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Biography
Luk Rombauts is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University and a Research Fellow of the Hudson Institute.
Prof. Rombauts is the Group Medical Director of Monash IVF Group. He is a Past President of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand, a Past President of the World Endometriosis Society and a Trustee of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation.
His clinical interests include the management of male and female infertility, reproductive microsurgery, and advanced laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of severe endometriosis.
He has a strong academic track record in women's health. He has extensive expertise in clinical and translational research in the field of reproductive medicine. His main research interests include endometriosis and embryo implantation. He has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has given many invited lectures at international conferences. He was the scientific chair of the 2008 World Congress on Endometriosis and the 2012 World Congress of Human Reproduction.
He is a training supervisor and examiner for the Certificate of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, a subspecialty degree obtained through the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
He has served as a member of the RANZCOG Grants and Scholarship Committee and as associate editor of Human Reproduction, the highest ranking journal publishing original research in the field of reproductive medicine.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Infertility
- Reproduction
- Endometriosis
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Digital health for optimising evidence implementation in women's health
Moran, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Teede, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vincent, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Callander, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Joham, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Norman, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baker, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Naderpoor, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tay, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mueller, I. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mol, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Garad, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McIntosh, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vollenhoven, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rombauts, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Hutchison, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Australasian Menopause Society, Centre for Research Excellence in Women’s Health in Reproductive Life (CRE WHiRL), Monash Partners
1/07/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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MitoHOPE: Introducing Mitochondrial Donation in AustraliaL The MitoHOPE (Healthy Outcomes Pilot and Evaluation) Program
Carroll, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Herbert, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Christodoulou, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thorburn, D. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mills, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zander-Fox, D. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Robker, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rombauts, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sallevelt, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ludlow, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Coman, D. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ellaway, C. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mackey, D. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Delatycki, M. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yau, W. Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tchan, M. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Long, J. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hardy, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Adhikari, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Choudhary, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hyslop, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mann, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ryan, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hodges, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hui, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kamien, B. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mallett, A. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Semsarian, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wallis, M. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wall, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zoungas, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goranitis, I. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gyngell, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hammarberg, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sparrow, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Warren, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fahey, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stutterd, C. A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Schweitzer, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McGillivray, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Savulescu, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Panetta, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kava, M. P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Freckmann, M.-L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lynch, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lamont, P. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Scott, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ware, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mowat, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jones, K. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Green, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wolfe, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hackett, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bratkovic, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Horton, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Blok, R. (Project Manager)
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Australian Genomics, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine & Cell Biology, James Cook University, Lyons Eye Institute Limited, Macquarie University, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Limited (trading as Mito Foundation), Monash IVF Group Limited, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science Limited, Queensland Children's Hosptial , Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service, University of Adelaide, Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA) (Victoria), Women's and Children's Health Care Network Incorporated, Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD)
1/06/23 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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AECC: The Australian Endometriosis Clinicians Collaborative
Abbott, J. A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Deans, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nesbitt-Hawes, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rombauts, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ritossa, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Karthigasu, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chou, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yazdani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gargett, C. (Associate Investigator (AI))
14/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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EndoAIMM: EndoAIMM - Endometriosis diagnosis and treatment with Artificial Intelligence and Molecular Markers
Montgomery, G. W. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hull, M. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gargett, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thomas, D. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Powell, J. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rombauts, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Nguyen, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI))
15/06/21 → 14/09/22
Project: Research
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Australian evidence-based guideline for unexplained infertility: ADAPTE process from the ESHRE evidence-based guideline on unexplained infertility 2024
Costello, M. F., Teede, H. J., Farquhar, C., Bedson, L., Kong, M., Pickens, M., Boothroyd, C., Kerner, R., Garad, R., Loos, T., Rombauts, L., Flanagan, M., Mol, B. W., Mousa, A., Norman, R. J. & on behalf of the Centre for Research Excellence in Reproductive Life UI Guideline Network, 14 Jul 2024, Monash University. 123 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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Cardiovascular disease hospitalizations among women who undergo fertility treatment
Tomic, D., Rombauts, L., Da Silva Costa, F., Rolnik, D. L., Haregu, T., Carrington, M., Magliano, D. J. & Yiallourou, S. R., Jul 2024, In: Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 49, 1, 7 p., 103812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dysregulated miR-124-3p in endometrial epithelial cells reduces endometrial receptivity by altering polarity and adhesion
Zhou, W., Van Sinderen, M., Rainczuk, K., Menkhorst, E., Sorby, K., Osianlis, T., Pangestu, M., Santos, L., Rombauts, L., Rosello-Diez, A. & Dimitriadis, E., 8 Oct 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 41, 12 p., e2401071121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Medicine in the marketplace: clinician and patient views on commercial influences on assisted reproductive technology
Gallagher, S., Attinger, S., Sassano, A., Sutton, E., Kerridge, I., Newson, A., Farsides, B., Hammarberg, K., Hart, R., Jackson, E., Ledger, W., Mayes, C., Mills, C., Norcross, S., Norman, R. J., Rombauts, L., Waldby, C., Yazdani, A. & Lipworth, W., Jun 2024, In: Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 48, 6, 9 p., 103850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Recommendations from the 2024 Australian evidence-based guideline for unexplained infertility: ADAPTE process from the ESHRE evidence-based guideline on unexplained infertility
For the Australian NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Reproductive Life UI Guideline Network and the ESHRE guideline group for unexplained infertility, Oct 2024, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 221, 8, p. 438-446 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus)