Thomas Dhooghe

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About Thomas Dhooghe

Main current positions- Vice-President and Head of Global Medical Affairs Fertility, Merck Serono, Darmstadt, Germany - Full Professor in Reproductive Medicine and Biology at University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium- Professor Adjunct at Yale University Medical School (New Haven, USA)- Editor in Chief of Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation (Basel, Switzerland)- gynaecologist and subspecialist in reproductive medicine-globally responsible for medical scientific leadership in the Merck Fertility Therapeutic Area -clinical/research education in Belgium (Leuven), UK (Glasgow), South Africa (Cape Town), Kenya (Nairobi) and USA (Boston, Harvard Medical School)-Clinical and Research Head, Leuven University Center for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven (1995-2015)- Fundamental Clinical Investigator at Leuven University Hospitals, Belgium (1998-2015), spending 50% time effort in research, including design and execution of Phase II-IV clinical trials-Past senior board/leadership positions in European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), European Endometriosis League (EEL), Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF)-Past senior consultant to WHO for reproductive medicine (ICD11 diagnostic codes, glossary terms and definitions, guidelines for clinical management of infertility, strategic position of infertility within WHO agenda)-main scientific contributions: endometriosis (baboon model, biomarkers, pathogenesis, deep endometriosis, patient centeredness, health economics, clinical trials), assisted reproduction (baboon model, patient centeredness, medically assisted reproduction, clinical embryology, reproductive genetics, quality management/improvement, psychology and counseling)-(co)promotor of 25 PhD students -published > 350 papers in international peer reviewed journals (H-index 53 in Web of Science, status January 2020)-numerous national/international awards in endometriosis, reproductive medicine, patient centeredness and quality management.