Peter Robert Brinsden

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

, MRCS, LRCP, FRCOG (born 2 September 1940) is known for the treatment of infertility in couples. From 1989 to 2006 he was the medical director of

Bourn Hall Clinic Bourn Hall Clinic in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England, is a centre for the treatment of infertility. The original building, Bourn Hall, is about 400 years old. Since becoming a medical centre, it has been greatly extended. History Bourn Hall C ...

in the UK, a leading centre for the treatment of fertility problems, and where about 6,000 babies have been conceived using IVF and other assisted conception treatments.

Biography

Brinsden was born in Peking in China in 1940. He lived in China, the United States, Canada and Hong Kong until 1950. Brinsden was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Up ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

and

St George's Hospital Medical School St George's, University of London (legally St George's Hospital Medical School, informally St George's or SGUL), is a University located in Tooting in South London and is a constituent college of the University of London. St George's has its o ...

. He qualified MBBS and MRCS, LRCP in 1966. Brinsden joined the

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in 1966, and served as ship's medical officer 1969–1970. He started training as a

gynaecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences, spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with ...

in 1970 in military and civilian NHS hospitals until 1978. He qualified

DObst RCOG The medical post-nominal suffix DObst RCOG is awarded to obstetricians and gynaecologists who have gained the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The Diploma is aimed at doctors, and especially general practitioners, w ...

in 1981, MRCOG in 1976 and was elected FRCOG in 1989. Brinsden was made a Consultant Gynaecologist in 1978, with a principal interest in infertility treatment. He retired from the

in 1982 with the rank of surgeon commander. Brinsden served as a consultant at King Fahad Hospital,

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

in Saudi Arabia 1982–1985 and then at

under

Patrick Steptoe Patrick Christopher Steptoe CBE FRS (9 June 1913 – 21 March 1988) was an English obstetrician and gynaecologist and a pioneer of fertility treatment. Steptoe was responsible with biologist and physiologist Robert Edwards and the nurse Jean ...

, the IVF pioneer who, with Robert Edwards, was responsible for the birth of the world's first IVF baby Louise Brown in 1978. Brinsden joined the Wellington Hospital IVF Unit, then the world's largest IVF and

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clinic, as deputy director. He was appointed medical director at

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, in the UK in March 1989 following the death of

in 1988. Since his retirement in 2006 he has been the consultant medical director. He has been an affiliated lecturer at the

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's Clinical School at Addenbrookes Hospital since 1992, and a visiting professor in gynaecology and fertility at the Capital Medical University in Beijing since 2001. Brinsden has also been an inspector for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority since 1997. Brinsden is in great demand internationally as a lecturer on fertility and assisted conception issues, and in recent years has lectured at, among others, the Fertility Society of Australia's 2006 Conference, the Serono Symposia International, the Chicago 2007 Midwest Reproductive Symposium, and the 2006 Barbados IVF Conference. Brinsden was elected president of the British Fertility Society in April 2009 and is the vice-chairman of The Nelson Society.Nelson-Society.com
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Selected works

*Author or co-author of 93 publications on

infertility Infertility is the inability of a person, animal or plant to reproduce by natural means. It is usually not the natural state of a healthy adult, except notably among certain eusocial species (mostly haplodiploid insects). It is the normal state ...

and

assisted conception Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility. This subject involves procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), cryopreservation of gametes ...

. *Author of 43 book chapters and co-editor of ''The Infertility Manual'', and ''A Handbook of Intrauterine Insemination''. Publisher:

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press A university press is an academic publishing hou ...

*Editor of three editions of ''A Textbook of in Vitro Fertilisation and Assisted Reproduction''. ;Peter Brinsden has also written the following works *''An Atlas of in Vitro Fertilization''. Publisher: Informa Healthcare *''A Textbook of in Vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction''. Publisher: Informa Healthcare *"Treatment by in vitro fertilisation with surrogacy: experience of one British centre – Statistical Data Included," ''British Medical Journal'' (2000) *"The presence of blood in the transfer catheter negatively influences outcome at embryo transfer," ''Human Reproduction'', Volume 20, Number 7, July 2005,

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Oocyte An oocyte (, ), oöcyte, or ovocyte is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in a female fetus in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female ...

number per live birth in IVF: were Steptoe and Edwards less wasteful?" ''Human Reproduction'', Oxford University Press

References

* Who's Who 2007 Published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd

External links

Bourn Hall Clinic websiteQuads revisit IVF clinic BBC newsThe Leading Fertility Clinics: Bourn Hall Clinic
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