Dr. José Manuel Gómez Santana

Medical Director and Gynecologist expert in Assisted Reproduction at IVF-Life Alicante

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Medical registration number: 030309086

Dr José Manuel Gómez Santana is Medical Director of IVF-Life Alicante and a consultant gynaecologist specialising in Reproductive Medicine. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Miguel Hernández University and completed his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology through the Spanish MIR programme at Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa. He has more than 20 years’ experience in gynaecology and assisted reproduction.

Academic background

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Miguel Hernández University, 2000.
Advanced Research Qualification completed in the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Miguel Hernández University, 2003.
Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology following MIR training at Marina Baixa Hospital in Villajoyosa, 2005.
Specialist training in endoscopic surgery, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.
Languages: Spanish and English.

Key accreditations

SEGO Level III Accreditation in Ultrasound.

Selected professional experience

Since August 2024: Medical Director of IVF-Life Alicante.
Between 2015 and 2024, he worked as a specialist in Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine within a private hospital group.
Between 2005 and 2015, he worked as a Reproductive Medicine Specialist at a nationally recognised centre.
Member of a specialist interest group focusing on recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage and Asherman syndrome.
Coordinator of a fertility preservation programme for oncological and non-medical indications.
Lecturer on the University Master’s Degree in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Alicante.

Areas of expertise

Reproductive medicine, recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage, Asherman syndrome, fertility preservation, gynaecological ultrasound and minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopic and hysteroscopic techniques.

Medical societies and professional memberships

Member of SEGO — the Spanish Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
Member of SEGO’s Ultrasound Section.
Member of SEF — the Spanish Fertility Society.
Member of ESHRE — the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
Member of ESGE — the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy.

Teaching activity

Dr José Manuel Gómez Santana has taught on the University Master’s Degree in Reproductive Medicine at the University of Alicante.

His clinical and teaching experience covers assisted reproduction, implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage, fertility preservation and minimally invasive gynaecological surgery.

Scientific activity

Dr José Manuel Gómez Santana has a research background in Gynaecology and Obstetrics and has participated in scientific activities related to reproductive medicine.

His career includes participation in specialist interest groups and scientific presentations on recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage, uterine abnormalities and reproductive outcomes.

Main research interests

His work focuses on recurrent implantation failure, recurrent miscarriage, Asherman syndrome, fertility preservation and assisted reproduction. He also has experience in fertility-related uterine abnormalities, minimally invasive gynaecological surgery, ultrasound in reproductive medicine, the assessment of reproductive outcomes in patients with implantation problems and fertility preservation for patients undergoing cancer treatment.