Univ. Prof. Dr. Andreas Obruca

Medical director
Fertility Expert
Gynaecologist

About

Born 1967 in Vienna,
one daughter (*1995)

Languages

German, English

Specialist areas and research interests:

  • Reproductive medicine, ovarian stimulation: optimisation and new approaches.
  • Embryo development: improvement of culture conditions
  • Improving the selection criteria of the "optimal" embryo to avoid higher grade multiple pregnancies
  • Medical studies at the University of Vienna, doctorate in 1992.
  • Research assistant and teaching trainee at the Institute for Sterility Care (Univ.Prof.Dr.W.Feichtinger); successful establishment of micromanipulation and achievement of the first pregnancy by means of "Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection" in Austria; first pregnancy with testicular sperm in Austria.
  • Stay at the IVF Centre of the Herzeliya Medical Center, Israel (Dr. A. Kogosowski)
  • Establishment of micromanipulation in IVF using LASER
  • Stay at the Royal Women Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (Prof. Dr. I. Johnston)
  • Learning of ICSI (Intracytoplasmatic Sperm Injection)
  • Contract assistant, then university assistant at the Vienna University Women's Hospital Department of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Sterility Treatment (Prof. DDr. J. Huber); reorganisation of the IVF outpatient clinic at the University Women's Hospital, successful establishment of micromanipulation.
  • Since 2000 specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics.
  • November 2002 Awarded the venia docendi at the Medical Faculty of the University of Vienna ("Microsurgery on the Human Oocyte - Optimisation of Fertilisation and Implantation in the Context of In Vitro Fertilisation").
  • March 2003 Awarded the title of "Associate University Professor" by Federal Minister Elisabeth Gehrer.
  • June 2000 Foundation of the Kinderwunschzentrum Goldenes Kreuz (together with Prof. Dr. Heinz Strohmer)
  • June 2002 President of the 18th Annual Conference of the Austrian Society for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology 28-29 June in Vienna
  • 2003 Foundation of the "Austrian IVF Society" together with Prof. Dr. Heinz Strohmer as a non-profit organisation representing the interests of Austrian IVF centres
  • 2004 Opening of Ferticent Bratislava
  • 2009 Foundation of the Academy for Reproductive Medicine
  • 2015 Foundation of the Competence Centre for Rainbow Families
  • 2019 Election as President of the Austrian IVF Society
  • 2020 Foundation of the Kinderwunschzentrum an der Wien (together with Prof. Dr. Heinz Strohmer)
  • 2022 Foundation and medical director of the "Ova center" at the Kinderwunschzentrum an der Wien

 

Numerous publications, book contributions and lectures on the subject of reproduction and contraception.