Prof. Fernando Zegers-Hochschild MD, FACOG, Dr. h.c
Prof. Fernando Zegers-Hochschild MD, FACOG, Dr. h.c
Is an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, and expert in Human Reproduction.
Emeritus professor, University Diego Portales. Santiago, Chile
Director of the Program of Ethics and Public Policies in Human Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, University Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Served for more than 30 years as member of the steering committee of various scientific and ethic task forces of the Special Program of Research and Research Training in Human Reproduction of the World Health Organization (WHO/HRP). At present acts as vice chair of ICMART, a non-state actor in official relationship with WHO.
Founder of the Latin American Network of Assisted Reproduction (REDLARA) and Chairman of the Latin American Registry of ART.
Co-founder and Vicechair of the International Committee for Monitoring ART (ICMART), responsible for the world registry of ART.
Honors and recognitions:
Honorary member of:
-The International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS).
-The Latin American Association of Researchers in Human Reproduction (ALIRH)
-The Latin American network of Assisted Reproduction.
Human Rights Award by the Medical College. Santiago, Chile
Doctor honoris causa by the University of Antofagasta, Chile.
Corresponding member of the National Academy of Medicine, France
Notable Appointments:
United Nations Ad Hoc committee on the international convention against reproductive cloning of human beings (2002)
Inter American Court of Human Rights. Independent expert appointed by the ICHR in the case against Costa Rica for the prohibition of IVF (2012)
Has authored more than 160 scientific articles, edited three books and numerous book chapters in biomedical and ethical aspects of human reproduction.