Former Ghent University Endocrinology Professor Frank Comhaire Dies at 86
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- Frank Comhaire, an emeritus endocrinology professor at Ghent University, has died in Sint-Martens-Latem at age 86.
- He was regarded as a pioneer in reproductive medicine.
- Comhaire founded the Ghent sperm bank, the first sperm bank in a university hospital in Belgium.
Frank Comhaire, emeritus professor of endocrinology at Ghent University, has died in Sint-Martens-Latem at the age of 86.
Comhaire was regarded as a pioneer in reproductive medicine. He also founded the Ghent sperm bank, described as the first sperm bank established within a university hospital in Belgium.
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