Name Juan Correa-Perez | Role Scientist | |
Juan R. Correa-Pérez, Ph.D. (born May 3, 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a scientist credited with becoming the first (doctoral level) clinical Andrologist and Embryologist established in Puerto Rico (1998). He has a particular interest and expertise in male-factor infertility with an impressive resume of research. Dr. Correa-Pérez is highly skilled in assisted hatching, retrieval of sperm from epididymal/testicular tissue, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), oocyte/embryo biopsy for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) all aspects of andrology and embryology, sperm and embryo cryopreservation (freezing) and the treatment of severe male factor infertility. He has a long and successful history of achieving impressive IVF success rates. He is also certified as a High-Complexity Clinical Laboratory Director (HCLD) by the American Board of Bioanalysis ABB) in the disciplines of Andrology and Embryology. A dedicated patient advocate, Dr. Correa-Pérez is seriously committed to excellence in patient care. He particularly enjoys educating patients about the IVF process to assure their level of comfort, especially in regard to their own personal treatment or medical circumstances. Dr. Correa-Pérez is extremely active in the professional community and is a frequent invited lecturer in the related fields of OB/GYN and urology. He has served as school of medicine faculty, an ad hoc member of the editorial staff of Fertility and Sterility (a leading medical journal in the field of reproductive medicine) and a reviewer for several other outstanding journals in the field, including Theriogenology, Journal of Men’s Health, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infectious Diseases and the Middle East Fertility Society Journal. He is also currently serving as an Editorial Board Member for The Scientific World Journal-Urology and The Open Andrology Journal.
Dr. Correa-Pérez is included in the 60th (Diamond Edition) of Who’s Who in America. He is also a subject of inclusion in Who’s Who in America since 2005–Present. He has been honored as an Ad Hoc member of the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility, The Official Journal of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and has been nominated for the Annual Royan International Research Award twice. Dr. Correa-Pérez has been invited to present his research internationally in both print and presentation formats.