Andrea Vidali

Italian Surgeon

Andrea Vidali (born July 1963) is an Italian surgeon, reproductive endocrinologist, reproductive immunologist, and businessman. Vidali is the founder of Endometriosis Surgical Specialists International (ESSI). His work focuses on endometriosis excision surgery, fertility-preserving gynecologic surgery, and reproductive immunology.

Biography

Early life, education, and training

Vidali was born in July 1963 in Padova, Italy. He is the son of Giorgio Vidali, a researcher at Rockefeller University known for early studies on histones. Vidali moved to New York City as a youth and attended Stuyvesant High School.

Career

He also collaborated with reproductive immunologists, including Jeffrey Braverman, on research and clinical approaches addressing immunological factors in infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and implantation failure. In November 2020, Vidali founded Pregmune, a testing and reporting platform for immunological evaluation related to recurrent miscarriage, infertility, and IVF failure.

Personal life

Vidali lives in New York with his wife, Iffet, and five children.

Selected works

  • Vidali, A., et al. (1998). Oocyte cryopreservation is a viable alternative option for patients who refuse embryo freezing. Fertility and Sterility, 70 (Supplement 1), S138. Conference abstract reporting one of the earliest documented clinical cases of oocyte cryopreservation as an alternative to embryo freezing.
  • Ribeiro, S. C., Reich, H., Rosenberg, J., Guglielminetti, E., & Vidali, A. (1999). Laparoscopic myomectomy and pregnancy outcome in infertile patients. Fertility and Sterility, 71(3), 571–574. PMID: 10065802. Study examining pregnancy outcomes following laparoscopic myomectomy in infertile patients.
  • Gleicher, N., Oleske, D. M., Tur-Kaspa, I., Vidali, A., & Karande, V. (2000). Reducing the risk of high-order multiple pregnancy after ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(1), 2–7. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200007063430101. Analysis of strategies to reduce the incidence of high-order multiple pregnancies associated with ovarian stimulation.
  • Gleicher, N., Vidali, A., & Barad, D. H. (2011). Successful treatment of unresponsive thin endometrium. Fertility and Sterility, 95(6), 2123.e13–2123.e17. PMID: 21324451. Report on the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the treatment of patients with persistently thin endometrium.