Gagua clinic

 

 

 

Head of Embryology. IVF Lab Director. Gagua Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia. September 2021 - Present

 

• IVF Lab Director. Hospital Victoria Eugenia.. Seville, Spain June 2021 – September 2021

 

• GeomedicalART Founder & Clinical Embryologist. April 2020 – Present

 

• Dibimed / Kitazato Lecturer ( Caucasus Area: Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaian, Armenia and Georgia)

 

• IVF Laboratory Coordinator at VIVO Medical Group (Tbilisi, Georgia). From September 2017 – April 2020

 

• IVF Lab Director at Innova In Vitro Clinic (Tbilisi, Georgia). From September 2017 – April 2020

 

• Kitazato Products Exclusive Distributor in Georgia. From December 2017 – April 2020

 

• International Auditor ofl IVF Clinics (IVI Own clinics, IVI Partners, NOVA IVI India, etc,…). From October 2014
• Latin America (LATAM) IVF Labs Coordinator ( Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Chile and Argentina) from Oct 2014

 

• Senior embryologist at IVI Sevilla Clinic since 2004. In charge  of Quality Control Management. Expertise on embryo scoring, IVF / ICSI, vitrification , embryo biopsy on D3/D5.

 

• International Audit Coordinator at IVICO (www.ivi-co.com).

 

• Associate professor, Mol. Biology and Biochem. Engineering Department, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain. 2013 - 2015

 

• Languages: Spanish, English, French

 

CURRENT PROFFESIONAL SITUATION     

 

Company: Gagua Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgia

Duty: Head of Embryology & IVF Lab Director

Since: September 2021 - Present

 

Company: Geomedical ART

Duty: Owner & Senior Embryologist

Since: April 2020 – December 2021

 

Company: VIVO Medical Group

Duty: IVF Lab Coordinator

Since: September 2017 – April 2020

 

Company: Innova In Vitro

Duty: IVF Lab Director – April 2020 (Currently freelance)

Since: September 2017

 

Company: Geolab LLC (Kitazato Biomedical Exclusive Distribution)

Duty: Coordinator

Since: December 2017

 

PREVIOUS RELEVANT POSITION

 

Company: IVI (General Medical Management Unit)

Duty: International Consultant. Internal & External Auditor

Since: October 2014

 

Company: IVI Sevilla Clinic (www.ivi.es/ivi.sevilla.aspx)

Duty: Senior Embryologist. QC Responsible

Since: August  2004

 

Company: IVICO Training, Audit & Consulting Services (www.ivi-co.com)

Duty: International Auditor

 

Company: University Pablo de Olavide (www.upo.es)

Duty: Associate Professor (substitutive)

Since: September 2011 – September 2013

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Internal Auditor ISO 9001:2015	DNV.GL	2016
Clinical Embryologist Certificate	ESHRE, Amsterdam	2009
Master “Sobre las Bases Teóricas y Procedimientos en un Laboratorio de Reproducción Asistida”	University of Valencia	2007 - 2008
Advanced Studies Certificate (previous to PhD)	University of Seville	2005 -2007
Educational Ability Certificate	University of Seville	1999 - 2000
Biological Sciences Degree	University of Seville	1993 - 1999

LANGUAGES (A = PROFICIENCY,  B = FAIR,  C = BASIC)

Language	Speak	Read	Write
English	A	A	A
French	A	B	B
Spanish	A	A	A

 

CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN

RESEACH TITLE: FE 999049 00009

FINANCING COMPANY: Ferring Pharmaceuticals

DURATION  FROM: 09/2011 UNTIL: 12/2012

MAIN INVESTIGATOR: M. Fernández-Sánchez (Physician, Head of IVI Sevilla Clinic)

PROJECT TITLE: NCT00884221 – MENOPUR in GnRH Antagonist Cycles With Single Embryo Transfer (MEGASET)

FINNANCING COMPANY: Ferring Pharmaceuticals

DURATION  FROM: 04/2009 UNTIL: 10/2010

MAIN INVESTIGATOR: M. Fernández-Sánchez (Physician, Head of IVI Sevilla Clinic)

 

