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Avtandil Chogovadze, MD, MSc, MBA

Avtandil Chogovadze, MD, MSc, MBA

Laboratory Director, Seattle Sperm Bank

I am a healthcare professional with two medical degrees, dual Master's degrees in management and an MBA. With a strong background in reproductive medicine and molecular genetics, and a deep understanding of the ART market, I have managed and led the largest sperm and egg bank in Eastern Europe from inception to its current leading position.

Career

  • 2023–present — Laboratory Director, Seattle Sperm Bank (USA)
  • 2011–2022 — Co-founder and CEO, Reprobank reproductive cell bank (Russia)
  • 2013–2016 — Head of the ART development department, Artgen Biotech (formerly Human Stem Cells Institute, Russia)
  • 2011–2013 — PGD project director, Artgen Biotech (formerly Human Stem Cells Institute, Russia)
  • 2009–2011 — PGD project manager, PYNNY JSC (Russia)
  • 2004–2011 — Associate researcher, Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Research Institute for Physical-Chemical Medicine (Russia)

Education

  • The Russian State Medical University - Master's degree, clinical laboratory science — summa cum laude - 2002–2008
  • Institute of Business Studies (IBS-Moscow) - Master of Business Administration, entrepreneurship - 2015–2017
  • Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) - Master's degree, management — summa cum laude - 2015–2018

Membership

  • Russian Association of Human Reproduction (RAHR)
  • Colorado Association of Reproductive Technologists (CART)

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