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I was born in Villafranca del Bierzo in 1960 and I grew up in La Coruña. I always wanted to be a doctor because helping others is what I like the most.
Since I was a child, music was my other passion, and the desire for self-improvement was my inspiration –the need of constantly improving everything around me.
I studied in Santiago de Compostela and then I went to Barcelona to specialize in gynaecology. I picked Assisted Reproduction because it was a very interesting new science and I fell in love with the embryos.
I have two sons: Borja and Bruno, the oldest son is the 4th generation of gynaecologists, carrying on the name Marquès!
I also have many children in other families: the first thing I do every day when I arrive at the clinic is to check the pregnancy test results; positive results make me happy, but negative ones make me angry. I won’t be happy until I see that all cycles end in success.
I divide my time as an Innovation Advisor for the FutureLife group, consultations and the R&D team. The scientific platform ResearchGate set me among the top 10% of the most influential researchers in the world. I feel very proud!
My motivations are: our patients, their story, the colleagues at Institut Marquès, team work and everybody who is part of it. I decided to use this blog to share with all of you what happens at the clinic and also my experience as a professional in this field, which, in my opinion, it’s a privilege.
Curriculum
Director Institut Marquès (international Assisted Reproduction center) and member of the Governing Board of Sterility and Infertility Section of the Spanish Society for Gynaecologists (SEISEGO)
Spain Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago, she specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Barcelona.
Dr. Marisa López-Teijón’s scientific publications have achieved an Impact Index (32.55) that places her among the best researchers: The score awarded by the scientific platform Research Gate places her above the 90% percentile. With 59 published articles, her work has been cited on 404 occasions with nearly 6,483 readings.
Areas of medical interest:
The music at the beginning of life: Lead researcher of the study: “Fetal facial expression in response to intravaginal music emission”. The most downloaded study in Ultrasound, the journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS). Ig Nobel Prize of Medicine 2017, the first one in Obstetrics in the 27-year history of the award. (Harvard University, September 2017).
She was named a full member by the “Ilustre Academia de Ciencias de la Salud Ramón y Cajal” and also awarded the “Cordón y Pin Académico”. In 2019 receives the award Dr Gómez Ulla for Healthcare Excellence and the European Medal for Merit in Work 2019 at the European Association of Economy and Competitiveness. Furthermore, she was also named in Spain as “The best doctor of the year in Assisted Reproduction 2019”
Under his direction, during the year 2021, Institut Marquès has been recognised by the European Fertility Society (EFS) with the “Award for exceptional patient experience during fertility treatment”. Also by the international platform ACQ5 in its annual edition of the Gamechangers awards has awarded the centre for the “Best medical practices”. In addition, Dr. López-Teijón has received recognition from the magazine Objetivo Bienestar with the “Innovation Award for her advances in Assisted Reproduction”. She has been included in the ranking of some of the most prestigious business magazines such as The Business Fame, Mirror Review, Industry Wired or Bussines Beyond Exclamation. Aspioneer magazine chose her in its special edition “21 Elite Women in Business, 2021” as one of the most outstanding professionals in its special edition “21 Elite Women in Business, 2021”.
She has been the Director of Institut Marquès since the year 2000. Currently, she is the Strategic Innovation Advisor for the FutureLife group and a member of its Scientific Advisory Board. She is a member of the National Commission of the Ministry of Health for Gamete Donors and a member of the National Commission of the Ministry of Health, responsible for the National Biovigilance System.