NTERNATIONAL AUDITS

• 2012
• Anfa Fertility Center, Casablanca, Morocco
• IVF Salvador de Bahía, Salvador de Bahía, Brazil
• 2014
• Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, China
• 2015
• Hospital Regina Maria, Brasov, Romania
• Reproductiva & Genetic Hospital of Citic Xianga, Changsia, China
• 2016
• Reproductive Clinic of Zurab Sabakhtarashvili, Tbilisi, Georgia
• Reproductive Center of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University, China
• NOVA IVI Bangalore, Bangalore, India
• NOVA IVI Kolkata, Kolkata, India
• NOVA IVI Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
• 2017
• NOVA IVI Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
• NOVA IVI Mumbai, Mumbai, India
• NOVA IVI Chennai, Chennai, India
• IVF Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon
• The A-Clinic, Beirut, Lebanon

NATIONAL AUDITS

• 2016 UNE 179007 (IVF Lab Quality Management)
• IVI Madrid, IVI Valencia, IVI Barcelona, IVI Bilbao, IVI Sevilla, IVI Zaragoza, IVI Malaga, IVI Murcia, IVI Alicante, IVI Las Palmas, IVI Lisboa
• 2017 UNE 179007 (IVF Lab Quality Management)
• IVI Madrid, IVI Valencia, IVI Barcelona, IVI Bilbao, IVI San Sebastian, IVI Sevilla, IVI Zaragoza, IVI Malaga, IVI Murcia, IVI Alicante, IVI Las Palmas, IVI Lisboa, IVI Mallorca

PUBLICATIONS

• "Expression of Tachykinins and Tachykinin Receptors and Interaction with Kisspeptin in Human Granulosa and Cumulus Cells" Jordán García-Ortega3,4, Francisco M. Pinto3,5,Nicolás Prados4,Aixa R. Bello6, Teresa A. Almeida6,Manuel Fernández-Sánchez4, and Luz Candenas2,5. Biology of Reproduction. May 2016

• Expression of neurokinin B/NK3 receptor and kisspeptin/KISS1 receptor in human granulosa cells

J. García-Ortega1,†, F.M. Pinto2,†, M. Fernández-Sánchez1, N. Prados1,A. Cejudo-Román2, T.A. Almeida3, M. Hernández3, M. Romero4,5,6, M. Tena-Sempere4,5,6,*, and L. Candenas2,*. Human Reproduction Oct 2014

• Criterios de Selección Embrionaria

Nicolás Prados, Manoli Crespo, Mª José Hernáez, Myriam Ruíz, Jordán García, Pablo Vime, Gloria Calderón, Manuel Fernández-Sánchez

Manual Práctico de Esterilidad y Reproducción Humana. 2008. McGraw Hill

• Seguridad en un laboratorio de Embriología Clínica

N. Prados, M. de los Santos, M. J. Hernáez, M. Ruiz, J. García, P. Vime, and M. Fernández-Sánchez.

Manual práctico de esterilidad y reproducción humana. 2008

• Técnicas de mejora de la calidad embrionaria en un laboratorio de reproducción asistida

N. Prados, M. Crespo, M. J. Hernáez, M. Ruiz, J. García, P. Vime, A. Cepeda, and M. Fernández-Sanchez.

Cuadernos de Medicina Reproductiva. 2006

 

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (SPEAKER)

• 05^th – 06^th October 2019. ICART Kiev. Ukraine
• Best Practice for Blastocyst Vitrification after Biopsy. Speaker
• Vitrification Workshop. Teaching

• 05^th – 06^th June 2019. KARM Moscow, Russia
• Vitrification procedures and Quality Management. Speaker
• Vitrification Workshop. Teaching

• 22 – 24 Feb 2017: UEARS 2^nd Upper Egypt Assisted Reproductive Conference. Cairo, Egypt.
• Normative to standardize and improve IVF – The Spanish example
• Kisspeptines: Basic characterization and applications on IVF

• 25th October 2014: Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, China,
• Embryo Quality Control and Management. Speaker

• 02nd – 04th May 2013 MSRM (Mediterranean Society of Reproductive Medicine), Marrakech, Morocco. (http://msrm-marrakech2013.com/scientific_programm.html)
• Biopsie embryonnaire en vue de DPI: procédures et précautions. Speaker
• Assurance qualité dans un laboratoire de biologie de la réproduction. Speaker

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS COMMUNICATIONS

• Improving embryo quality in day 3 and day 5 with a closed low oxigen system.

N. Prados, M. Ruiz, J. Garcia –Ortega, P. Vime, MJ Hernaez, M. Fernandez-Sanchez, A. Pellicer. ESHRE Annual Meeting ROME 2010.  Rome June 2010. POSTER

• Live birth results in optimal and suboptimal embryo quality transfers in native and donor eggs cycles”.

