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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-12-11 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-22 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003036b.htm person Wood Edwin Carlyle AC CBE FRCOG FRACOG FRCS AACR2 Wood, Carl 28 May 1929 23 September 2011 Medical scientist Gynaecologist Obstetrician Carl Wood has been dubbed the father of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) having pioneered the use of frozen embryos. He was a member of the team that produced the first test tube baby in Australia (1980) and was instrumental in the development of laparoscopic surgical techniques for many gynaecological problems and diseases. Wood has had a remarkable career which has seen him lecture and present all over the world and was Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University from 1965 to 1994 (Emeritus Professor after that). He was a Director of many organisations including the Endometriosis Care Centre of Australia and the Melbourne Fibroid Clinic (D) and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Queen Victoria Hospital and the Monash Medical Centre from1965 to1990. Wood was also appointed an Honorary Life Member of the Australian Fertility Society, American Association of Gynaecological Laporoscopists, and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Endocrinology. 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Melbourne 1952 1955 Career position - Graduate training at the Alfred and Royal Women's Hospitals 1956 1956 Career position - Second Assistant to the Professorial Unit at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne 1957 1958 Career position - General surgery, urology and plastic surgery training in the United Kingdom 1958 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) 1959 1959 Career position - Lecturer at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital for Women and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London 1959 1960 Career position - Research Assistant (part-time) at the Royal Veterinary College in London 1960 1964 Career position - Senior Lecturer at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital for Women and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1961 1961 Career position - Research Associate at the Rockefeller Institute in New York 1965 1994 Career position - Foundation Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University's Queen Victoria Medical Centre 1967 Award - Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG) 1980 Award - Fellow, Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRACOG) 31 Dec 1981 31 Dec 1981 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Medicine 1988 1988 Award - Axel Munthe Award 1994 c. 2002 Career position - Medical Director of Monash IVF 1994 c. 2002 Career position - Private practice in Melbourne 26 Jan 1995 26 Jan 1995 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for service to the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology particularly through the development of invitro fertilization (IVF) and its application to human infertility Johnston, Walter Ian Harewood (Ian) (1930 - 2001) Trounson, Alan Osborne (1946 - )

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 'Wood, Edwin Carlyle (Carl)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wood, Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Historical Review: the early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970–1990)* Leeton, John Historical Review: the early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970–1990)* 2004 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 44 495 Edited Book: Clinical in vitro fertilization Wood, Carl and Trounson, Alan O. Clinical in vitro fertilization Berlin Springer 1984 Book: In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer Trounson, Alan O. and Wood, Carl In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer Edinburgh, New York Churchill Livingstone 1984 Newspaper Article: Obituary - Most important clinical researcher in his field [Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Wood 1929 - 2011] Trounson, Alan Obituary - Most important clinical researcher in his field [Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Wood 1929 - 2011] 2011 Sydney Morning Herald