Sperm DNA Fragmentation Speakers

Ashok Agarwal

Director of Andrology Center, Director of Research | USA

Ashok Agarwal is the Director of Research at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine and the Director of the Andrology Center. He holds these positions at Cleveland Clinic, where he is a Professor at the Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and, since 1993, Senior Staff in the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. Dr. Agarwal did his post-doctorate training in Reproductive Biology under a fellowship from The Rockefeller Foundation at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an Instructor in Surgery and then an Assistant Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Agarwal was appointed in 1993 by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, as the Head of the Clinical Andrology Center, which over the years under his leadership, has become a center of excellence for the diagnosis of male infertility and fertility preservation of men with oncological conditions in the United States. He is board certified as a Clinical Laboratory Director in Andrology by the American Board of Bioanalysis and serves as an Inspector for the College of American Pathologists “Reproductive Laboratory Program” for accreditation of Andrology & IVF Laboratories.

Hussein Kandil

Specialist Urology and Andrology | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Kandil is a urologist specialising in male reproductive and sexual medicine, graduated from the division of urology at St. George Hospital University Medical Centre, in affiliation with Balamand university, Lebanon. He completed his residency at the division of urology at Pontoise regional hospital and Lens university hospital in France, and earned his Diploma in Urology in 2008. After completing his residency in 2009, he joined the division of urology of the University of Illinois at Chicago for a Fellowship in Andrology, which is the field of urology that specialises in the management of male infertility and sexual dysfunction. In 2017, Dr. Hussein Kandil earned the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, and received the title FACS. Over the recent years, Dr. Kandil has become a known figure in the field of male reproductive medicine namely, male infertility and sexual dysfunction and has been an active contributor and a participant to different medical societies presenting many conferences at the national and international levels, sharing his expertise in the realm of male reproductive medicine. His area of interest lies in is utilization of microsurgery in the surgical management of male infertility, e.g. Micro dissection Testicular Sperm Extraction, also known as MTESE in the management of Non- Obstructive Azoospermia, and has special interest in male reproductive endocrine disorders. Dr. Kandil expertise encompasses the medical and surgical treatment of the various prostate diseases including laser therapy for enlarged prostate glands, in addition to the medical and surgical management of sexual dysfunction. In addition to physical consultations, Dr. Kandil has an active online presence, having created an online blog called ‘Your Male Doctor Blog’, with over 14 thousand viewers and participants. www.yourmaledoctor.com Dr. Kandil has authored and published on Amazon a public manual in English and Arabic, called ‘The Male: Pearls of Hope in Male Infertility’, which is a manual that guides males through their journey of male infertility.

Manaf Al Hashimi

Consultant Urologist – Head of Department | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Manaf Al Hashimi is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology. He is European Board Certified in Sexual Medicine. He has completed a Fellowship course at the Institute of Urology, University College, London Hospital, UK. Dr. Manaf is also a member of prestigious medical associations in his field such as the European Society of Urology, the International and European Society of Sexual Medicine, and the Emirates Society of Urology. Dr. Manaf has more than 23 years of experience in his field and specializes in treating urinary stones (kidney, ureter, and bladder) using shock waves, endoscopy, and LASER. His key interests also include the management of prostate problems (medical and endoscopic treatment). Dr. Manaf is a pioneer in sexual medicine certification and is an expert in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, male menopause, male infertility (using micro-dissection testicular sperms extraction, sperm aspiration, and microscopic varicocelectomy), female incontinence ( using the minimally invasive procedures like TOT, TVT slings and Urodynamic tests) as well as sexually transmitted disease.