Ruiz, M; Crespo, M; Hernaez, MJ; García, J; Vime, P; Prados, N; Fernández-Sánchez, M

63rd . Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. (ASRM)

13rd -17th October 2007, Washington, USA.. POSTER

• Parental Influence on multinucleation in early human embryos

García-Ortega, Jordan; Prados, Nicolás; Crespo, Manuela; Ruiz, Myriam; Hernaez, M.J; Fernández-Sánchez, Manuel.

63rd . Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. (ASRM)

13rd -17th  October 2007, Washington, USA. POSTER

• Prospective study about the effect of peripheric granular area of the metaphase II human oocyte on reproductive outcome and embryo quality after ICSI

Cepeda, Alma; Prados, Nicolás; Crespo, Manuela; Hernaez, M.J; Ruiz, Myriam; García-Ortega, Jordan; Calderon, Gloria; Fernández-Sánchez, Manuel.

63rd . Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. (ASRM)

13rd -17th  October 2007, Washington, USA. POSTER

 

•   Impact of the peripheric granular area of the human oocyte on embryo quality after                               ICSI: A prospective study

Cepeda, A; Prados Dodd, Nicolás; Vime Pérez, Pablo; García Ortega, Jordán; Calderón de Oya, Gloria; Fernández Sánchez, Manuel

63rd . Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. (ASRM)

13-17 octubre 2007, Washington, USA. POSTER

• Live birth results in optimal and suboptimal embryo quality transfers in native and donor eggs cycles

Ruiz, M; Crespo, M; Hernaez, MJ; García, J; Vime, P; Prados, N; Fernández-Sánchez, M

IVI International Congress 19th -21st  September 2007, Barcelona (Spain). POSTER

• Parental Influence on multinucleation in early human embryos

García-Ortega, Jordan; Prados, Nicolás; Crespo, Manuela; Ruiz, Myriam; Hernaez, M.J; Vime, Pablo; Canales, Esther; García, Rocío; Fernández-Sánchez, Manuel.

II. IVI International Congress 19th -21st  September 2007, Barcelona (Spain). POSTER

• Assisted hatching and lysed cell removal in thawed human embryos: A prospective randomized study

N. Prados, J. García, M.J. Hernáez, M. Crespo, L.F. Santana, M. Ruiz, P. Vime, M. Fernández-Sánchez.

22nd Annual Meeting European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)”

  Prague, 18th – 21st  June 2006. POSTER

 

• Chromosomal abnormalities and multinucleation on day 2 and day 3 human embryos

M. Crespo, N. Prados, J. García, P. Vime, M.C Rubio, M. Fernández-Sánchez.

62nd Annual Meeting American Society for Reproductive Medicine. New Orleans, Lousisiana, USA 21st – 26th October 2006. POSTER

 

• A randomized prospective study of assisted hatching and cell removal in thawed human embryos

N. Prados, M. Crespo, M.J Hernaez, M. Ruiz, J.García, M. Fernández-Sánchez.

62nd Annual Meeting American Society for Reproductive Medicine. New Orleans, Louisiana  USA. 21st -25th October, 2006. POSTER

 

• Assisted hatching and lysed cell removal in thawed human embryos: A randomized prospective study

N. Prados, J. García, M.J. Hernáez, M. Crespo, L.F. Santana, M. Ruiz, P. Vime, M. Fernández-Sánchez

“European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology”(ESHRE). Prague (Czech Republic), 18th – 21st  June  2005

NATIONAL CONGRESS COMMUNICATIONS

 

• Expresión del sistema de las taquicininas en células de la granulosa de origen humano.

Jordan Garcia-Ortega,  Francisco Pinto Pérez, Víctor Blasco Rodríguez, Nicolás Prados Dodd, Manuel Fernández Sánchez, Luz Candenas De Luján. Málaga, Mayo 2016

• Mejora de la calidad embrionaria humana en dia 3 y 5 con un sistema de cultivo cerrado a bajo oxigeno.

N. Prados, M. Ruiz, J. Garcia –Ortega, P. Vime, MJ Hernaez, M. Fernandez-Sanchez, A. Pellicer. Sociedad Española de Fertilidad. Valencia. Mayo 2010. Comunicación Oral

 

• El cultivo largo de embriones humanos y su impacto en los resultados gestacionales de un ciclo de donación de ovocitos.

