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Biography
Luk Rombauts is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University and the Head of Reproductive Medicine at Monash Health, Southern Health. He is Research Fellow of the Hudson Institute.
Prof. Rombauts is the Group Medical Director of Monash IVF Group. He is the President of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand, the 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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EndoAIMM: Earlier diagnosis and personalised treatments for endometriosis (EndoAIMM)
Montgomery, G. W., Hull, M. L., Gargett, C., Thomas, D., Powell, J. E., Rombauts, L. & Nguyen, Q.
15/06/21 → 14/09/22
Project: Research
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Endometriosis susceptibility genes in endometrial stem/progenitor cells
Gargett, C., Montgomery, G. W. & Rombauts, L.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
1/08/19 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Facilitating endometrial receptivity to improve pregnancy outcomes
Dimitriadis, E. & Rombauts, L.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/11/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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IVF add-ons in Australia and New Zealand: A systematic assessment of IVF clinic websites
Lensen, S., Chen, S., Goodman, L., Rombauts, L., Farquhar, C. & Hammarberg, K., Jun 2021, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 61, 3, p. 430-438 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mitochondria-targeted therapeutics, MitoQ and BGP-15, reverse aging-associated meiotic spindle defects in mouse and human oocytes
Al-Zubaidi, U., Adhikari, D., Cinar, O., Zhang, Q-H., Yuen, W. S., Murphy, M. P., Rombauts, L., Robker, R. L. & Carroll, J., Mar 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, 3, p. 771-784 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Podocalyxin inhibits human embryo implantation in vitro and luminal podocalyxin in putative receptive endometrium is associated with implantation failure in fertility treatment
Heng, S., Samarajeewa, N., Aberkane, A., Essahib, W., Van de Velde, H., Scelwyn, M., Hull, M. L., Vollenhoven, B., Rombauts, L. J. & Nie, G., 1 Nov 2021, In: Fertility and Sterility. 116, 5, p. 1391-1401 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Podocalyxin is a key negative regulator of human endometrial epithelial receptivity for embryo implantation
Paule, S. G., Heng, S., Samarajeewa, N., Li, Y., Mansilla, M., Webb, A. I., Nebl, T., Young, S. L., Lessey, B. A., Hull, M. L., Scelwyn, M., Lim, R., Vollenhoven, B., Rombauts, L. J. & Nie, G., 20 Apr 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, 5, p. 1353-1366 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A core outcome set for future endometriosis research: an international consensus development study
Duffy, J. M. N., Hirsch, M., Vercoe, M., Abbott, J., Barker, C., Collura, B., Drake, R., Evers, J. L. H., Hickey, M., Horne, A. W., Hull, M. L., Kolekar, S., Lensen, S., Johnson, N. P., Mahajan, V., Mol, B. W., Otter, A. S., Puscasiu, L., Rodriguez, M. B., Rombauts, L. & 4 others, , 1 Jul 2020, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 127, 8, p. 967-974 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access33 Citations (Scopus)