Director of Embryology at Bridge Clinic
BSc, MSc, PhD, HCPC, FRCPath
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Marta Jansa Perez is happy to receive instructions from both Claimant and Defendant law firms in actions relating to personal injury and clinical negligence.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Dr Marta Jansa Perez graduated from the University of Barcelona in 1990, completed an MSc in Genetics and Microbiology in 1992, and earned a PhD in Molecular Genetics from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in 1995. In 2009, she obtained a Diploma in Clinical Embryology from the Royal College of Pathologists. She is HCPC Registered as a Clinical Scientist. Her career includes postdoctoral research at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (1995-1997), and roles as Laboratory Manager and Scientific Director at Fertility Associates Hamilton (1998-2001), Senior Embryologist at Melbourne IVF (2001-2002), and Laboratory Manager at London Fertility Centre (2002-2003).
Dr Perez served as a Senior Embryologist at CRM London (2005-2005), Consultant Embryologist at King’s College Hospital (2005-2012), Head of Embryology at Wolfson Fertility Centre (2012-2020), and Director of Embryology and HFEA Person Responsible at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service – Bridge Clinic London from 2020 to 2024. In 2025, she joined the Bourn Hall clinic in Wickford as the Lead Embryologist. Additionally, she lectures at the Imperial College London and supervises research students and STP trainees. She has been the Treasurer for the British Fertility Society from 2020 to date.
Clinical Interests
Dr Jansa Perez is interested in all aspects of gamete function and embryo development, mostly for clinical application but also for research. She has led several very successful embryology laboratories and as such has a wealth of knowledge in best practice, quality management systems and legal requirements. She focusses her and her teams practice on constant improvement and patient centered evidence-based care.
Research Interests
Dr Jansa Perez is interested in embryo culture and cryopreservation and as such her laboratory participated in the e-freeze trial. She has been involved in research on gene expression in granulosa cells as well as the use of Kisspeptin to induce ovulation whilst reducing the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. She is currently doing some research comparing different AI systems to optimise the selection of embryos for transfer.
Summary of Publications
Bolton V, Jansa Perez, M, Hughes G, Moodley, T, Dean M, Fernandez Ponce A, Southall-Brown G, Kasraie G. The Use of ICSI in ART: Evidence for Practice (2022). Hum Fertil (Camb) 2023 Aug; 26 (3): 414-432Clarke H, Harrison S, Perez MJ, Kirkman-Brown J. UK guidelines for the medical and laboratory procurement and use of sperm, oocyte and embryo donors (2019). Hum Fertil (Camb). 2021 Feb;24(1):3-13. doi: 10.1080/14647273.2019.1622040. Epub 2019 Jun 6. PMID: 31169420.Shukla U, Deval B, Jansa Perez M, Hamoda H, Savvas M, Narvekar N. Sperm donor recruitment, attitudes and provider practices--5 years after the removal of donor anonymity. Hum Reprod. 2013 Mar;28(3):676-82. doi: 10.1093/humrep/des450. Epub 2013 Jan 12. PMID: 23315068.
Jansa Perez M, Walshe JA, Crosier KE, Crosier PS. Expression of the DTK receptor tyrosine kinase during zebrafish development. Int J Dev Biol. 1996;Suppl 1:101S-102S. PMID: 9087716.
Jansà Pérez M, Leroux C, Sànchez Bonastre A, Martin P. Northern analysis of highly folded goat alpha S1 casein mRNA. Genet Anal. 1996 Jan;12(3-4):143-5. doi: 10.1016/1050-3862(95)00126-3. PMID: 8673739.
Teaching & Training
Dr Jansa Perez is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, where she teaches and supervises students and embryology trainees in the STP scheme. She has trained laboratory practitioners and embryologists under the ACE scheme and participated in educational sessions for GPs and other healthcare professionals. She regularly teaches at BFS Study Week and STEM events, and has conducted educational sessions on research, embryology, and QMS, as well as courses abroad at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, in India, and in clinics in Nigeria.
Prizes and Awards
2011: Claire Gillott Memorial Prize (ACE) for the leadership of the embryology at King’s College Hospital ACU.
2019: Imperial College NHS Trust ‘Make a Difference Award’ for service provision at the Wolfson Fertility Centre.
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
Treasurer for the British Fertility Society (BFS) since 2020
Embryologist representative of ESHRE in the UK
Embryologist representative in the BFS Executive Committee from July 2015
Member of the HFEA Professional Stakeholders Group in representation of BFS
Member of the BFS Ethics and Law Special Interest Group
Member of the HFEA Licenced Centres Panel since May 2018
Member of the Advisory Board for the Fertility Alliance
Member of the Advisory Board for the research project ‘Remaking the Human Body’ with Queen Mary’s University London
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