Education

1989	Faculty of Medicine at Tunis University
1992-1996	residency in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University of Montreal
2000	Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Dalhousie University

 

Profile

Dr. Bouzayen graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tunis University, Tunisia in 1989.  She did her residency in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University of Montreal from 1992 to 1996.  She then became a clinical fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility from the University of Montreal and McGill University.
In 1999, Dr. Bouzayen moved to Moncton, New Brunswick to do a locum for one year at the George Dumont Hospital as a general Obstetrician/Gynaecologist and was closely involved in the Fertility Clinic.
From August 2000 to present she has held a position as an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Dalhousie University where she acts as a Consultant and Active Staff.
Dr. Bouzayen also holds the position of Director of the Fellowship Program for the Gynaecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Program.  Under her care, the Program was approved and accredited by the Royal College. In addition to this post-graduate commitment, she is also the Head of the REI Division at the IWK Health Centre. 

Dr. Bouzayen’s practice includes general gynaecology, obstetrics and a busy reproductive endocrinology practice.  She is also part of the team providing assisted reproductive technology in the form of In Vitro Fertilization.  Research field of interest is the interaction between obesity and reproduction.

 

Research Interest

• IVF
• Gynaecologic reproductive endocrinology and infertility
• Reproductive surgery

Professional Activities:

Faculty Appointment 2006 – Present	Associate Professor Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Work Experience 2008 – Present                     2000 – Present	Division Head: REI – Dalhousie University – Medicine – Dept of Obs/Gyn Program Director:  Reproductive Endocrinology Fellowship – Dalhousie University – Medicine – Obs and Gyn

 

Honors and Awards

 

Publications

1. Ahn D, Murphy S, Shin K, Hamilton L, Bouzayen R, Anini Y. Correlation between follicular fluid nesfatin and in vitro fertilization  outcomes. Journal of Reproduction and Infertility 2016
2. Murphy S, Okonkwo M, Ahn D, Shin K, Hamilton L, Bouzayen R, Anini Y.  Follicular fluid ghrelin correlates negatively with fertilization of human oocyte. Endocrine 2016
3. Legge A, Bouzayen R, Hamilton L, Young D.  The Impact of Maternal Body Mass Index on In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes.  J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2014;36(7):613–619
4. Cockwell H, Wilkinson DA, Bouzayen R,  Imran SA Wilkinson M. KISS-1 Gene expression in human adipose tissue. Arch Gynecol Obstet, 2013 Jan;287(1):143-7. PMID:22899305
5. Bouzayen R, Eggerton L. In Vitro Fertilization: a private matter becomes public.CMAJ 2009;Sept 1;181(5):243) (Editorial)
6. Bouzayen R, Buckett WM, Hemmings R, Bissonnette F, Tan SL.  Ultrasonogrophic appearance of polycystic ovaries is associated with exaggerated response in ART.  Middle East Fertility Society Journal (Oct 2002).
7. Bouzayen R, Hamilton L.  In Vitro Fertilization and Complications.  The Berries, Canadian Family Physician, Winter 2002
8. Silverberg K, Daya S, Auray JP, Duru G, Ledger W,Wikland M, Bouzayen R, O’Brien M, Falk B, Beresniak A. Analysis of the cost- effectiveness  of recombinant- versus urinary-FSH in IVF/ICSI programs in the USA. Fertility and Sterility, January 2002; 77(1) : 107-113.
9. Felberbaum R, Daya S, Fischer R, Thaele M, Auray JP, Duru G, Bouzayen R, Beresniak A, Blechshmidt J.  Kosteneffektivitat von rekombinantem FSH (r-hFSH) bei assistierten Reproduktionstechniken (ART) in Deutschland – Modellierung im Vergleich zu urinarem FSH (u-hFSH). Geburtsh Frauenheilk 2002 ; 62 : 668-676.
10. Daya S, Ledger W, Silverberg K,Wikland M, Duru G, Auray JP, Bouzayen R, Howles, MM, Beresniak A. Cost- effectiveness modeling of recominant FSH versus urinary FSH in assisted reproduction techniques in the UK. Human Reproduction, 2001 ; 16(12) : 2563-2569.

Scientific and Conference Abstracts:

11. Ahn D, Murphy S, Shin K, Hamilton L, Bouzayen R, Anini Y.  Does serum or follicular fluid nesfatin affect invitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes? (Poster) CFAS (Halifax), October 2015
12. Young D, Bouzayen R, Hamilton L, Mortimer D, MacDonald J.  Six years’ experience with blastocyst elective single embryo transfer (eSET) without provincial health insurance support. (Poster) CFAS - 61st Annual Meeting, Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  October 2015.
13. Okonkwo M, Murphy S, Ahn D, Shin K, Hamilton L, Bouzayen R, Anini Y. Correlation between follicular and serum ghrelin concentrations and in vitro fertilization outcomes. (Poster) CFAS -  61st Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS - October 2015
14. Okonkwo M, Anini Y, Bouzayen R.  Corelation between follicular fluid and serum concerntrations of ghrelin and in vitro fertilization outcome. (Podium) Dalhousie Department of Obs/Gyn Research Day (Halifax), April 2015.
15. Roberts L, Murphy S, Bouzayen R, Mortimer D.  Clinical outcomes of elective fresh embryo transfer with early blastocysts versus mature blastocysts. (Podium) Dalhousie Department of Obs/Gyn Research Day (Halifax), April 2014
16. Corbin J, Anini Y, Bouzayen R, Murphy S.  Does the Concentration of Ghrelin in Follicular Fluid and Serum Predict in vitro Fertilization Outcome? (Poster) Health Research Day (Dalhousie University, NS, Canada), November 2013.
17. Legge A, Bouzayen R, Hamilton L, Young DC.  Obesity Does Not Impact in vitro Fertilization Outcomes in Women. (Poster) CFAS (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), September 2012.
18. Young DC, Bouzayen R, Hamilton LD, Mortimer D, MacDonald J.  Experience with an Inception Cohort of Blastocyst Elective Single Embryo Transfer (eSET) without Provincial Health Insurance Support.  (Poster) SOGC (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), June 2012.
19. Young  DC, Bouzayen R, Hamilton LD, Mortimer D, MacDonald J. Hamilton  L, Mortimer  D, MacDonald  J.  Clinical outcomes with introduction of blastocyst elective single embryo transfer (eSET) versus blastocyst elective double embryo transfer (eDET).  (Poster) CFAS Annual Clinical Meeting (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). September 2011.