“Love, perseverance, faith:
determining ingredients in building the dream of being parents.
My job: to enhance and contribute these ingredients to my patients’ consultations.
My achievement: my family and the building of many families over thirty years of professional practice.”
Biography
Dr. Fidel Cano Franco is a surgeon, gynecologist, and obstetrician who graduated from CES University, with a solid academic background and more than three decades of experience in reproductive medicine. He subspecialized in Reproductive Endocrinology at the Valencian Institute of Fertility (Spain), currently part of the renowned IVI-RMA Group, and earned a Master's degree in Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia.
In 1995, after his return to Colombia, he co-founded the Instituto de Fertilidad Humana, Inser, in Medellín, the city’s first specialized fertility center. Later, between 2000 and 2002, he worked as a physician for the IVI Group in Murcia, further strengthening his international experience.
Throughout his career, he has held important positions, such as national medical director and president of the Board of Directors of Inser, as well as president of the Colombian Association of Fertility and Sterility and president of the Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of his region.
His commitment to science and innovation has led him to receive recognitions such as:
- Award for Best Research at the National Specialty Congress (Spain, 1994).
- Latin American Award for Best Fertility Research (Panama, 1998).
- National awards at the 1996, 2003, and 2007 congresses.
He has been invited as a speaker at international conferences and has participated as an author and contributor in scientific journals in Europe and the United States. Between 2005 and 2009, he served as regional director of the Latin American Reproduction Network for Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and has evaluated specialized centers in various Latin American countries. In 2018, Top Doctors magazine recognized him as one of the best gynecologists in the country.