Togas Tulandi, M.D., M.H.C.M.

Ectopic pregnancy remains a significant clinical problem for gynecologists and reproductive endocrinologists. In this issue, Dr. Togas Tulandi, a member of the Editorial Board for Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, has gathered a group of outstanding investigators to take a new look at this disorder.

Togas Tulandi, M.D., M.H.C.M., is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milton Leong Chair in Reproductive Medicine, Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, McGill University, and Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Sir Mortimer B. Davis, Jewish General Hospital. He became a Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University in 1991 (with tenure), and on November 6, 2000, he received an endowed chair, the Milton Chair in Reproductive Medicine from McGill University. This is the first Canadian Chair in Reproductive Medicine. In addition to medical degrees, Dr. Tulandi also has a degree of Master of Science in Health Care Management from Harvard University (2005).

The author or coauthor of more than 200 journal articles, more than 250 scientific presentations, more than 50 book chapters, and eight books, he is the immediate past President of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and past President of The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. He is an internationally known reproductive/endoscopic surgeon and he has received many awards and prizes for his scientific presentations.

He sits in the editorial board of 12 medical journals, including Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fertility and Sterility, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Medicine On-Line. He is a recipient of the International Federation of Fertility Societies Anniversary Recognition Award for Significant Contributions in Infertility and Reproductive Medicine, at the 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, October 3-9, 1998, San Francisco, CA. On September 27, 2002, he received the Award of Excellence in Reproductive Medicine from the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.

We hope the readers will find this issue useful both clinically and from a research point of view.