Our team
Take advantage of the recognized expertise of our medical team including 14 fertility specialist obstetrician-gynecologists, two urologist-andrologists, a microbiologist, a geneticist, an endocrinologist and an internist, all those working together to produce the largest dedicated team available in Canada.
Our embryologists have at their disposal advanced equipment and an ultra modern laboratory in order to provide you with the best chance of conceiving. Our psychologists can accompany you throughout your treatment. Our nurses and all our staff are always ready to offer you all necessary support.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. François Bissonnette
Medical director
DR FRANÇOIS BISSONNETTE, MD, FRCSc
Dr. François Bissonnette is Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Montreal. He is an associate clinical professor and winner of the Van Campenhout award for the quality of his teaching.
Graduating in medicine from the University of Montreal in 1980, he completed his specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology and obtained certification of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1985. Later, he continued his training in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Bissonnette was President of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) in 2009 and is responsible for the Canadian Assisted Reproductive Technologies Registry for in vitro fertilization activities (CARTR).Author and co-author of several publications, he supervises many research projects and directs doctoral students. Dr. Bissonnette is a member of several Professional associations. He is currently president of the Quebec Society of Fertlity and Andrology and the Quebec Association of Fertologues.
Dr. Bissonnette is one of the five founding members of the clinique ovo in 2003. He is also medical Director of ovo fertility.
Simon Phillips
Scientific director
SIMON PHILLIPS, PhD
Simon Phillips graduated in 1992 from the University of Plymouth in England. He completed his training at the Hallam Medical Center, London, in the laboratory of Professor Robert Edwards. Following training on all aspects of clinical embryology, he obtained the necessary licence to practice intracytoplasmic sperm injections in the UK. Then in 2008 he obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Embryology at the University of Leeds. He is certified by the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society as an Embryology Laboratory Director.
He agreed to continue his career in MontreaI in 1997 as senior embryologist at the McGill Reproductive Center. His wide experience in the field of embryology includes in vitro maturation, ovarian cryopreservation and embryo biopsy.
Simon is a member of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) and ALPHA Scientists in Reproductive Medicine. He was a member of the CFAS ART Lab SIG Professional Standards, the sub-committee responsible for the creation of Canadian national standards for ART laboratory professionals in the field of medically assisted procreation.
He is currently a member of the Executive Committee for the Research Centre in Animal Reproduction at the University of Montreal and is a member of the teaching faculty for the Fellowship programme in Reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
He is part of the team of specialists as chief embryologist and director of the ovo clinical laboratories as well as the Scientific and Operations director of ovo cryo.
Isabelle Lapointe
Director of Nursing
Nadia Rudi
nurse instructor
Nadia Rudi
Nadia Rudi graduated from the nursing program at Dawson College in 2000. She continued her studies at the University of Ottawa, where she obtained her Bachelor of Nursing in 2004. She began her nursing career at the Jewish General Hospital where she worked on a neonatal intensive care unit until 2006. During those five years in this highly specialized unit, she developed expertise in the care of premature newborns. She joined clinique ovo in 2006as a nurse, then later became Director of nursing. She now holds the position of quality control nurse clinician.
