Dr Paul Le Roux

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Cape Fertility, Fertility Specialist

Work Experience and Positions

Dr le Roux is a Director and the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the Cape Fertility Group of companies.

He is also the current President of the African Federation of Fertility Societies (AFFS), the fertility organisation representing all the national fertility societies on the African Continent.

His special interests are IVF, reproductive endocrinology, egg freezing and egg donation.

Dr le Roux is a registered Specialist in Reproductive Medicine with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.

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    He completed his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Cape Town. He did his two year fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of Cape Town / Groote Schuur Hospital.

    He received numerous merit awards for excellence in his clinical work and research during his training.

    His original research work in endocrinology has been published in leading international journals, and he has presented many papers at international congresses.

    Dr le Roux has chaired the organising committees of many national and international conferences on the African Continent.

    He is also involved in post-graduate training of Reproductive Medicine Fellows and Embryologists.

    Dr le Roux is married and has two lovely daughters.

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    Roshaan Sheldon
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    He has served in the following positions on national boards:

  • Elected Vice-President of SASREG in 2008
  • Elected President of SASREG in 2011
  • Elected President of SASREG in 2014
  • Advisor to American Association of Gynaecological Laparoscopists (AAGL) in 2011
  • Editorial board of IFFS Surveillance Report in 2013 and 2016, and co-authored the reports
  • International Scientific committee of IFFS in 2016
  • Authored the gamete donation guidelines for South Africa
  • Chair of accreditation committee for IVF clinics in South Africa from 2011
  • SASREG liaison member for Department of Health for the formulation of new legislation
  • Chair of LOC for International AAGL conference in Cape Town in 2013
  • Chair of LOC for National SASREG Conference in 2015
  • International Organising Committee for 1st AFFS conference in Tunisia – 2024
  • Elected Secretary-General of the AFFS from 2020 – 2024
  • Elected President of the AFFS from 2024 for a 3 year term

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    Dr Le Roux’s Achievements

  • Current President of the AFFS (African Federation of Fertility Societies) 2024 – 2027
  • Past-President of the South African Society for Reproductive Medicine (SASREG) 2011 – 2017
  • He performed the first ovarian tissue transplant resulting in live birth in Africa in 2013

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