Dean Morbeck
"Dr. Morbeck is currently the Scientific Director at Fertility Associates and an Honorary Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Auckland. While he is based in Auckland, he oversees science in IVF clinics throughout New Zealand and Malaysia that annually perform 4000 fresh cycles. Prior to moving to NZ in January 2016, Dr. Morbeck was an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic. He has a keen interest in the quality of care provided to patients experiencing infertility, as evidenced by his publications on quality control, media composition and laboratory KPIs. He completed his MBA in 2015, which he is putting to use at Fertility Associates and its mission to be a world-class company that is a global leader in fertility care
He is actively involved with research, focusing on in vitro stress during embryo culture, specifically, identifying sources of stress and developing improved methods for detection and prevention of factors that cause stress during preimplantation embryo culture.
Dr. Morbeck is actively investigating the benefits of time-lapse imaging for improving conditions and providing better embryo selection. "