Biography:

Dr. Mohamed Ali Bedaiwy MD, PhD, FACOG, FRCSC is Professor with tenure and Division Head of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Dr Bedaiwy is double certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr Bedaiwy received his medical degree from Assiut University School of Medicine, Egypt where he graduated Valedictorian, summa cum laude. Dr Bedaiwy completed: • Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship at the University Hospital Case Medical Center, CWRU, Cleveland, Ohio, USA • Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA • Fellowship in Reproductive Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada • PhD from the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. Dr Bedaiwy is a prolific author with over 350 peer reviewed papers, abstracts, book chapters and videos. He was also the Associate Editor of the Human Reproduction Journal (2012-2016) and currently on the editorial of the Journal of minimally invasive Gynecology. Dr. Bedaiwy has had a career-long interest in high quality medical care, research and education. He is the past scientific program chair of WCE 2017. Dr. Bedaiwy’s research is focused on advancing basic and clinical knowledge about endometriosis, infertility, ART and early pregnancy complications. He also has interest in minimally invasive surgery and fertility preservation. Dr Bedaiwy has served as Chairperson of Postgraduate courses at ASRM, WCE and the AAGL that deal with different aspects of reproductive surgery, endometriosis, and infertility enhancing procedures. He has served on review committees for the NICHD and is an oral examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Bedaiwy has been the recipient of many international awards for surgical and research excellence at different societies from Egypt, Jordan, Australia, Canada and USA.