Dr. Robert Hemmings is a graduate of the University of Sherbrooke in medicine and physiology (MSc). He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGill University. Moreover, he has a sub-specialty in infertility and reproductive endocrinology approved by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology that was completed in 1983. He was re-certified for this specialty in 2000.Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Assistant Professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McGiil University, he has worked for over 20 years in the field of infertility and reproductive endocrinology. He was a member of the team of the McGill Reproductive Center and for over seven years he has been Director of Gynecology at St-Mary’s hospital, affiliated with McGill University.

Since the beginning of his career, Dr. Hemmings has served on many committees (including the Board of Directors of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec). He is also Chairman of the Board of Examiners for specialty exams in obstetrics and gynecology for the College of Physicians of Quebec. Since 1997 he has acted as an examiner and member of the Works Council for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, he serves on the Board of the Perinatal College of Physicians of Quebec, on the reproductive endocrinology Committee of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is a member of the Infertility Committee of the SOGC.

Besides his clinical activities, he devotes a significant portion of his time to medical research, which led him to publish more than 100 scientific articles and abstracts. He teaches medical students and residents at McGill University in obstetrics and gynecology.Dr. Hemmings is one of the five founding members of the clinique ovo in 2003. He is also medical Director of ovo biosurance.