Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tayfun Kutlu

The IVF specialist and Reproductive Endocrinology specialist is __Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tayfun Kutlu__, who is the current Director of the IVF Center of Anadolu Medical Center Hospital in Gebze, Turkey - a JCI-accredited hospital under the Johns Hopkins Medicine. He has a graduate of Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991) and his residency in Zeynep Kamil Obstetrics and Paediatrics Training and Research Hospital (1992-1996). With more than 30 years of clinical experience in IVF, reproductive endocrinology, and endoscopic surgery, he is a graduate of Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine (1991) and has his residency in the Zeynep Kamil Obstetrics and Paediatrics Training and Research Hospital (1992-1996). ### Professional Background - __Experience/Years of Work__: Since 1996. - __Based in__: Gebze / Kocaeli, Turkey ### Innovations & Contributions Assoc. Prof. Kutlu is known as a long-term leader of a large state IVF centre, his indexed research output in the field of reproductive endocrinology, and his work on the role of estrogens in the success of implantation. - __IVF Unit Leadership__: IVF Center Unit Supervisor, Zeynep Kamil Obstetrics and Paediatrics Training and Research Hospital, 2000-2019 - almost 20 years as head of one of the high-volume public IVF centres in Istanbul - prior to being appointed as Director of the IVF Center at Anadolu Medical Center (2020-present). - __Associate Professor and Training Officer__: In 2017, he was granted the title of Associate Professor and certified Training Officer, as the acknowledgement of his academic qualifications and his contribution to the training of the new generation of specialists in the field of OB/GYN. - __Peer-Reviewed Publications__: Author of 100+ indexed publications; significant contributions were made to the harmful impact of estrogen exposure on implantation (International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2016), changes in fetal heart rate under the influence of cigarette smoking (Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2017), predictors of the implantation window in controlled hyperstimulation cycles (Turkish Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016), and ICSI cycle parameters in patients with poor ovarian reserve. - __Memberships__: Active member of the Turkish Society of Gynaecology and obstetrics (TJOD), the Society of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, ESHRE, and ASRM. - __Clinical Certifications:__ Certified in Assisted Reproduction Treatment Methods, Laparoscopic Surgery, and Clinical Research and Good Clinical Practices ( Ethics Committee, 2016).