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Albert Yuzpe
MSc, MD, FRCS(C)
Dr. Yuzpe received his MD, MSc. and
completed his fellowship in Obstetrics and Gynecology
at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
He was a Fellow of the Medical Research Council of Canada
for two years, with his research focusing on the development
and refinement of fertility promoting drugs including
clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropins.
Dr. Yuzpe joined the Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology upon completion
of his training and passed through the academic ranks
to Full Professor. He retired from the University in
June 1995 and now holds the distinguished academic appointment
of Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He is Past President of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology
Society and the American Association of Gynecologic
Laparoscopists and has served as an advisor to the US
Agency for International Development, The World Health
Organization as well Canadian Provincial and Federal
Governments. He is past Chair of the Committee on Reproductive
Medicine and Infertility of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada and of the Society of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists of Canada. Currently Dr. Yuzpe is
Chairman of the Foundation for Promotion of Sexual and
Reproductive Health, and of the IVF Directors of Canada
as well as a member of the Government Relations Committee
of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.
Dr. Yuzpe has been the recipient of
numerous awards including the Canadian Fertility and
Andrology Society Award of Excellence in Reproductive
Medicine, The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Presidents Award “For his distinguished career
in academic reproductive endocrinology and infertility
and his dedication to women’s health in Canada
and abroad”, and the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons Speaker’s Award at the Annual Meeting
of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, June
2000.
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