Reconstructive and Reproductive Surgery in Gynecology, Second Edition: Volume 1: Fundamentals and Conditions: Volume 1: Fundamentals, Symptoms, and Conditions - Hardcover

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Malcolm G. Munro, MD, is a clinical professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the director of Gynecologic Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cofounder of the FIGO Menstrual Disorders Committee, which has been responsible for the development and publication of the FIGO Nomenclature and Classification Systems for causes of abnormal bleeding in reproductive years, created to facilitate the design and interpretation of related clinical trials. He has published more than 100 papers, 30 chapters, and 4 books. He is an editor, on the editorial board, or a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed specialty journals. He has served the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) as a member of the Board of Trustees (2000– 2002) and was the inaugural chair of the AAGL Practice Committee, in charge with the development of evidence-based practice guidelines related to minimally invasive approaches to gynecology.

is a professor and former head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He has served as the president of several societies, including the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, and the International Society of In Vitro Fertilization. He is internationally recognized for pioneering work in reproductive microsurgery and operative laparoscopy. With his team, he obtained the first IVF baby in Canada. He has received many prestigious awards including the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the Simon Fraser University and the Salat-Baroux prize in reproduction from the French National Academy of Medicine, to which he was elected as a foreign member. He was elected as a fellow to the Academy of Art and Sciences and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by the president of France.