Rudi Campo obtained his medical qualification (MD) with magna cum laude in 1983 at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and gained his board certification in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. He was the initiator and person in charge of the University
ART program and has been working in the department of microsurgery until 1990. Since 1990 he joined the Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology (LIFE) group in Belgium as a clinical director where he took the responsibility for the IVF lab and the ambulatory reproductive surgical unit. Since 2007 he also became consultant for endoscopic surgery and IVF at the ZOL hospital in Genk, Belgium.
He speaks fluently several European languages, such as Dutch, English, German, French and Spanish. Rudi Campo is one of the international recognized hysteroscopic surgeons with a major experience in hysteroscopic uterine, reconstructive surgery and hysteroscopic trans endometrial myometrial exploration.
His current research interests are in the field of reproductive assisted technologies, endoscopic surgery and training and education. Among other activities in different European societies he is committee member of the standing committee for training and assessment of the EBCOG, European Board & College Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Past President of the ESGE European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy and member of the special task force ART in developing countries and SIG reproductive surgery of the ESHRE European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. Furthermore he is one of the founders of The European Academy of Gynaecological Surgery to encourage the exchange of clinical experience, scientific thoughts and investigation among gynaecological endoscopists and practitioners, to establish an apolitical body for scientific research and standardization.
