Dr .RAKESH SAMAL (MSc & Phd)

Director & Senior Embryologist
American Society of Reproductive Medicine(ASRM)-certified Senior Clinical Embryologist.
Master of Embryo Biopsy from ACE (American College of Embryology).
I have 15 years of experience in the field of embryology. (Various parts of India)
Embryology
- QA/QC of the lab and the equipment.
- All documentation work concerning the Embryology lab.
- Following HFEA (human fertilization and embryology authority) SOPS
- In vitro fertilization techniques [Short insemination and long insemination]
- The procedure ICSI, More than 30,000 ICSI so far.
- Preparation of sperm from PESA, TESA and MICRO TESE
- ICSI from PESA, TESA & micro TESE sperm
- Embryo grading from 2PN, DAY-2 & 3 and BLASTOCYST.
- Embryo transfer, more than 35,000 procedures.
- Assisted Laser hatching technique (PZD)-Partial Zona Drilling.
- Time-lapse embryo monitoring system (primo vision)
- Freezing and thawing of gametes Vitrification and Thawing of oocyte and embryos on day-2, day-3 and day-5 too. Both techniques (open and closed systems) have more than 7,000 vitrification and thawing.
- Blastocyst Transfer.
- More than 6000 Embryo biopsies (Trophoectoderm biopsies) for PGT-M and PGT-A.
- Validated for embryo biopsy by IGENOMIX & GENESTRINGS genetic lab
- 1000 IVF baby delivered
- Faculty at Various National & International conferences & Workshops
- Research Paper Published in National & International Journals.
Seminars and Workshops Attend
- Attended as Faculty Member at a hands-on practical andrology training workshop at DIYOS MENS HEALTH CENTRE (INDIA) in collaboration with the AMERICAN CENTER OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE on 29th Nov-2016.Attended as Guest Speaker at master classes in Reproductive Genetics EMBRYO BIOPSY at GENESTRINGS CENTER FOR MEDICAL GENETICS on 01st Sept-2019.
- Academical Clinical Embryologist (ACE-2014), Indore. Attended the workshop on all four micromanipulators [ RI, NARISHIGE, EPPENDORF AND S-MICROMANIPULATOR.]
Achievement
Awarded as STAR OF THE MONTH at BOURNHALL INTERNATIONAL CLINIC, INDIA -Jan-2015.
Member of ESHREE, ASRM Indian fertility society (IFS) & Academy f Clinical Embryologists.
Awarded by the American College of Embryology as Master of embryo biopsy.
Paper Publication
- Journal of medical science and clinical research-(JMSCR) 03/032022 topic-Diagnosis ,management & clinical prioritization of mosaic embryos(case study)
- Journal of gynaecology research reviews & reports-topic-Genetic signatures of chromosome 20 mosaicism in recurrent pregnancy loss