Sandro Cassiano Esteves

Sandro C. Esteves, MD., PhD. is a reproductive urologist who specializes in treating male infertility, particularly its connection with assisted reproductive technology (ART). He is the founder and medical director of ANDROFERT, a Fertility Center based in Campinas, Brazil, dedicated to male reproductive health. He is also a Collaborating Professor of Urology at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and an Honorary Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Aarhus University, Denmark.He obtained his MD. degree in 1990 from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of UNICAMP, Brazil. Subsequently, he completed his Urology residency at the same institution and a postdoctoral research fellowship program at the Glickmans Urological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the United States. He earned a masters in Surgery from UNICAMP and a Ph.D. in Urology from the Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP). Dr. Esteves has contributed to our understanding of male infertility with over 25 years of experience in clinical and academic settings. He has emphasized the limitations of basic semen analysis, the importance of assessing sperm DNA fragmentation in male infertility evaluations, and highlighted the relevance of varicocele and its treatment in enhancing male fertility prospects. He has also published extensively on his clinical experience with microsurgical treatment of infertile men, as well as on hormonal therapy for improving sperm retrieval success of men with non-obstructive azoospermia. Dr. Esteves has helped design novel stratification systems for infertile men with testicular dysfunction, for whom fertility prospects may improve after hormonal therapy, and for low prognosis infertile women undergoing ART. Dr. Esteves is a prolific author, and his research comprises over 350 published papers, numerous book chapters, and textbooks. With a Hirsch index of 71 and a citation count of around 17K, he is ranked among the top 1 of global researchers by the Science-Wide Author Databases of Standard Citation Indicators (Elsevier). Prof. Esteves plays an active role in the scientific community as a member of the Faculty Opinions in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and as a founding member of the POSEIDON group for reproductive medicine. Additionally, he holds positions as Associate Editor/Section Editor in several journals, including Human Reproduction, Andrology, Reproductive Biomedicine Online, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and the International Brazilian Journal of Urology. He also serves on the editorial boards of many scientific journals, including Nature Reviews Urology. Dr. Esteves' clinic has been at the forefront of implementing cleanroom technology in the ART laboratory and adhering to ISO 9001 quality standards in Brazil. The ANDROFERT team is renowned for its strict quality standards and remarkable success rates in treating couples with male factor infertility.As a seasoned speaker, Dr. Esteves delivers over 50 lectures annually in Brazil and internationally. He has received multiple research grants and awards from national and international societies and currently holds the position of head of the Department of Andrology at the Brazilian Society of Human Reproduction and Chair of the Male Infertility Group in the WHO Infertility Guidelines (under development). (Fonte: Currículo Lattes)