Dr. Robert F. Casper, MD, FRCSC (OBGYN/REI)

For over three decades, Dr. Bob Casper has been a visionary in the field of reproductive medicine. He established the Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology (TCART) as one of Canada’s first non-hospital IVF clinics in 1993; and in 2015, merged TCART with LifeQuest Centre for Reproductive Medicine to form TRIO Fertility, one of Canada’s largest and most comprehensive fertility clinics. Dr. Casper’s commitment to clinical excellence, cutting edge research and warm and compassionate patient care has led the way for his colleagues, staff and many new physicians specializing in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

After many years of caring for patients with infertility, Dr. Casper has made the decision to retire from this part of his practice to focus on his research activities in fertility medicine. “Few experiences have been more fulfilling than helping people achieve their dream of completing their families,” said Dr. Casper. “I will always be grateful for the trust and confidence patients placed in me during one of the most challenging times in their lives.”

“It has also been a privilege to be able to participate in advancing the field of assisted reproductive technology with my colleagues at TCART and then at TRIO. These innovations have allowed us to help many more people with infertility achieve their goals. The focus for me in the coming years will be on continuing these research activities in this amazing field,” continued Dr. Casper.

In fertility medicine, clinical research deals directly with improving both the patient experience and clinical outcomes. Clinical research has given both TCART and now TRIO an international reputation, and fertility specialists worldwide look to TRIO to conduct research that is aimed at improving the practice of IVF in Canada, North America and beyond.

Dr. Casper is a professor Emeritus and former Head of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. He holds cross-appointments in the Departments of Physiology, Medicine (Division of Endocrinology) and The Institute of Medical Sciences. He continues as a Senior Investigator in the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital. He also founded and continues as Medical Director of the Insception LifeBank Cord Blood Programme.

Dr. Casper is an honorary member of the Middle East Fertility Society and was awarded the Health Silver Medal of the Ministry of Health, Republic of Lebanon, in 2001. In 2004 he was the recipient of the CFAS Award of Excellence for Lifetime Research Achievement. In 2012 Dr. Casper received the Excellence in Research Award from APOG, the Association of Academic Professionals in Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada. For more than three years in a row, Dr. Casper was named a “Top Doctor” in his field in Toronto by his peers.

Dr. Casper’s research activities have been continuously funded by the MRC/CIHR. He was awarded an MRC scholarship and received a joint CIHR/INSERM Visiting Scientist award during a sabbatical in the laboratory of Professor Edwin Milgrom in Paris. Dr. Casper has authored over 390 papers (Google Scholar cited 38,068, h-index 106).

His many continuing areas of research include mitochondria in reproductive aging, endometriosis, endometrial receptivity and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.