François Olivennes (born 4 January 1959) is a French obstetrician and gynaecologist specialising in in vitro fertilization (IVF) and reproductive medicine.
François Olivennes grew up in Paris.
He is the son of psychiatrist and child psychoanalyst Maria Landau, and psychiatrist turned poet Armand Olivennes.
He is the eldest of three.
Both of his younger brothers, Denis Olivennes and Frédéric Olivennes work in the French media industry.
1985
François Olivennes graduated from French Medical school in 1985.
1987
Olivennes married English actress Kristin Scott Thomas in 1987 and had three children, Hannah (born 1988), Joseph (born 1991), and George (born 2000).
1992
In 1992, he became medical director in the public hospital IVF units of the Béclère Hospital in Clamart until 2002 when he left for the Cochin hospital in Paris.
2000
He has a PhD in Biology of Reproduction and was appointed as Professor in Biology of Reproduction in 2000.
He has been an invited speaker in more than 150 international meetings.
2005
The couple divorced in 2005.
He currently lives in Paris.
2006
In 2006, he left the public hospital system and opened a private practice in Paris' 17th arrondissement.
He is also the general team co-ordinator at the IVF centre Eylau la Muette.
Olivennes is the author or co-author of more than 150 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
He was a member of the executive committee of ESHRE and has been on the editorial board of Fertility and Sterility and RBM online.
Olivennes has written and edited several books in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology.
His books for the general public include:
2011
In 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy personally awarded him the Légion d'Honneur for his work in the medical field.
