José Luis de Pablo B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.

Educational background

• Master’s Degree about the Theoretical Basis and Laboratory Procedures in Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV)
• Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Navarra
• Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Navarra

Professional experience

• Codirector and cofounder of ART Reproducción clinics
• Laboratory Director of Fertility Madrid
• IVF laboratory director at Clínica Quirón Bilbao (2009-2014)
• IVF laboratory director at IVI Bilbao (2005-2008)
• Embryologist at IVF lab of IVI Madrid (2002-2005)
• IVI foundation for the study of Reproduction (2000-2001)

Honors and awards

• Senior Clinical Embryologist accreditation from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) 2008
• ASEBIR Certification in Human Assisted Reproduction. Clinical Embryology 2011

Scientific community involvement

Publications:

• Jose Luis de Pablo, Marcos Messeguer, Pedro Caballero-Campo, Antonio Pellicer, Carlos Simón. Embryonic regulation in the process of implantation. Assisted Reproductive Techniques. 28: 341-352 (2001). ISBN: 1 85317 8705. Editado por: D.K. Gardner, A. Weissman, C.M. Howles, Z. Shoham.
• Carlos Simón, Jose Luis de Pablo, Julio C. Martin, Marcos Messeguer, Arancha Galán, and Antonio Pellicer. Embryo-Maternal Dialogue in the apposition and adhesion phases of human implantation. Serono Symposia USA, Norwell, Massachussets 2001. Editado por: D. Gardner and M. Lane.
• M. Aragonés, R. Herrer, I. Cabañes, A. Mifsud, J.L. De Pablo e Y. Minguez. Biopsia embrionaria. Manual Práctico de Esterilidad y Reproducción Humana. 44: 483-491. McGraw-Hill- Interamericana 2005.
• Alberto Tejera, Lourdes Muriel, Jose Luis De Pablo, Marta Mollá, Ana Cobo. Clasificación del complejo corona-cúmulo-ovocito. Manual Práctico de Esterilidad y Reproducción Humana. 17: 131-138. McGraw-Hill- Interamericana 2008.
• Diana Valbuena, Julio Martin, Jose Luis De Pablo, José Remohí, Antonio Pellicer, and Carlos Simón. Increasing levels of estradiol are deleterious to embryonic implantation because they directly affect the embryo. Fertil. Steril. 76 (5): 962-968 (2001). ISSN: 0015-0282.
• Alberto Tejera, Marta Mollá, Lourdes Muriel, José Remohí, Antonio Pellicer and Jose Luis De Pablo. “Oocyte activation with Calcium (Ca) -ionophore in a globozoospermic patient: successful pregnancy and childbirth”. Fertility & Sterility October 2008, 90 (4): 1202.e1-1202.e5.
• Sandra González, Jose L. De Pablo, María J. Martinez-Cañavate, Roberto Matorras. Gestación gemelar monocigótica tras transferencia de un único embrión proveniente de un ciclo de Diagnóstico Genético Preimplantacional. Revista Iberoamericana de Fertilidad 2009 26 (1): 67-71.
• De Las Heras Mª, Martinez E, Agitregoikoa JA, Barrenetxea G, De Pablo JL. Is a “Vitrify All” approach a valid paradigm to pursue to improve IVF outcomes? The Journal of Clinical Embryology 2014 17 (3): 197-204.
• Roberto Matorras, Borja Otero, Rosario Mendoza, Antonia Expósito, Jose Luis De Pablo, Zaloa Larreategui, Fernando ayerdi, Francisco Matorras. Quality of additional embryos transferred on pregnancy outcomes in IVF: predictions using a mathematical approach. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2014 29, 200-208.

More than 60 speeches at national conferences.

Associations:

• ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)
• SEF (Sociedad Española de Fertilidad)
• ASEBIR (Asociación para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción)

Latest articles and collaborations

• What Is the Average Cost of IVF In the USA?
• Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY Syndrome) - Symptoms, Causes & Fertility
• Day 5 vs. Day 3 Embryo Transfer - What Are the Pros & Cons?
• What is long embryo culture and blastocyst grading?
• What happens to the excess unused embryos after an IVF treatment?
• The cost of hormonal medication in assisted reproduction treatments
• Are implantation rates of frozen blastocysts better?
• How are embryos classified according to their day of development?
• What is hypospadias and how does it affect parenting?

Latest replies to FAQs

• Is it possible to get the medications needed on my health insurance?
• Can I know which woman or couple my embryos go to if I donate them to other patients?
• Is Klinefelter syndrome a genetic disease?
• How do I know if I have hypospadias?
• I have a history of recurrent miscarriage, when should the embryo transfer be done in my case?
• What are the success rates with blastocyst embryo culture?