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Biography
Luk Rombauts is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University and the Head of Reproductive Medicine at Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health. He is the Research Director of Monash IVF and a Research Fellow of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research.
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 80 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.
Assoc Prof Rombauts is a Board Member of the World Endometriosis Society and the editor of the World Endometriosis Society's electronic Journal. He is a trustee of the World Endometriosis Research Foundation Board and a Board Member of the Fertility Society of Australia. He is also a member of the RANZCOG Grants and Scholarship Committee. He is associate editor of Human Reproduction, the highest ranking journal publishing original research in the field of reproductive medicine.
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Projects
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Endometriosis susceptibility genes in endometrial stem/progenitor cells
Gargett, C., Montgomery, G. & 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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Improving oocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number to enhance female reproductive capacity
St John, J., McKenzie, M., Western, P., Rombauts, L., McLachlan, P. R. & Carmody, D. R.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research output
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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., Feb 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 9 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
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Cellular Origins of Endometriosis: Towards Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Filby, C. E., Rombauts, L., Montgomery, G. W., Giudice, L. C. & Gargett, C. E., Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Genome sequencing of human in vitro fertilisation embryos for pathogenic variation screening
Murphy, N. M., Samarasekera, T. S., Macaskill, L., Mullen, J. & Rombauts, L. J. F., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 10 p., 3795.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The effect of melatonin on ultrasound markers of follicular development: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial
Fernando, S., Wallace, E. M., Rombauts, L., White, N., Hong, J., Vollenhoven, B., Lolatgis, N., Hope, N., Wong, M., Lawrence, M., Lawrence, A., Russell, C., Leong, K., Thomas, P. & da Silva Costa, F., 1 Feb 2020, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 60, 1, p. 141-148 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)