated hospitals
Member of Tumor Board
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center
- Northwest Community Hospital
- Sherman Hospital
Member of Cancer Committee
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center
- Good Shepherd Hospital
Member of Medical Care Evaluation Subcommittee
- Sherman Hospital
President of the Medical Staff
- Northwest Community Hospital

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Prof. Dr. Özgür HARMANLI

August 2006
OZ HARMANLI, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Chief, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery
Baystate Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Springfield, Massachusetts
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine

PERSONAL
HOME ADDRESS: 180 Williamsburg Drive,
Longmeadow, MA 01106
WORK ADDRESSES: Baystate Medical Center, Dept. of OB/GYN, 759 Chestnut Street, S-1640, Springfield, MA 01199
BIRTH PLACE: Bitlis, Turkey
BIRTH DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 1962
CITIZENSHIP STATUS: USA
MARITAL STATUS: Married
SPOUSE: Dilara Harmanli
SPOUSE’S OCCUPATION: Kindergarten teacher
CHILDREN: An B. Harmanli, Birth date: March 9, 1991
Derek D. Harmanli, Birth date: May 15, 1993

EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE /MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey (Undergraduate education is included within a 6-year medical education)
MD, graduated in July 1986
1980-1986
GRADUATE EDUCATION:
Temple University, The Fox Business and Management School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
(not completed)
1997-1999

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN TURKEY:
Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Board certification Dr. Z. T. Burak Women’s Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 1987-1990 and 1991-1992
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE USA:
Internship, General Surgery (PGY 1) Christiana Care, Newark, Delaware 1990-1991 Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology (PGY 2)
Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1992-1993Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology (PGY3-4)
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1993-1995 Fellowship, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997-1999

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
LICENSURE:
Pennsylvania
License NO. MD-042855-L
1995-present
Massachusetts
License NO. 221035
2004-present
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diplomat No. 951714
November 1997


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995-1998
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1998-2004
Associate Program Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2001-2004
Director, Temple University Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2001-2004
Director, , Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery Division, Det. Of OB/GYN, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 2005-present
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 2005-present


HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Attending physician, Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol, Pennsylvania 1995-1995
Attending physician, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995-2004
Attending physician, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995-2004
Attending physician, Baystate Medical Center, Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 2004-present

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Ranked 29th among approximately 500,000 high school graduates “University Entrance Examinations” in Turkey, an aptitude examination similar to SAT in the USA 1980
“İs Bank Science Award”, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 1980
University Research Scholarship TUBITAK, The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey 1980-1986
First Prize in Mathematics The Central Region of Turkey 1980
Second Place in the Scientific Paper Contest among the residents from all disciplines Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 1991
“Hero of the Month” for performing an emergency cesarean section on a dying car accident victim in a timely fashion and saving the premature baby. “Philadelphia” Magazine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1994
“Phillips F. Williams Prize Paper Award” American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology District III Meeting in Cancun, Mexico. 1994
Second place in the “Residents’ Bowl” Scientific contest in “Jeopardy” format among all the OB/GYN residency programs of Greater Philadelphia Area, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995
“Excellence in Endoscopy” Honorary Award American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1995


ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS (continued)
Best Resident Research Award Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1995
Faculty Research Award Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004
Residents’ Teaching Award Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004
ACOG-CREOG National Faculty Teaching Award Tufts University, School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 2006
Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and HealthCare 2006


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
EDUCATIONAL
Teaching -attending physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1995-2004
Teaching-attending physician, Baystate Medical Center, Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 2004-present
Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology October 1999
Reviewer, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology May 2004

COMMITTEES
Member, Medical Records Review Committee, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1996-1999
Member, Emergency Room Committee, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1996-1999
Graduate Medical Education Committee, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2002-2004


PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL
Member, American Medical Association 1992-present
Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1997-present
Member, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 1995-present
Member, American Urogynecologic Society 2004-present
Council-at-large, The Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia 2002-2003
Member, Society of Gynecological Surgeons ( invitation only) 2003-present

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Prof. Dr. Kutlukhan OKTAY

CRMI is recognized as an international leader in reproductive medicine and important advances in research. For patients around the world, we are positioned to expand this outstanding reputation in many exciting new directions in the years ahead."

An internationally recognized specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. After earning his M.D. degree at the Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, he trained in Internal Medicine at Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey, and Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. He then completed his Obstetrics & Gynecology residency at the University of Connecticut Health Center and subspecialty training in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Oktay was then awarded a prestigious fellowship at the University of Leeds Assisted Reproduction Unit in England.

Dr. Oktay has pioneered the ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation procedures and performed the first ovarian transplant procedures in the world. He has also conducted pioneering research in basic aspects of ovarian physiology and follicle development. Dr. Oktay has published extensively in journals such as JAMA and New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr. Oktay has also developed special ovarian stimulation protocols as well as cryopreservation techniques to preserve fertility and reproductive function in cancer and non-cancer patients who would normally be sterilized due to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.
Dr. Oktay’s expertise has been recognized nationally and internationally, apart from receiving many scientific awards and lecturing around the world; he has been recognized among the Top Doctors in New York by New York Magazine and among the Top Doctors in America by Castle and Connolly. Dr. Oktay’s research has made the news in more than 40 countries on many occasions.