Luciano Nardo is a Consultant in Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester. He is an RCOG accredited subspecialist in reproductive medicine and surgery and has clinical interests in pelvic pain, endometriosis, menstrual dysfunction, infertility, assisted conception, gynaecological endocrinology and endoscopic gynaecological surgery (laparoscopy and hysteroscopy). He is an associate member of many international learned societies. Luciano serves on the executive committee of the British Fertility Society, is chair of the BFS Training Subcommittee and chair of the Mediterranean Society for Reproductive Medicine. He has an active research programme both in the UK and abroad focusing on polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, ovarian reserve and mechanisms of embryo implantation. He has published widely on many aspects of gynaecology, reproductive medicine and surgery, and has written a number of textbook chapters and journal supplements. He is co-editor of the peer-reviewed journal Reproductive Biomedicine and is ad-hoc referee for many scientific journals in the field.