Dr María José Iñarra Velasco

Medical registration number No. 202007003

Dr María José Iñarra Velasco is a gynaecologist specialising in assisted reproduction at IVF-Life Donostia clinic. She graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra and is a specialist in Gynaecology and Obstetrics and in Family and Community Medicine. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Assisted Human Reproduction.

Throughout her career, she has worked as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in various hospitals within the public healthcare systems of Navarre, La Rioja and the Basque Country. In recent years, her professional activity has focused mainly on assisted reproduction, a field in which she has worked both in private centres in Donostia-San Sebastián and in the Assisted Human Reproduction Unit of the University Hospital of Donostia since its creation.

Her career combines clinical practice, university teaching and scientific contribution. She has participated in national and international congresses, collaborated on book chapters and clinical protocols in reproductive medicine, and works as a lecturer in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Basque Country.

Academic background

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Navarra.
• Specialist in Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
• Specialist in Family and Community Medicine.
• Master’s Degree in Assisted Human Reproduction.
• Doctoral studies and research proficiency in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of the Basque Country.
• Training in endoscopic surgery and laparoscopy at the University of Auvergne.
• Training in minimally invasive surgery.
• Languages: Spanish, English, French and Basque.

Key accreditations

• Level I, II and III accreditation in Obstetric and Gynaecological Ultrasound from the SEGO Ultrasound Section.

Professional experience

• Present: Specialist in Reproductive Medicine at IVF-Life Donostia.
• Clinical work in the Assisted Human Reproduction Unit of the University Hospital of Donostia since its creation.
• Experience as an assisted reproduction specialist in various private centres in Donostia-San Sebastián.
• Experience as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in public hospitals in Navarre, La Rioja and the Basque Country.
• Lecturer in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea), San Sebastián campus.

Areas of expertise

Reproductive medicine, assisted reproduction, and gynaecology and obstetrics, with training in family and community medicine. She has experience in gynaecological and obstetric ultrasound, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), poor ovarian response, fertility preservation, complex infertility cases, gynaecological laparoscopy and minimally invasive gynaecological surgery, the management of infertility and sterility, egg donation, and the development of clinical protocols for assisted reproduction within the public healthcare system.

Medical societies and professional roles

• Member of ESHRE — European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
• Member of SEF — Spanish Fertility Society.
• Member of the Permanent Committee of the Public Centres Interest Group of SEF for ten years.

Teaching activity

Dr María José Iñarra Velasco works as a lecturer in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea), San Sebastián campus, where she delivers several annual lectures in this specialty.

She has also contributed to the writing of textbook chapters on updates in reproductive medicine and to protocols of the Spanish Fertility Society.

Scientific activity

Dr María José Iñarra Velasco has participated in national and international congresses, mainly related to assisted reproduction. Her scientific activity includes oral presentations, collaboration on medical update documents, and the development of professional protocols in reproductive medicine. Her research on embryo implantation prediction using machine learning has been cited 57 times in international scientific publications, including Statistical Methods in Medical Research (Sage Publications).

• Fitting the data from embryo implantation prediction: Learning from label proportions - Jerónimo Hernández-González, Iñaki Inza, Lorena Crisol-Ortíz, María A Guembe, María J Iñarra, Jose A Lozano, 2018
• Fertility preservation in endometriosis: current state of knowledge and role of the public healthcare system - ScienceDirect
• Analysis of quality indicators across different Spanish public centres in assisted reproduction techniques; benchmarking - ScienceDirect

Main research lines

Research lines focused on reproductive medicine, assisted human reproduction and oocyte donation, with application of molecular biology to clinical research. This includes gynaecological and obstetric ultrasound, minimally invasive gynaecological surgery, and the design of clinical protocols in assisted reproduction.

Articles by Dr. María José Iñarra

Endometrial receptivity: an essential factor in assisted reproduction

Secondary infertility: Why second pregnancies don’t happen?

Lifestyle before, during and after a Fertility Treatment

Why the Endometrium Holds the Key to Success in Fertility Treatments

Unexplained infertility: Why can't I get pregnant?

Maternity after tubal ligation