A SHORT BIOGRAPHYÂ
PANAYIOTIS MICHAEL ZAVOS, Ed.S., Ph.D.
"THE FATHER OF ANDROLOGY"
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Founder and President of the Zavos Organization that promotes knowledge and know how on infertility matters, globally
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President and CEO of Fertility Technologies International, Inc., a private corporation that markets infertility products and technologies, in the USA and worldwide
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Founder, Director and Chief of Andrology at the Andrology Institute of America
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Director and CEO of Repromed Global, Limited, a Cyprus based Company aiding infertile patients, globally
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Professor Emeritus of Reproductive Physiology-Andrology at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Honorary Professor, China Academy of Science
Prof. Dr. Panayiotis Zavos is a highly educated and motivated individual. He received his B.S. degree in Biology, his M.S. degree in Biology-Physiology and his Education Specialist in Science degree (Ed.S.) from Emporia State University. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Reproductive Physiology (Medicine), Biochemistry and Statistics from the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities, USA. He also earned an MBA degree. He also was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Kentucky in Reproductive Physiology/Andrology and other Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs).
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Prof. Zavos is also the Honorary Chairman of the Zavos Organization, the Director and Chief of Andrology at the Andrology Institute of America, President and CEO of Fertility Technologies International, Inc. and Founder & GM of ZDL Global Inc., (Cyprus).
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Dr. Zavos is currently serving among other posts as a Board Member of the Middle East Fertility Society, is a past Board Member of the China Academy of Sciences, Advisor to the Kuwait Medical Genetic Center and Scientific Advisor to the Albar Medical Center in Saudi Arabia among many others. He was awarded the first ever Honorary Professorship by the Chinese Academy of Science awarded to an American Scientist by the Chinese Academy of Science. He is also the Founder and Director of the Zavos Organization, an Organization that disseminates scientific and clinical information globally for a variety of reproductive difficulties. It’s no wonder that Dr. Zavos has picked up such accolades as the World's Father of Andrology, the Father of Human Cloning, a Distinguished Scholar, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Emporia State University, the Student Leadership Award from the University of Minnesota, recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award, and many many others.
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Dr. Zavos has numerous scientific collaborations nationally and internationally and his publications have appeared in more than fifteen languages, globally. He is a current or past member of a large number of professional and scientific societies, among them, the American Fertility Society, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Society of Andrology, the Middle East Fertility Society, The Japanese Society of Andrology, International Society of Cryobiology and many others. He has received a great deal of media Worldwide coverage both within the scientific and reproductive arena and the mainstream press for his many scientific accomplishments and pioneering ventures on stem cell research and human cloning technology development.
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Dr. Zavos was the first scientist to ever successfully perform intrauterine inseminations in humans, the first to create the first human SCNT prepared embryos for reproductive purposes and use them in women. He is a true pioneer in many other areas.
Professor Zavos is fluent in English and Greek and is a very inspirational, , informed and articulate speaker. Over the years,He has been an Invited speaker and participate at a large number of speaking engagements worldwide. His speeches and debates that appeared globally have covered a large spectrum of topics dealing with human reproduction, reproductive technologies, and other high-tech topics. He has received a great deal of media coverage both within the scientific and reproductive arena and the mainstream press for his many scientific accomplishments. He has addressed the Congress of the United States twice, the American Academy of Sciences, participated at the Oxford Union Debates and has made many television and radio appearances. from National Public Radio to CBS 60 Minutes, Dateline NBC, CBS Face the Nation, BBC World, BBC Talking Point, The Larry King Show, The View with Barbara Walters and others.
No doubt, Professor Zavos is recognized worldwide as a leading researcher, a public speaker, a pioneer and a strong authority in the areas of male reproductive medicine, gamete physiology, male infertility, smoking and reproduction, Andrology and study of human reproduction along with other ART procedures, including ICSI, PGD, SCNT and other state-of-the-ART procedures. He is a true leader in his field and a World class scientist and pioneer.