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Gordon Baker |
Professor
University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 283 Cardigan Street, Carlton, 3053
Tel: (03) 9344 2130 Fax: (03) 9347 1761
Email: g.baker@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Gordon Baker, Professor, University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research and Quality Assurance Director for Melbourne IVFDirector of Clinical Research, Reproductive Biology Unit, Royal Women's Hospital.
Following Dr Gordon Baker's academic medical training at The University of Melbourne, he served as a resident at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and as a Registrar in the Clinical Research Unit, and later at the Monash University Department of Medicine, Prince Henry's Hospital. This was to form the basis for Dr Baker's continuing interest in male reproductive disorders and research.
Dr Baker gained experience and consolidated his knowledge in positions including Research Fellow and Assistant Physician in the Dept. of Endocrinology at Prince Henry's Hospital (Melbourne) and Research Fellow in the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine at the University of Melbourne. He also spent two years overseas as a Visiting Scientist in the Division of Endocrinology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Centre, Pennslyvania.
In the late 70's Dr Baker was appointed as a Physician (Andrologist) at the Reproductive Biology Unit and Associate, at The Professorial Unit, Royal Women's Hospital. Since then he has become increasingly involved in research in Reproductive Medicine.
He is currently the Director of Clinical Research at Reproductive Services at the Royal Women's Hospital. He holds an MD and PhD and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. His research interests are the causes of male infertility, improving results of IVF, and automated semen analysis.
Academic Honours and Scholarships
1961-1966
1961
1972
1973
1974-1975 |
Commonwealth Scholarship
Queens College Resident Bursary Medical Course Examination Honours; Surgery, Third Class; Pathology, Second Class; Chemistry, Third Class; Physics, Third Class; Biology, Second Class.
Junior Specialist Fellowship, Prince Henry's Hospital.
Monash Graduate Scholarship.
United States Public Health Service International Fellowship |
Recent Activities
I have worked full time in clinical research over the last 10 years mainly on the causes and management of male infertility.
I have expertise in andrology, spermatology, clinical trials and analysis of fertility and in vitro fertilisation data.
I am a reviewer for research projects and publications in reproductive biology and medicine journals and, also, general journals such as Lancet and British Medical Journal.
I have been on the program organising committees for the VI International Congress of Andrology 1997, International Symposium ?Clinical Application of Advances in Andrology? 1998 and am a member of the organising committee for the International Federation of Fertility Societies Meeting 2001.
Current research projects include:
(1) Disordered zona pellucida induced acrosome reaction in humans
(2) Sentinel surveillance on semen quality and time to pregnancy
(3) Prediction of human fertility using objective morphometric assessment of semen
(4) A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of heparin and aspirin in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion and IVF-implantation failure
(5) Recombinant human zona pellucida proteins for sperm function tests
Teaching Experience
In the past, I have taught endocrinology and reproductive medicine to undergraduate, postgraduate medical, and science students at Monash and Melbourne Universities by lectures and in clinics with patients. I also gave lectures to the 5th year students during their Obstetrics and Gynaecology term at the Royal Women's Hospital. Formal feed back about my component of the 5th year teaching was satisfactory.
At present, I am involved in the Advanced Study Units: Medical Aspects of Fertility and Infertility (579-1/201) and In Vitro Fertilisation (579-1/202) with A/Prof A. Lopata. There are two groups of 3 to 6 3rd year medical students each year for both units. I teach 5th year students during the Specials week in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Reproductive Services Clinic. This teaching involves tutorials, provision of literature, demonstrations of semen analysis and in vitro fertilization, and clinical history taking and physical examination of patients. There is generally laudatory verbal feedback from the students.
I will be involved in the Semester 4 teaching program for the 2nd year medical students in the Problem Based Learning module on infertility. I will give a lecture on spermatogenesis.
Postgraduate teaching of reproductive medicine, particularly male infertility has been for doctors in training and WHO fellows at Monash Medical Centre and the Royal Women's Hospital. I was on the committee, which set up subspecialty training for fellows of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for the Certificate of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and have been an examiner for this advanced training course. I continue to be involved in the training of these subspecialists.
I was regularly involved in continuing education meetings for country practitioners arranged by the Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation. I am occasionally involved in local lectures and workshops for paramedical personnel such as nurses, counsellors and medical science students. I have also taught in overseas training programs on testicular function and semen analysis sponsored by WHO and workshops associated with several international meetings.
I participate regularly in in-house training of staff, patient information and quality assurance for Reproductive Services at the Royal Women's Hospital and Melbourne IVF.
I have written chapters and reviews on the clinical management of male infertility over a number of years. I am interested in developing computer-based learning in this area. This could have several levels appropriate for patients and the public as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students, and specialty and advanced subspecialty trainees.
Professional Appointments
1967-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1971-1974
1974-1976
1976-1979
1977-1986
1980-1983
1983-1985
1986-1998
1987-current
1988-current
1993-current
1994-current
1995-current
1998-2000
2000-2004
2004-current |
Resident Medical Officer, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
Registrar, Clinical Research Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia.
Registrar, Department of Endocrinology, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne.
Assistant Physician, Diabetic Clinic, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Research Fellow and Assistant Physician, Department of Endocrinology, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne.
Visiting Scientist, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, U.S.A.
Research Fellow, Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne.
Physician (Andrologist), Reproductive Biology Unit and Associate, Professorial Unit, Royal Women's Hospital. Physician, Reproductive Medicine Clinic and Honorary Assistant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne.
Senior Research Fellow, Howard Florey Institute.
N.H.& M.R.C. Senior Research Fellow, Medical Research Centre, Prince Henry's Hospital.
Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital.
Specialist Reproductive Biology Unit, Monash Medical Centre.
Director of Clinical Research, Reproductive Biology Unit Royal Women's Hospital.
Honorary Andrologist, Austin Hospital Senior Scientific Associate Prince Henry?s Institute of Medical Research.
Honorary Clinical Endocrinologist, Royal Children's Hospital.
Consultant to the Board on Research and Director of Melbourne IVF Research.
Principal Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital.
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women?s Hospital.
Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women?s Hospital. |
Consultancies
1978: WHO South Korea - male infertility.
1983: WHO People's Republic of China - male contraception.
1984: WHO People's Republic of China - Workshop on the Testis.
1989: WHO Geneva - Review of male contraception trial. WHO Beijing - Research on male reproduction.
1993: WHO Indonesia - In depth review of Family Planning Research.
1993: WHO Vietnam - Andrology - Vas Occlusion Workshop.
1997: WHO Semen Analysis Manual revision
1998: WHO Sentinel surveillance of semen quality
2001: Supporting Committee for Medical Services Advisory Committee-Surgical Sperm Collection for ICSI
Societies
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Australian Medical Association
Endocrine Society of Australia
Australian Society for Reproductive Biology
Fertility Society of Australia
Society for the Study of Reproduction
Committees
1972-1974: Victorian State Committee of Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1984-1987: Secretary, Biological Sciences Committee of the Australian Federation of Family Planning Associations Inc.
1984-1990: Councillor, Fertility Society of Australia Inc.
1986-1988: Secretary, Fertility Society of Australia.
1988-1989: President, Fertility Society of Australia.
1991-1995: Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility Subspecialisation Subcommittee, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
1992-1995: Hospital Approval Advisory Panel.
1996-1999: Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (Chairman) Fertility Society of Australia.
2004-present: Victorian Law Reform Commission Assisted Reproductive Technologies Reference Advisory Committee.
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