OUR DOCTORS Başak Balaban Reproductive Health (IVF) Embryologist Studied infertility actively at the Assisted Reproduction Center of Brussels University. Scientific Consultant of IVF Laboratory at Reproductive Health Unit of Koç University since 2016. Authored more than 65 articles that were published in international journals and book chapters published at local and international scale. Founding member of Clinic Embryology Association founded in 2009 and was the chair of the Association in 2011-2013 and 2015-2017. The chair of ALPHA (Scientists for Reproductive Medicine) Embryology Association, an international embryology society, for 2 terms from 2008 to 2012. Member of Advisory Board for Turkey of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) from 1999 to 2015. Board member of the society between 2015 and 2019. Board member of TSRM (Reproductive Health and Infertility Association), first national infertility association in Turkey, since 2016. Principal fields of clinical interest: Embryo/ Blastocyst culture and selection, Cryopreservation techniques for reproductive cells, Clinical embryology/ Reproductive biology, In-vitro culture techniques, In vitro maturation, Cryopreservation. EDUCATION / TRAINING Education Institution Year Embryology / Reproductive Biology Education Brussels Schotsman Infertility Management Foundation and Assisted Reproduction Center, Brussels University 1995 - 1999 Bachelor’s Degree Department of Biology, Ankara University 1990 - 1993 CAREER Title Institution Year Director In-vitro Fertilization Laboratory, American Hospital. 1996 - to date Director In-vitro Fertilization Laboratory, German Hospital, Istanbul. 1996 Biologist In-vitro Fertilization Unit, Sevgi Hospital, Ankara 1994 - 1996