Tommaso Falcone, MD

Appointed
1995

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - McGill University
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Montreal Quebec, Canada
1989

Residency - McGill University
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Montreal Quebec, Canada
1987

Internship - McGill University
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Montreal Quebec, Canada
1982

Medical Education - McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, QC Canada
1981

Graduate School - University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, Quebec,
1977

Undergraduate - McGill University
Montreal, Quebec,
1975

Additional Training

• Executive Program Practice Management, Cleveland Clinic

Professional Highlights

• Grant Reviewer
• Federal Review Committee (USA): NICHD Review committee (P01/R03 reviews) 2004, 2005; NIH/NICHD Review committee for U 54 Center grants (Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research), 2006; International Review Committees: NIH PAR-08-105: Optimizing Technologies for the Preservation of Fertility (R21) 2009
• Ad Hoc Reviewer for Medical Research Council of Canada; Ad Hoc Reviewer for Dutch Cancer Society, 2005; Ad Hoc Reviewer for Swiss National Science Foundation, 2006; Ad Hoc Reviewer for MRC (UK) (Uterine Transplantation) 2009;Ad Hoc Reviewer University of Leuven (Endometriosis) 2009

• Editorial Responsibilities: Journals       

  Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology-(JMIG)
  • Editorial Advisory Board 2009- 2012
  • Editor-in-Chief 2013-
  • Fertility & Sterility
    • Editorial Board 2002-2009
    • Associate Editor 2011-2013
    • Obstetrics & Gynecology (official journal of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists)-Editorial Board 2009-2013
    • Section Editor-Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery for “Up-To-Date” (www.uptodate.com) 2006-present-
    • Journal of Robotic Surgery (Springer): Associate Editor 2006-2014
    • Journal of Gynecologic Surgery: Member of the Editorial Board 1999-2010
    • US Obstetrics & Gynecology (Touch Briefings)
      • Member of the Advisory Panel 2008-2014

      Certifications

      • Obstetrics and Gynecology
      • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

      Specialty Interests

      in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilization and reproductive endocrinology and infertility, laparoscopic surgery, infertility surgery, laparoscopy, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, sterilization reversal, infertility

      Awards & Honors

      • 1997   American Society of Reproductive Medicine Infertility surgery video award (National meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Ohio 1997).

        1998   Endometriosis Society video (VI world Congress on Endometriosis Quebec City 1998)

        1999   Robotic Laparoscopic surgery. "Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate". Part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection. Washington, DC; (http://collections.si.edu/search/detail/ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0425-ref4077?date.slider=&q=Robotically-Assisted+Tubal+Reanastomosis&dsort=&record=1&hlterm=Robotically-Assisted%2BTubal%2BReanastomosis)  

        1999   Robotically assisted tubal anastomosis. Best video award for infertility surgery. American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Toronto, Canada.

        1999   Pelvic anatomy for laparoscopists. Best video award for basic science. American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Toronto, Canada.

        1999   Endoscopic Surgery in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient. Video Accepted in the ACOG Audiovisual Library, Philadelphia, PA

        1999   Primary Left Upper Quadrant Trocar insertion. Best video award in laparoscopy at The Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, American Association of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Las Vegas, 1999 (also a separate award given for the manuscript)

        2000   Bilateral Adnexectomy by Robotic Assistance. Best video: Open Category. American Society for Reproductive Medicine. San Diego, CA.

        2000   Robotic Laparoscopic surgery. "Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate". It is part of the Smithsonian Institution's Permanent Research Collection. Washington, DC (web site: archivescenter@si.edu; Archives Center, National Museum of American History-https://web.archive.org/web/20010528051241/http://www.cwheroes.org:80/laureates5.asp

        2001   Autotransplantation of an entire ovary with vascular anastomosis. Reproductive surgery video award at American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Orlando Florida

        2001   Ultrasound Guided Embryo transfer. Assisted Reproductive Technology video award at American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Orlando Florida

        2001   Laparoscopic Repair of Ureteral injuries. “Jerome J.Hoffman” award for best manuscript at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists. San Francisco. CA        

        2002   Autotransplantation of intact Cryopreserved-thawed ovary: A Minimally Invasive Approach. Prize paper Pacific Coast Reproductive Society 2002.