J García-Ortega, , N Prados, M. Crespo, MJ Hernáez, PJ. Vime, M. Ruíz M.Fernández-Sánchez

“SAGO 2008 ”. Córdoba (Spain) , Noviembre 2008. POSTER

 

• Impacto del cultivo largo de embriones humanos en los resultados gestacionales de un programa de donación de ovocitos

J García-Ortega, , N Prados, M. Crespo, MJ Hernáez, PJ. Vime, M. Ruíz M.Fernández-Sánchez

Sociedad Española de Fertilidad. Oviedo (Spain) Mayo 2008. Comunicación Oral

 

• Resultados gestacionales en transferencias de embriones optimos o suboptimos en ciclos de ovocitos propios y donados

M Ruiz, M Crespo, MJ Hernaez, J García, PJ Vime, N Prados, M Fernández-Sánchez

“XXVI Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Fertilidad” .Zaragoza, 31 Mayo a 02 Junio 2006. POSTER

• Aumento de embriones anormales en mujeres de 38 años independientemente de la calidad embrionaria en dia 3 de desarrollo.

MJ Hernánez, J Ramos, A Tocino, M Crespo, M Ruiz, PJ Vime, J García, N Prados, M Fernández-Sánchez.

“XXVI Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Fertilidad”.Zaragoza, 31 Mayo a 02 Junio 2006. POSTER

• Fecundación in Vitro convencional frente a microinyección: Modelos para un control de calidad del proceso

M. Crespo, PJ Vime, MJ Hernáez, M Ruiz, J García, N Prados, M Fernández-Sánchez.

• “ XXVI Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Fertilidad”.Zaragoza, 31 Mayo to 02 Junio 2006. POSTER

• Assisted Hatching y retirada de fragmentos en embriones congelados humanos: Un estudio prospectivo randomizado

N Prados, J García, M. Crespo, PJ Vime, MJ Hernáez, M Ruiz, M Fernández-Sánchez.

“ XXVI Congreso Nacional de la Sociedad Española de Fertilidad”. Zaragoza, 31 Mayo to 02 Junio 2006. Comunicación Oral

 

TEACHING BACKGROUND

 

• October 2016 – October 2017: Master Degree “Biology and Biotechnology applied to Human Assisted Reproduction” UEM (European University of Madrid). Coordinator and Teacher (Quality).

 

• 20^th October 2016: I Jornada de Control de Calidad en el laboratorio. Clinica IVI Murcia. Speaker

 

• 18th – 20th May 2016: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor
• 10^th – 15^th March 2015: Citic Xiangya& IVI program. Changsa, Hunan, China, Speaker

 

• 08th – 10th May 2014: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• 08th – 10th May 2013: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• 14th – 16th  May 2011: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• 26th  – 29th Apr 2011: Micromanipulation Workshop II: Basic course for Embryo Biopsy and Assisted Hatching in collaboration with the Spanish Fertility Society. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Coordinator and Professor

 

• 24th  – 25th  Feb 2011: Workshop Assisted Reproductive Techniques Updates. Spanish Fertility Society. Speaker

 

• 07th – 08th Oct 2010: ESHRE. II Basic Course of Assisted Reproduction for Nurses and Paramedics. Valencia. Speaker

 

• 14th – 16th  May 2010: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• Apr 2010: Micromanipulation Workshop II: Basic course for embryo biopsy and Assisted Hatching in collaboration with the Spanish Fertility Society. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Coordinator and Professor

 

• 14th  – 16th  May 2009: Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• Apr 2009: Micromanipulation Workshop II: Basic course for embryo biopsy and Assisted Hatching in collaboration with the Spanish Fertility Society. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Coordinator and Professor

 

• 14th – 16th May 2008 Course of Clinical Andrology. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Professor

 

• Apr 2008: Micromanipulation Workshop II: Basic course for embryo biopsy and Assisted Hatching in collaboration with the Spanish Fertility Society. Fundación IVI, Clínica IVI Sevilla. Coordinator and Professor

 

NON RELEVANT BACKGROUND

• Course “Specialist on European Communities and European Union”. (>700h). Master-D (Oct 2001)

 

• Course “Specialist on European Communities and European Union”. (700h): Developing and implementing international cooperation programs within European Union Countries. SU&MA Consultores / Regional Government of Andalucia (Oct 2001)

 

• Course “Environmental Management” (135h). Institute of  Quality, Seville , Spain (Mayo - junio 2003)