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Juan R. Correa-Pérez, Ph.D. (born May 3, 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a scientist credited with becoming the first (doctoral level) clinical Andrologist and Embryologist established in Puerto Rico (1998). He has a particular interest and expertise in male-factor infertility with an impressive resume of research. Dr. Correa-Pérez is highly skilled in assisted hatching, retrieval of sperm from epididymal/testicular tissue, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), oocyte/embryo biopsy for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) all aspects of andrology and embryology, sperm and embryo cryopreservation (freezing) and the treatment of severe male factor infertility. He has a long and successful history of achieving impressive IVF success rates. He is also certified as a High-Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD) by the American Board of Bioanalysis ABB) in the disciplines of Andrology and Embryology. A dedicated patient advocate, Dr. Correa-Pérez is seriously committed to excellence in patient care. He particularly enjoys educating patients about the IVF process to assure their level of comfort, especially in regard to their own personal treatment or medical circumstances. Dr. Correa-Pérez is extremely active in the professional community and is a frequent invited lecturer in the related fields of OB/GYN and urology. He has served as school of medicine faculty, an ad hoc member of the editorial staff of Fertility and Sterility (a leading medical journal in the field of reproductive medicine) and a reviewer for several other outstanding journals in the field, including Theriogenology, Journal of Men’s Health, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infectious Diseases and the Middle East Fertility Society Journal. He is also currently serving as an Editorial Board Member for The Scientific World Journal-Urology and The Open Andrology Journal.

EDUCATION

Ø Post Doctoral Fellowship Reproductive Physiology – Andrology / Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, 1997. University of Kentucky

Ø PhD Reproductive Physiology – Andrology Statistics Minor, 1996. University of Kentucky

Ø Master of Science Degree in Reproductive Physiology/Andrology, 1994. University of Kentucky

Ø Bachelor of Science – Animal Sciences, 1991. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez,

PUBLICATIONS

Ø Dr. Correa-Perez has lectured extensively and has over 120 scientific publications on topics related to reproductive physiology and advanced reproductive technologies.

EDITORIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Editorial Board Member

THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL-UROLOGY

THE OPEN ANDROLOGY JOURNAL

Ad hoc Editorial Board Member

FERTILITY AND STERILITY- the official journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), 2005-Present

THE JOURNAL OF MEN'S HEALTH & GENDER- the official journal of the International Society for Men's Health & Gender (ISMH), 2005-Present

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES- published for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007-Present

THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES- published for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007-Present

THERIOGENOLOGY, an international journal for animal reproduction. (1997-Present)

MIDDLE EAST FERTILITY SOCIETY (MEFS) JOURNAL- the official journal of the Middle East Fertility Society. (1997-Present)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS

Membership Committee Member, Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR)

PROFESIONAL SOCIETIES/AFFILIATIONS

Ø American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Member of the following Special Interest Groups of ASRM: ü Sexuality Special Interest Group ü Genetic counseling ü Fertility Preservation ü Reproductive Biologists ü Reproductive Laboratory Technologists Ø American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB) Ø College of Reproductive Biology- American Association of Bioanalysts’ (AAB/CRB) Ø American Society of Andrology (ASA) Ø International Society of Andrology (ISA) Ø Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU) Ø Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) Ø Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) Ø American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) Ø Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Ø The New York Academy of Sciences Ø Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture Ø Golden Key National Honor Society

Dr. Correa-Pérez is included in the 60th (Diamond Edition) of Who’s Who in America. He is also a subject of inclusion in Who’s Who in America since 2005-Present. He has been honored as an Ad Hoc member of the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility, The Official Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and has been nominated for the Annual Royan International Research Award twice. Dr. Correa-Pérez has been invited to present his research internationally in both print and presentation formats.

[edit] See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Puerto Rican scientists and inventors

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