        2002   Autotransplantation of Intact Frozen-Thawed Mammalian Ovary with Micro-Vascular Anastomosis. Prize paper for the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Seattle, WA

        2002   Robotically-Assisted Gynecologic Surgery. Reproductive Surgery Video Award. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Seattle, WA

        2002   “Are Heat Shock Proteins Acting as Modulators of Pre implantation Mouse Embryo Development and Apoptosis”” Prize paper for the Reproductive Immunology Special Interest Group. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Seattle, WA

        2002   Histological Evaluation and in situ localization of Apoptosis in fresh and cryopreserved ovarian tissue. Prize poster award. Presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Seattle, WA

        2003   “Use of the deep inferior epigastric vessels to vascularize cryopreserved-thawed ovarian grafts” Reproductive Surgery video award. Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Antonio, TX, 2003

        2004   “Presacral neurectomy revisited: Surgical technique & literature review” “Best Surgical Video” Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 33rd Annual meeting. San Francisco California.

        2005   “Criteria for Planning Optimal myometrial incision during laparoscopic myomectomy” Prize video at Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 34th Annual meeting. Hilton, Chicago, IL.

        2006   “Laparoscopic ovarian transposition prior to pelvic radiation” Prize video at Global Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 34th Annual meeting. Hilton, Chicago, IL.

        2007   American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists Annual meeting-all 3 film awards won by CCF fellows: Chen C, Gustilo-Ashby AM, Juliano J, Falcone T.  Laparoscopic Lateral Ovarian Transposition.  Film Presentation, First Prize.  Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Diego, California, May, 2007.

        2007   Sokol A, Falcone T.  Criteria for Choosing the Optimal Myometrial Incision during laparoscopic Myomectomy.  Film Presentation.  Second Prize.  Annual  Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Diego,  California, May, 2007.

        2007   Park A, Atiemo H, Goldman H, Goldberg J, Falcone T.  Laparoscopic Excision of Bladder Endometriosis.  Film Presentation, Third Prize.  Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, San Diego, California, May, 2007. (Accepted into the ACOG permanent library-DVD # 197) 

        2008  Mansour G, Falcone T, Sharma R, Agarwal A. Effect of Peritoneal fluid of Endometriosis on the DNA of 2 cell and 8 cell stages of embryos of embryonic development. Junior fellows award at the ACOG District V Annual meeting in Cincinnati October 2008.        

        2008   Ridgeway B, Attaran M, Falcone T.  Anatomic implications for the treatment of rudimentary uterine horn.  First Prize Video Presentation.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA, November, 2008.       

        2009   Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) President’s Presenter Award (Mentor) for Skaznik-Wikiel ME (resident)

        2010   Reddy J, Frick AC, Stein RJ, Paraiso MFR, Falcone T. ASRM Honorable Mention for Technical Achievement in Video: Surgery Category.  “Robotic Resection of Ureteral Endometriosis” 

        2010   Bedaiwy M, Falcone T, et al The Society of Reproductive Surgeons Award for best paper titled ‘Robotic assisted, laparoscopic and open myomectomy: a comparison of surgical outcome " at the 66th Annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Denver, CO, USA October 23-28, 2010.

        2011   Catenacci M, Attaran M, Falcone T. Laparoscopic assisted myomectomy. ASRM Honorable Mention for Technical Achievement in Video: Surgery Category

        2012   Bedaiwy M, Falcone T. Video Presentation.  First Prize for Technical Achievement.  Standardization of laparoscopic pelvic examination.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, San Diego, California, October 2012. Prize video award

        2013   Holoch K, Flyckt R, Falcone T, Goldberg J.  Video Presentation.  Uterine Septum: Reproductive Implications and Surgical Management.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2013. Prize Surgery video award

        2014   Goodman L, Kremer M, FalconeT. First prize video presentation award “Surgical scar endometriosis: recognition and resection. Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. April 2014. Chicago.

        2015   Caronia L, Goodman L, Falcone T. Video Presentation. Value of selected venous catheterization in the diagnosis of hyperandrogenism.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Baltimore, MD, October, 2015. Best Surgery Video award

        2015   Jamie Stanhiser, Brian Mouille, Rebecca Flyckt, Jeffrey Goldberg, Tommaso Falcone and Linnea R. Goodman. Trends Over Time and Surgical Outcomes of Abdominal, Mini-Laparotomy, and Traditional and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopy with and without Tandem Mini-Laparotomy; A Compassion of Myomectomy Techniques. Kurt Semm Award for the Best Abstract on Laparoscopic Surgeries. AAGL annual meeting November 2015 Las Vegas NE

        2016   Flyckt R, Kotlyar A, Arian S, Tzakis A, Falcone T. Video Presentation. Deceased donor uterine transplantation.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2016. Award for Best Video presentation.

        2016   Arian S, Flyckt R, Tzakis A, Falcone T. Demographic Characteristics of Women with Uterine Factor Infertility Seeking Information on Uterine Transplantation.  Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2016. Fellow In-training-award

        2018- Richards EG. Flyckt R. Tzakis A, Quintini C, Hashimoto K, Falcone T. Uterus Transplantation: From Back Table to Embryo Transfer. Video Presentation .Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Denver Colorado, October, 2018 Award for Best Video presentation

        2019- Llarena N. FalconeT. Flyckt R. Surgical Management of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis involving the Rectosigmoid Colon. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Philadelphia October, 2019 Award for Best Video presentation

      Innovations & Patents

      • Robotic Surgery-first gynecology case in the world (1999); see awards
      • Cleveland Clinic Innovation Award- Ohio Cryo: A novel vitrification loading device for homogenized tissue or high cellular contents load (US patent # 61/073392)

      Memberships

      • Professional Societies & Service

        Member of & committees served

        Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
        • Chair on the Obstetrics & Gynecology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee-2010-2014; reappointed 2015-2018
        • Chair of the FDA review of meshes used for pelvic organ prolapse
        • American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology-oral boards examiner
          • 2008-1017
          • Society for Reproductive Surgery (of the ASRM)
            • Officer of Society 2003-2004
            • Assistant Secretary/Treasurer 2004-2005
            • Secretary/Treasurer 2005-2006
            • Vice-President 2006-2007
              • Board of Directors 2003-2010
              • President 2007-2008
            • Past President 2008-2009
            • Endometriosis Special Interest Group (of the ASRM)
              • Board of Directors 2009-
                • Vice-Chair- 2009-2010
                • Chair Elect 2010-2011
                • Chair 2011-2013
                • Past Chair-2013
              • American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
                • General Program abstract committee 2007
                • Abstract review committee 2001, 2007 (SRS)
                • ASRM - Scientific Congress-Video Committee-
                • Member Review committee 2004-2015
                • Program chair- 2017-2019
                  • Postgraduate course director 2006, 2011
                    • Board of Directors 2007-2008
                    • Scientific Program Prize Poster Committee 2011
                    • ASRM Practice Committee-2017-
                • American College (Congress) of Obstetricians & Gynecologists-ACOG
                  • Postgraduate course director 2002-4
                  • ACOG Update program: moderator 2005
                  • Member of the Committee on Practice Bulletins ( gynecology) 2008-
                  • Vice Chair of the Practice Bulletins ( gynecology) -2010
                  • Chair of Practice Bulletins ( gynecology)- 2011-2013
                  • Member of Committee on Gynecologic Practice 2011-2013
                  • American Association of GYN laparoscopy (AAGL)
                    • Postgraduate Course Director 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
                    • Board of Directors of the Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy 2006 (1 year term)
                      • Abstract Review Committee- 2007, 2011-2014
                      • Practice Committee 2010-2013
                      • MRC Committee- (consultant) -2010
                    • Gynecologic Surgery Society
                      • Officer of Society 2002-2010
                      • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2003-2017
                        • Elected to the Board of Directors 2005-2007
                        • Abstract review committee 2006, 2007      
                        • Euro American Multispecialty Summit 2007-Program Director
                        • Membership lapsed
                        • European Society for Human Reproduction
                        • World Endometriosis Society
                          • 13th World Congress on Endometriosis 2017 Vancouver Canada- member of Scientific Committee
                          • Association of Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO)
                          • American Gynecologic & Obstetric Society (AGOS) 2010-
                          • International Society for Fertility Preservation-
                            • Member Board of Directors 2010-
                            • Treasurer 2013-2016
                              • Vice President 2017-18
                              • President 2019-2020

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